JaideepGiridhar
Active Member
I live in a rented Mumbai flat. The electrical wiring is ancient and, at best, unreliable. I've had to isolate my pre and power amplifier, streamer, upsampler and DAC to the extent that my budget (and landlord) allows, which I did after negotiations that lasted a year. The only section of my audio chain that was exposed to the vagaries of this pernicious power supply was streaming audio, which is the mainstay of my listening.
I was in the process of getting hold of a Silent Angel switch and power supply to remedy the situation when Krack, who's been my go-to for audio advice, suggested I buy the LHY SW6. Fortuitously, Sugumar, from whom I have bought a Denafrips Terminator, Lumin U2 and ProAc Response D2R, called me from Singapore to ask if there's anything I needed from Vinshine, which sells LHY. I ordered the SW8 (the SW6 was unavailable, and I took a punt on forsaking the external clock input). The unit was shipped to me last week. It's reassuringly heavy, of excellent build, and, more important, transformative.
I've spent close to a week playing tracks I'm very familiar with – I A/Bd without the switch – and the differences are palpable. Louis and Ella, Beck, Ali Farka Touré, Eva Cassidy and Low are some of the musicians I used to ascertain differences. The changes I found - in dynamic range, clarity, sound stage, air around the notes, blackness and musicality – weren't just incremental but evolutionary. This unit has transformed my listening experience. I cannot recommend it enough.
H/T: Krack.
Sidenote: An unintended consequence has been much greater fidelity in other streaming services, like Netflix, Hotstar etc.
Sidenote 1: Last I checked, Sugumar has an unsold LHY SW6, if anyone's interested.
I was in the process of getting hold of a Silent Angel switch and power supply to remedy the situation when Krack, who's been my go-to for audio advice, suggested I buy the LHY SW6. Fortuitously, Sugumar, from whom I have bought a Denafrips Terminator, Lumin U2 and ProAc Response D2R, called me from Singapore to ask if there's anything I needed from Vinshine, which sells LHY. I ordered the SW8 (the SW6 was unavailable, and I took a punt on forsaking the external clock input). The unit was shipped to me last week. It's reassuringly heavy, of excellent build, and, more important, transformative.
I've spent close to a week playing tracks I'm very familiar with – I A/Bd without the switch – and the differences are palpable. Louis and Ella, Beck, Ali Farka Touré, Eva Cassidy and Low are some of the musicians I used to ascertain differences. The changes I found - in dynamic range, clarity, sound stage, air around the notes, blackness and musicality – weren't just incremental but evolutionary. This unit has transformed my listening experience. I cannot recommend it enough.
H/T: Krack.
Sidenote: An unintended consequence has been much greater fidelity in other streaming services, like Netflix, Hotstar etc.
Sidenote 1: Last I checked, Sugumar has an unsold LHY SW6, if anyone's interested.
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