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Title: Blaxius ? Post by: 2glory on December 01, 2014, 08:36:27 pm Blaxius?
Title: Blaxius ? Post by: christoffe on December 01, 2014, 08:54:43 pm Blaxius? http://www.phasure.com/index.php?topic=3026.msg32572;topicseen#msg32572 Title: Blaxius ? Post by: christoffe on December 02, 2014, 12:16:38 pm Seeing there was talk that the USB cable Made a difference unlike before I went out and bought the Synergistic Galileo LE USB cable. Hi, this cable is quite expensive. Did you compare this with other cables? http://www.audiostream.com/content/synergistic-research-galileo-le-usb-cable Joachim Title: Re: Blaxius ? Post by: PeterSt on December 02, 2014, 02:25:57 pm I split this into a new topic because, well, it went offtopic in the one it was in.
Peter Title: Re: Blaxius ? Post by: CoenP on December 05, 2014, 12:27:49 pm Blaxius arrived this week. NOS1a is still NOS1a not 75B nor is my amp 75B yet.
Short first impression: phenomenal synergy between NOS1a and Blaxius. No disco but refinement and naturalness. All, yes all aspects of the sound have been enormously improved. So much so that I now dare to experiment with different settings. When there is more to say I will return on this thread (and there will be). regards, Coen Title: Re: Blaxius ? Post by: 2glory on December 21, 2014, 03:32:21 am The SR USB LE is by far the best cable I have ever had in my system. It is as big a change as the difference between NOS1 and NOSa. Hearing it will make one drunk :) $2K and worth much more!!
Title: Re: Blaxius ? Post by: michaeljeger on January 09, 2015, 01:54:37 pm Hello Peter
Would it be possible to get my NOS1a blaxed? In the same context, is it recommended to also upgrade/blax the Amp to coax-connections? What is the current state of the blaxius project, if you want to call it this way? There a lot of bits and pieces of information around but I am not quite sure I fully understand the latest consensus on this. Thanks in advance. Regards, Michael Title: Re: Blaxius ? Post by: PeterSt on January 09, 2015, 02:20:57 pm Hi Michael,
Blaxius project is going fine and now and then I get mad of making those cables. I didn't count precisely but on estimate 16 people have them by now and all 100% of them are enthusiastic. So can't fail ? What's needed on the NOS1a's end for the more difficult part is exchange four 0805 smd resistors. We must assume you can not do that yourself (too small). So you will need to find an electronics shop (like TV repair) to do that part for you (30 minutes of work including a coffee break). Comes with easy instructions and photos and all the parts needed (also for your amplifier). 250 euros. Peter Title: Re: Blaxius ? Post by: michaeljeger on January 09, 2015, 04:25:30 pm Hi Peter
That sounds great!! So is my assumption correct that the RCA connectors on the NOS1a get convertetd into COAX? Will the XLRs still be functional? My Amp has also both XLR and RCA, so the same conversion would be done to the RCAs of the Amp? Regards, Michael Title: Re: Blaxius ? Post by: PeterSt on January 09, 2015, 05:12:30 pm Michael,
XLR has to be removed from the NOS1a. What remains is BNC output. Quote My Amp has also both XLR and RCA, so the same conversion would be done to the RCAs of the Amp? Correct. And at the amp's side that's all to be done. No other changes required (e.g. XLR can just stay there). Peter Title: Re: Blaxius ? Post by: michaeljeger on January 09, 2015, 10:19:04 pm Hello Peter
Now I really have to think about this. I would love to try it but for me maintaining XLR connectivity is very important. If there will be way to blax this without loosing the XLR in the future please let me know. But you probably have already thought about this it is the only way to do. So the be totally clear, on the AMP side, the RCAs are replaced or is an adapter used? Regards, Michael Title: Re: Blaxius ? Post by: PeterSt on January 10, 2015, 10:28:52 am Hi Michael,
Quote So the be totally clear, on the AMP side, the RCAs are replaced or is an adapter used? Replaced. Quote If there will be way to blax this without loosing the XLR in the future please let me know. The only real option is to change nothing for output/input terminals anywhere and use the adapters. That too should be for the better but there's less "guarantee" so to speak. And the real thing will always be better again. Peter Title: Re: Blaxius ? Post by: briefremarks on January 21, 2016, 09:42:22 pm One question on using Blaxius cables with adapters (psuedo-Blaxius!). I been using the Blaxius cable with BNC-RCA adapters on both ends.
Can I try this with BNC to XLR adapters wired with pin 2 as signal, and pin 1 and 3 connected using the XLR outputs on the NOS 1a? I would like to connect to the XLR inputs in my ASP, which gives me additional gain. I am still considering doing the full Blaxius upgrade, but in the meanwhile was wondering if this is feasible. Title: Re: Blaxius ? Post by: PeterSt on January 22, 2016, 03:16:30 am Hey ...
First off, I never heard of anyone doing that, HENCE don't ask me about the SQ results (and this is all quite fragile with the notice that the output impedance of the XLR will work out differently from the RCA (which is 33 Ohms). This all does not match the cabling (impedance) anyway, but from explicit testing with having more than BNC connectors in there, I know it was all misery (so that fragile). RCA and then using the adapters works out - actually for everybody that I heard about. So why did I talk about this ? Well, for not much good reasons, because when you connect as proposed, you will loose the same 6dB. Thus it is useless ... :yes: Regards, Peter |