We are going to test some nice power conditioners! We have:
- Puritan PSM156 - 1750 Euro
- Isotek Aquarius EVO3 - 1500 Euro
- Isotek Aquarius V5 - 2500 Euro
- Audioquest 707 - 1299 Euro
- Isotek Gemini + Syncro - Around 900 Euro
The system and tracks:
Speakers and amplification:
Tannoy Super Gold Monitor (SGM) 15
Yamaha B2 power amplifier
EarMen CH-amp preamplifier
EarMen PSU-3 power supply
Source:
Rega Planet CD transport
Weiss DAC2
Studio D2, Nieuwplaatz, Leiden
Music played:
They say it’s wonderful, Johnny Hartman & John Coltrane, album Coltrane & Hartman, 1963
Spiral Stairs, Mammal Hands, album Captured Spirits, 2020
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Index:
0:00 - 5:18 - Intro-screen
05:18 - 13:42 - introduction of the system.
13:43 - 17:51 - the order of the test explained.
17:52 - 21:33 - the music used in this test (from cd).
21:34 - 23:15 - everything in a Supra power block (first try).
23:16 - 29:10 - livestream interuption, due to bad connection. We had to restart.
29:11 - 30:34 - restart of the livestream.
30:35 - 42:47 - everything in a Supra power block (retry).
42:48 - 48:21 - Jaap is checking the polarity of all plugs.
48:22 -55:20 - everything in the Supra power block, but now with polarity of the plugs checked.
55:21 - 58:04 - Jaap explains a parallel filter plug (and zap's himself).
58:05 - 1:01:19 - The function of the Isotek Syncro explained, to block DC.
01:01:20 - 1:11:34 - Rega planet and Weiss Dac in the Isotek Gemini, which is fed from the Isotek Syncro.
01:11:35 - 01:11:34 - Puritan PSM156 power conditioner explained.
01:20:00 - 1:29:00 - Listening with the Puritan PSM156.
01:29:01 - 01: 30:44 - Isotek Aquarius Evo3 explained.
01:30:45 - 01:34:52 - Listening with the Aquarius Evo3.
01:34:53 - 01:36:37 - Isotek Aquarius V5 explained.
01:36:38 - 01:43:19 - Listening with the Aquarius V5.
01:43:20 - 01:46:03 - Audioquest Powerquest 707 explained.
01:46:04 - 01:48:04 - Listening with the Powerquest 707, plugs in low current outputs.
01:48:05 - 01:56:32 - Listening with the Powerquest 707, plugs in high current outputs
01:56:33 - 02:01:46 - Listening to the Powerquest 707, fed from the Isotek Syncro, plugs in high current output.
02:01:47 - 02:04:14 - Listening without any filtering, back to the Supra power block only.
02:04:15 - 02:11:13 - Conclusion.
02:11:14 - 02:16:05 - The next live stream.