SlickenSmooth:I start with buying a Aurora for the mainblock then, see if it makes a big difference! What mainblock do you RCduck? Thanks for your replies.
I use the Xindak XF 2000ES which has filtering, it was remarkable that the cable before filtering took place made a difference especially bass heavy music became tighter and fluent.
But i'm not sure i will hold on to the Xindak, rightnow i'm looking at other ways for my mains supply with isolation transformers and power blocks and such. In a quest to eliminate hum going from the amp to the source. I could measure the noise with a Kemp noise dedector, it gave me good insight on how to toackle things.
If you want a simple powerblock without heavy filtering the matrix should do fine.
Since yesterday i also came across this relatively inexpensive BADA lb-5600 power block with filter. Since i read a few good comments about it in comparson with other more expensive stuff i might try it. You can find these on Ebay.
A comment about it i found...
Hi guys, I just wanted to share an interesting finding with you.
I have already pointed out in my review that the DAC-19MK3 is sensitive to the power cords being used, but at the time I didn't do much experementing with power treatment. All my tests were done with the Supra Mains Multiplier and the Essential Audio Tools Noise Filter (a parallel filter). My previous attempts to use passive mains filters (Belkin Pureav, ...) were never successful with audio-gd gear. I always felt that even the cheapest (non-filtered) mains multipliers worked better than those "average" filters/power surges protectors.
However, about 2 weeks ago, I bought a BADA LB-5600 power plant filter to experiment (and because my system was sounding too "hot" with my all silver cabling).
The sound was an improvement in many areas mainly dynamics (yes, it was surprisingly better than my non-filtered supra) and the sound was sweeter and more coherent. The DAC-19mk3 (with mode B) never sounded so sweet and analog.
However, there was a definite drawback in depth of the soundstage. The soundstage depth collapsed while the width remained as large as before.
I changed power cords between the filter and the wall socket, but the sound remained flat compared to the soundstage I was having with the Supra. It was very disturbing and annoying until I remembered that I removed the Essential Audio Tools Noise Filter and put it in my audio video system powerbar. When I put it in a socket of te BADA filter, the soundstage depth came back and to a lesser extent I noticed an improvement in Bass "slam". While there was no tonal change, everything seemed to flow easier.
Well, this has thaught me 2 things : First, I should have listened to Kingwa earlier when he said (in an email exchange) that the dac-19mk3 could benefit from power filtration. Second, assumptions are never good in this hobby, I tought that since I was using a Power filter (bada LB-5600), the effect of the Noise Eater would be minimal. Curiously, it seems to have affected the soundstage even more than what I experienced with the unfiltered supra mains multiplier.
Has anyone else experimented with powerline treatment with the dac-19mk3 ?
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