foreverzer0

Presumably the next-gen Regen with isolating capabilities along with the DC-DC Mystery Supply, to make it the ultimate Regen yet. Anyway, as for the PHY-level portion I obtained from Intona's FAQ. As for the reclocking on the CoolGear, I figured in the description "Packet Protocol Sequencer for Endpoint 0/1" meant that - though I could have misinterpreted that or was misinformation on their description. Either way, maybe I'll have to lookout for the next-gen Regen

I had it connected to my LPS4's 12V initially because my DAC doesn't need USB power. Then I found a usb to M-barrel cable online and used the 5v usb output of my LPS4 to the Regen. It ran cooler and seemingly more stable that way. I used to get random music disconnects when the Regen got too warm (my setup is in front of a window and the sun can come in to warm the enclosure even more). No more dropouts after switching to 5V (and Uptone confirmed this will work, it just doesn't enable its own regulated supply, in which I don't need anyway).

Not sure if you meant, "Don't write off the Regen"? I still have the USB Isolator but not the Regen. I also had the Regen powered by my LPS at the 5v level, which would deactivate the Regen's own power [delivery] supply.

No, I sold it already. These isolaters are also phy-level receiver/isolator/reclocker/repacketizer whereas from my understanding, the Regen does all of those except isolate. It also causes my DAC to lose the handshake every time my Mac wakes up from standby, which was annoying. The improvements were there with the Regen, but wasn't as dramatic as the isolator for my case. I would describe it as sounding a little more analog. Even if together netted additional improvement, I'd doubt it would be greater than the sum of its parts. I also can't be bothered to daisy chain so many little usb boxes behind my dac, it's atrocious and very space wasting.

I purchased one and I love it - for my system it provided a lot more depth/improved soundstage overall, and seems to have lower distortion. This is even compared to the Regen. I wonder if it's a clone of the Intona, but it seems to be a different chip (Silanna CEUSBC2 1511CJ e3) they specify for the Cool Gear isolator.