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  1. All of my source components are plugged into a PS Audio Power Plant Premier, including the PC. I forgot to mention in my previous post, I also changed a gamer grade graphics card which requires dual 6-pin power connections to a mid level graphics card that does not need ext power.
  2. Hi all, Like most of you here, I am also getting serious to use PC/Mac as my main audio source. I have had the Weiss Minerva for about half a year now. Initial comparison between it and my Escoteric X-01 was not close. After learning how to set it up to decode at 24/192 and a few modifications, my Apple Lossless files are now sounding on par with my CD player. The CD player has the edge on smoothness but the Weiss has better detail and imaging. Modifications I did with my customer PC were, installed SSD drive, removed the Creative Xi-Fi soundcard (with I used for multichannel videos) and disconnected all case fans (no problem of over heating so far in the winter). I was fooling around with power cables on loan from a dealer the other day. I tried it on the DAC first and it was marginally better than mine. I than tried it on the PC and was shocked at what a significant difference it made. It made the PC/Weiss’s sound completely surpassed my CD player. The power cable I borrowed cost about the same as a MacBook Pro. It got my wondering if getting a MacBook Pro (or any laptop) is the better way to go. Will playing music from a notebook running off battery be superior to a PC/Mac plugged in to the wall (even with expansive power cable)? Please comment if you have any experience in this regard. Robert
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