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Synergistic Purple fuse now in the AD power supply to the OCXO

I went with a Crystal Clear Audio Magnum Opus 3 BNC Digital cable, bought as a ex-demo cable from Audiogon. I was looking at the Tubulus Concentus and this popped up. This cable is a 6N silver coax cable at a new price of US$1,275 it would be a bit excessive between the AfterDark OCXO unit and the EtherREGEN, but I was able to get an excellent deal, at a good fraction of list price.

Ok, will do, if/when I go this route, which is likely. But I thought that with the Tubulus Concentus Clock cable 😆

@MartinT What did you do, when using the Black Ravioli feet, with or without the original dome pads?

Good to know. The 555DR on the nDac is also meant to be very good. I did see a Teddy XPS Plus availble before the Sean Jacobs supply came up. I also have some further upgrade options available with it, as it uses DC3 components, so you can add his latest DC4 versions.

Not Irish, but English, I just chose to live here. I will have to process an application for naturalisation, at some point, as I want an EU Passport, and the ability to move freely, without Visa, within the EU. Something the UK had since the '70s, but threw it away. Please tell me you pronounce 'Notre Dame' as the French do, given it is a French place name dating back well before the formation of the US, and not how I hear it murdered by visiting US tourists? 😄 I considered various options for the OCXO, from a DIY solution to an ex-GSM transmitter tower unit, the LCY, and the Mutec units. So quite a price range from the $20's to the $2,500s. Hence the AfterDark units with the graded range of performance are attractive and a reasonable place to start against value-for-money. I have the King unit, so 1/3 up the AD scale, and just into the $1,000s for the unit and a few $100 for the associated power supply. This can be bettered in the future, with the likes of a Farad3, and the cables.

Good to hear, enjoy the SonoreUPnP bridge on SO2.9 with the NDS. From what I can determine from ND555 users, the Roon implementation on a ND555 is not a good as the UPnP. So with SonoreUPnP into the NDS using UPnP should be on par with a ND555 in a Roon environment. Particularly if you optimize the NDS with split power supplies and networking. I have a Sean Jacobs supply on Socket 2 for the Analogue circuitry, with the Naim 555DR powering the Digital circuitry. Also a EtherREGEN powered by a Farad3 with external clock & dedicated power supply.

Both @russellbobby and @MartinT reported that the Clock cable made a difference between the AD OCXO unit and EtherREGEN. They use the Tubulus Concentus, which I was intending to buy, before this Crystal Clear Audio cable came up.

Hi @Tamarin How are getting on with your Rendu and the SonoreUPnP bridge?

A further question, as I consider the isolation position of the Afterdark OCXO unit - when looking at alternate feet, whether Sorbothane type or bearing based, it is best to remove the existing rubber dome feet and place the new supports at the 4 corners of the casework? Or underneath the existing rubber dome feet? Thanks, Simon.

Taken delivery of a Crystal Clear Audio Magnum Opus 3 BNC Digital cable, bought as a ex-demo cable from Audiogon. I was looking at the Tubulus Concentus and this popped up. This cable is a 6N silver coax cable at a new price of US$1,275 it would be a bit excessive between the AfterDark OCXO unit and the EtherREGEN, but I was able to get an excellent deal, at a good fraction of list price. Just warming up it, with some Roger Water’s Lockdown Sessions, but the initial impression is is good so far. Even the cable is ex-demo I don’t believe it has much use, so it will be break in again.

Just enter the name of the UPnP Renderer into the field, so you don’t need the scanning functionality.

Just taken delivery of a Crystal Clear Audio Magnum Opus 3 BNC Digital cable, bought as a ex-demo cable from Audiogon. I was looking at the Tubulus Concentus and this popped up. This cable is a 6N silver coax cable at a new price of US$1,275 it would be a bit excessive between the AfterDark OCXO unit and the EtherREGEN, but I was able to get an excellent deal, at a good fraction of list price. Just warming up it, with some Roger Water’s Lockdown Sessions, but the initial impression is is good so far. Even the cable is ex-demo I don’t believe it has much use, so it will be break in again.

Hi, Is this fuse still available? If so, would you ship to Dublin, Ireland? Thanks, Simon

Hi @AfterDark. could you advise on the location of the fuse on the AfterDark 12v power supply, with the switch above the IEC socket. Also what physical size is the fuse, and a slow or fast blow 2A version for 220v operation?