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Noise is present without any input?

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SPDIF iPurifier
The iPurifier SPDIF does not perform any conversion. However, without input it will normally stay locked on the last sample rate received, if there was no input at all ever…
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Phasing – Red LED displayed

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AC iPurifier
When plugged in the AC iPurifier, the polarity LED shows red systematically. For example, Hong Kong uses the same plug as UK. Far from being out of phase as the polarity…
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Protection against storms?

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iPower
Does the iPower have lightning protection built-in case thunderstorms happen or will it affect its performance if plugged into a lightning protector plug? Answer: The iPowers protection is “normal” –…
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Raspberry Pi screen displays insufficient power?

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iPower
Based on this (Pi chart) https://www.raspberrypi.org/help/faqs/ , the absolute max power consumed by the bare baseboard under “stress” conditions (that normally includes boot) is 1.35A. With screen added this would be…
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Rated at 300V but any higher will harm the tube?

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GE5670 (NOS6922)
The 6922 is rated for 220V Anode Voltage (absolute max): https://frank.pocnet.net/sheets/049/6/6922.pdf The Russian 6N23 which is often sold as “6922” is rated 300V Anode Voltage: http://www.goldenmiddle.com/files/6N23P.pdf The 5670W (which our…
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Should quality digital cables be used?

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SPDIF iPurifier
Any impact from good digital quality cables should be lowered significantly. However, if cable quality is too low then there may be issues at higher sample rates, so reasonable quality…
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Specifications of provided adapters

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iPower
DC Inverter (white body labelled C) DC Adapter 5.5×2.1 input/5.5×2.5 output (black body labelled C) DC Adapter 5.5×2.1 input/4.8×1.7 output (black body labelled F) DC Adapter 5.5×2.1 input/4.0×1.7 output (black…
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The iEMatch is not an impedance adapter?

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iEMatch iEMatch2.5
iEMatch gives you the flexibility of 3.5mm TRS or 3.5mm balanced TRRS and a switch between two impedance settings to fine-tune to your IEMs. While the drive impedance to the…
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Using SPDIF iPurifier with other SPDIF re-clockers

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SPDIF iPurifier
The SPDIF Purifier is different from virtually all other ‘re-clockers’ on the market. SPDIF iPurifier kills jitter dead without altering data, bit-perfect (so, for example, HDCD, DTS, and MQA will…
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What are the metal oxide silencers for?

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Gemini3.0 Mercury3.0
The metal oxide silencers “de-tune” the Mercury or Gemini. As every cable acts as an “antennae” then one would want to minimise this. For example in some cities, with phono…
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What are the ripple/noise figures?

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iPower
Question: Which mA output the noise/ripple figures are measured for the 5V iPower? Answer: The noise is measured using the closest current load to nominal loading that our dummy load provides. For…
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What does the LED’s mean?

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Features General Operation
DC iPurifier2
Orange: Receiving power and powered on. Red (+/-): Receiving the wrong polarity otherwise it will not be lit. For Pro audio people who use the DC iPuriifer 2, a lot…
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What is the barrel size?

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Aurora DC iPurifier2 iPower iPowerX micro iCAN SE micro iPhono2 micro iTube2 nano iUSB3.0 Pro iCAN Pro iCAN Signature Pro iDSD Pro iDSD Signature Pro iESL ZEN Blue ZEN Blue V2 ZEN DAC
5.5*2.1mm is the DC barrel size.
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What is the basis of surge?

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AC iPurifier
The surge protection is MOV based. Normally there is no loss of effectiveness unless the surges encountered exceed the rating. If a surge happens the MOV is not toast, it…
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What is the efficiency of the iPower?

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iPower
Question: What is the efficiency of the iPower? Answer: The efficiency of iPower is that it complies with existing energy efficiency legislation. The exact numbers are complex due to a…
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