IsoTek Aquarius & Sirius
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
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A look at how I get on with these power conditioners from IsoTek in comparison to a standard inexpensive mains bar of the audiophile type.
I also feed a dog in this film, and check out some latest music I'm listening too, with Ultramarine as my backing music.
#audiophile #isotek #powerconditioning
I love this, mostly because finally I’ve got someone I can relate to, reviewing items to listen to electronic music and not orchestral pieces only!
Thanks, not a crusty audiophile here
Due to the fact I've got electrical noise in my setup! Ive auditioned the iso-tek Polaris and even though it help just a little bit with the noise, I must say I was impressed the extra dynamics, so now I'm thinking why not go one better and audition the iso-tek sirus!
After watching this video you have now given me something else to think about, so thanks for posting!
Had to come back to give you extra thanks for bonobo, actually you should feel honoured because your recommendation (samurai) has now made it to my mellow trance playlist!
Cheers, if your gear is really good it is worth spending on the better conditioning products.
informative, useful, and most importantly for me, believable review. Thanks!
Thank you.
Had to try the Aquarius at home before spending money on possible snake oil. The first track I played had me reaching for my wallet. Makes my MuSo Qb2 sound like a 4k hifi. It makes the Uniti Star phenomenal. It made background noise disappear, no loss of anything, my system just seems to be able to breathe easily and perform its best. There are more expensive units up the IsoTek food chain, goodness only knows what they can do! It would seem that the Aquarius is a sweet spot in the range, with higher up units doing more, but at greater cost.
it is one of those products that is easy to be dubious of until you try it. Enjoy!
Billy. You made a good choice. The Aquarius is probably the peak of the cost/benefit curve, i.e., you'd have to double your money to get a 10% improvement. Unless you have extremely dirty mains, the Aquarius will work wonderfully,
@@Mike82ARP Agree. I have noticed that I don’t get days where the system sounds anything less than good. I’ve had good day/bad day systems in the past. Sometimes wonderful and other days something missing or wrong. That just doesn’t seen to happen now. I spent half a day with the Uniti Star plugged back into the wall. Although not terrible, I could hear a background again. Aquarius back, black silent background and better sound again. It works for me.
@@billywindsock9597 I totally agree, I think they are like adding an improved amp. I recently tried mine with my Hegel H390 going back to a bog standard power strip when a subscriber friend came around. The change was very obvious.
Excellent review. Since I use a Sirius and have been wondering about the next step up (or not), this information is very useful and accessible. And why hasn't anyone commented that the beautiful dog likes it?
Thanks . Don’t use the Sirius for power amps as it will throttle dynamics due to current output lower than wall. Isotek agree on that
@@13thnotehifireviews7 I'm considering a V5 Titan. Two outlets for amps. What do you think about using the third Titan outlet to power the Sirius, which would in turn power sources only?
I’m dubious about going crazy on power conditioning. Aquarius is my limit. You’ve got to think about where else you get lesser diminishing returns and it will be in areas like DACs , amps and speaker. Not conditioning or cables / reclockers / streaming transports. Common sense and experience dictates there.
@@13thnotehifireviews7 Thanks. My current streamer, DAC, amps and speakers are endgame for me. Just looking for consistent sound throughout the day, not just at night. If the Aquarius will provide that, great. The only way to figure that out would be an in-home demo. Not sure if a demo per se is possible, but there are US dealers who provide a trial period with return policies.
@@pmansk6120 what is your system, list please
Good video, thanks!!
Thanks for saying, they are getting better all the time hopefully.
Great review, cheers 👍 So, how does it compare to the ISOL-8 Substation Integra you’ve also reviewed? Thanks
Will be getting the Aquarius for my system. The fact that the power does not daisy chain with multiple connection noise, is the big reason i resided on this.
You better spend your money on better speakers and amp, not these snake oil products... It's an engineering fact that these products have no audible effect what so ever... And I happen to be an engineer who works at a company that develops power supplies...
@@ebarbie5016 Can you disclose what is inside of those power conditioners? Just curious what can it do independent of audio components the buyers can connect to them.
PS: OK, I found what is inside
www.avcomfort.ru/upload/resize_cache/iblock/c72/598_598_180fcaa0602e6e9c50feecaba499ca0de/Aquarius_EVO3_inside.jpg or
cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7ec57e32ba24347b08bcec43fa582136-650-80.jpg
I think it shouldn't cost more than $300 (just $200 for the nice case).
Thank you a lot
I always thought this kind of shit was pure snake oil, until I tried it myself. But, I don't think it will work for every system and space out there. In my case, I have a pretty high end system in a living room with a lot of noisy stuff connected, like several UPS units, 4 computers, modem, several wifi boxes, security camera, heat pump, etc etc.
I wanted to buy a Isotek Corvus, but nobody had it in stock so I had to make do with a Polaris (and 2 Isotek power cables), which only has a 10A fuse. But I can't say I notice much, if any, loss of dynamics. But after a LOT of critical listening, to both movies, music and games, the positives far outweigh any negatives. Much less noise, more detail, and the biggest of all for me is that the sibilance is far less audible than before. Month or so ago I suddenly started hearing sibilance in everything I played, no matter the system it was played on, so discovering these units, for me, is excellent.
Would an Aquarius shave off the sibilance even more?
Probably better to change speaker cables maybe.
I was considering the Isotek evo3 sigma. Have you done a comparison bet. the Sigma and say Audioquest Niagara 5000? Both are at the same price point but the audio offers more outlets.
Jerome Jax would love too but regrettably not possible to review every bit of gear.
@@13thnotehifireviews7 Thank you for the response. I know that you have reviewed the Aquarius and recommend this unit, would that recommendation be more of the same for the Sigma?
Jerome Jax maybe, maybe not. I always do reviews on each unit, and don’t extrapolate to brands. I think these are quite easy to trial so I’d get a loan unit from your dealer. Happy new year.
Would you say the Aquarius is better than the ISOL-8 MiniSub Axis Power Conditioner and if so if what way ?
Dynamics and improves amps decently.
@@13thnotehifireviews7 Thanks can you compare this to a PS Audio P3 or P12 power regenerator ?
You need the power plant from ps audio. even isotek acknowledge this solution is superior since they have the genesis one
I asked for a ps audio power plant but the distributor guy ignored me. Alas the issue with the HiFi industry.
I really don't recommend IsoTek Aquarius to be used with a power amplifier. It kills the sound stage and everything sounds compressed ... it's better to use it with your source components.
Can you be a bit more specific and tell us which power amp you used with the Aquarius ?
@@theone262 I've tried: Emotiva BasX A-300, Emotiva XPA-DR2, Gold Note PA-10 amplifiers. They all sounded much better connected directly to the wall plug.
Well that isn't true. It has no effect, either positive or negative.