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@Clipdat Said respectfully, can you try to be a gentleman, instead of a smart aleck when joining in on the conversation? It's called a Snubway. Every post you have made on this thread, and the other one, rings with the same tone. It's getting rather old and doesn't further anyone's knowledge, or the conversation. It just adds unnecessary noise to the conversation.

So, let me clarify a bit on the noise I am talking about. It's a combination of noise floor, room minimum dB level, RFI, EMI and Schuman resonance, Eddy currents, phase noise and/or jitter, ground noise, common mode noise, leakage current, Allan deviation, reflections within the room or even the cables themself, timing variances within the 1's and 0's (whether it be immediate, misread, short or long), along with noise that rides the incoming A/C waveform, or if you stream? Through that incoming cable and upstream infrastructure noise. These are just some of the things that affect the sound and yes, it's audible when these types of noises are gone.

This noises aforementioned are not the same as vinyl surface noise from a TT or tube noise, although you want to try and keep those as low as possible as well. What I am saying is that the noise I am referring too is not the same. Many people don't even know they have noise…..until it's gone.

PSOVLSK wrote: »

My understanding is that they are equal but handle different frequencies, so they are meant to be used in tandem.

Correct. The Veri-Fi Main Stream - Master Class Dynamic Parallel AC Line Conditioner is focused on and targets the frequency range from 10kHz to 20kHz, but it's particularly potent in and around the critical 20kHz region, where hum, hiss, and hash tend to be most prominent. The SnubWay's greatest range of effectiveness is targeting the problematic 400kHz-600kHz range.

I had made the comment that I would give the MC the nod as to the greater effectiveness, but this is on my system and I already had the Snubway in place for 1/2 a year, so that may very well just be chalked up to a cumulative effect. Every one has differing noise levels, so what works as "the best" for one person's system, may not reflect the situation in someone else's system. And vice-versa.

When it comes to the Puritan, it is my understanding that every outlet is on a dedicated isolation transformer, which block electrical noise and interference by providing galvanic isolation. Either one of these devices (and this is only conjecture) would be rendered useless on a device like that. In Jody's case, he found that adding the Snubway into the outlet that feeds the Puritan yielded the best results for him. That makes sense, but when he still noticed a consistent difference after installing the Snubway, it just makes the argument that the Puritan removes much of, but not all of the noise.

I have found this to be true, no matter the product used, or a companies "claim" that all noise is eliminated. I have yet to find any product that eliminates all of the noise. That said, the products that I have introduced into the rig have severely thwarted the audible noise and the end result is simply nothing less than spectacular - for what you actually hear (and more importantly, what you don't hear).

Tom

I appreciate the info! I actually took up Paul on his offer. I have never been disappointed with any of the cables that I purchased from @marvda1 , and the one @PSOVLSK offered is just that, apparently. Thank you!