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Anyone tried an Audio Magic Pulse Gen ZX in their TRL DUDE preamp?

There is plenty of room to put one in.  I would imagine it would make the best points of the DUDE even better sounding and have no parts that sounded worse.  I'm thinking of getting one to put in my DUDE.  Any helpful comments would be appreciated.
dorkwad
dorkwad OP
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Bill,
    Roughly, what would be the cost of all the upgrades you mentioned if I were so inclined?
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grannyring
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I would need to see your unit first as they are all a tad different. The wire upgrade should be under $100 total. The bridge rectifier upgrade would be under $50 total. The caps we need to talk and share pics. 

I think you have my email. My username here at gmail. 

Lets visit. 
brownsfan
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Dorkwad, Correct.  No need to solder them in place until you are sure you like what they do.  I think these do have an additive effect up to a point, at which you probably have enough units that you have the RFI/EMI in the vicinity of you gear canceled, at which point there may not be much benefit to adding more.   One other point.  They don't absolutely have to be wired inside the units to work, although they work better for a specific piece that way.  You could wire the leads up to a standard AC plug with enough wire to reach various pieces in your system and get an idea where to use them by placing them on top of the case.  As I said, my preamp benefits from physical proximity to the pulse gen inside the MiniRef even if it is not plugged into it.  Keep me posted on what you find.

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dorkwad OP
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Hey brownsfan & grannyring,

I finally put the Pulse Gen ZX into my Modwright 5400 yesterday.  Yes, I know I've had it for 10 months sitting in my room.  Been making a few slight voicing changes with wiring and came up with an awesome combo using 3 different makers of cables in just my ICs and SCs.   At this point, I've changed 2 key PCs and have finally achieved the organic, natural sound of instruments while still keeping the transparent, dynamic and detailed sound I already had.  I'm finished with getting the voicing done.

Back to the Pulse Gen ZX.  It was pretty easy to place in the crowded MW player near the IEC.  The sound is even better in all areas without any drawbacks that I hear so far.  May get another one for the DUDE.

A couple of parts upgrades to what I already own is the only plans for the future.  Upgrades to my DUDE and Nuforce Ref 9 V3 SE mono amps.  From what I've been told by previous owners of the mentioned upgrades, I'm in for quite the treat.  No change in the actually house sound of the components.

Thanks for your helpful comments!
Bob
    


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