Btw, after owning a HMS for years, my experiences were: 1. The more sensitive the speakers is, the better. I believe hp is more sensitive than speakers. 2. A power supply did make a difference. Provided day and night, else stick to the stock. E.g. I powered the Qutest with a 600W-5V, can't...

You may want to consider the below after your system has settled down: https://www.meanwell-web.com/en-gb/ac-dc-single-output-medical-enclosed-power-supply-msp--600--12 the difference is day and night. I usually don't play with PS, cabling but since HMS is processing ton of 1/0s device, the...

Thanks for the well structured details! It's easy to understand, importantly, it'll benefit those layman.

To a layman like me, the USB alter the 1s and 0s?

Another alternative? Post #3 https://www.head-fi.org/threads/optical-usb-cable.972459/post-18072517 To save everyone time, this is the USB optical used by romaz, "was" a good friend of Rob before...

The fan will turn on if temperature => 50c, and max working temperature is 70c, before triggering the over temperature protection, I believe. MSP-600-5 for the Qutest and two optical receivers, 24/7 since Jan 2023. The surface temperature of the PS is slightly higher than body temperature...

Indeed, the effect was immediate. Just like popeye the sailor man after spinach. The audiophile brand will price it 4 or 5 times for such built quality.

I replaced the stock PS of the HMS with Mean Well MSP-600-12 (https://www.meanwell-web.com/en-gb/ac-dc-single-output-medical-enclosed-power-supply-msp--600--12). The effects are Captain America before and after, powerful and open, energetic, controlled and lively! I replaced the stock PS of...

Well, my pair of new speakers have been running for ~300hrs by now. Now, it's time to integrate the speakers into the room. I placed the speakers based on the manufacturer recommendation or those online guides. I used track no 10, 11, 16, 18, 20 from Stereo Review: Gold Stereo & Surround Set...

Not sure have you try these https://windowsxlite.com/ultralight/ And tool to perform specific operations on the CPU registers optimization purposes http://jplay.eu/forum/index.php?/topic/3063-pink-hq-minorityclean/page-312

What are the roles of the PC in the setup?

Long story short, I'll trade in my excesses, if things go well, to replace the HMS/Qutest with the Quartet and Ultimate Dac because of the Yamaha NS5000.

It's a bargain! :wink: 5 FPGAs in a box with separated PS + latest tech, etc... Based on this config, it should be priced at HMS X5! However, no opt inputs! Btw, I've acquired a pair of Yamaha NS 5000. My best hifi investment ever! It brought out the best of my HMS/Qutest! Well, all Rod's Dac...

my humble suggestion. before we make any signification upgrade, >10K, considering this first https://uk.yamaha.com/en/products/audio_visual/speaker_systems/ns-5000/index.html If these pairs of speakers were made by Euro/UK/US companies, they will ask three or four times more.

I doubt HAP-Z1ES is a true differentiated balance therefore no different from RCA.