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SnubWay Question Thread

Happy New Year

For those interested - the 1st of three Snubber Products is ready for full scale production - SnubWay works really well with Puron, each doing their job in good order. 

Viet made a tidy little video to explain the product a bit and make a demo - this is from his What’s On The Bench Videos

We tested ParaSnub (aka SnubWay) with a simulated SMPS noise source that has an 1kohm impedance. This is to simulate a typical SMPS transformer impedance between the high frequency generated voltage and the line (mains) that it is connected to. We inject about 5Vpp 400kHz, 100kHz and 60kHz noise using a function generator and get between -30dB to -33dB reduction in noise (about 100mV to 150mVpp). This is a significant amount of noise reduction and can really help clean up the SMPS noise contamination in our power outlet strip. The level of reduction may vary, and will depend on your particular SMPS noise source impedance, your equipment, and your particular house wiring, etc.

A short You Tube Video here
 



Thanks

Mark

verafiaudio@gmail.com
 

verafiaudio
verafiaudio OP
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@tksteingraber 

Appreciate your comments a great deal. Proud of both new products. 

Thanks very much 

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ozzy
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This was posted yesterday on the "What’s Best Forum"

"First impressions of the SnubWay 100 hours in:
- It’s size/shape prevents audiophile size connectors and similar sized adapters from being used -- plugged in fully -- underneath it, whether in a wall outlet or on my Regenerator. Would have thought they’d have caught that.

- No matter where I plug it in, the SnubWay’s effect is to add lots of dynamic energy and volume (in both senses), thickness and a bit of smoothness (oddly with TV voices seem rougher). However, that energy seems to overrun or overwhelm the sense of clarity and delicacy that exists without it. Will see if this works out over time."

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tksteingraber seems to really like his. Now that there are a 100 of these out there, I wonder if others feel the same or can comment.

ozzy

 

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tksteingraber
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@ozzy check out the thread on Decware’s forum for several + comments. Kamran wrote and extensive review.   I think results may be dependent on how good of conditioning/high frequency scrubbing you already have set up.  I am not using one of the expensive big boy conditioners like your AQ.  I do have several conditioning tweaks in place.  As for the plug I am using a 3 to 1 outlet splitter installed at the duplex wall shared with a Puron and my ground box so its size doesn’t impact me.  

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ozzy
7,453 posts
 

Thanks, tksteingraber, I value your opinion.

But I’m going to pass on this product...

ozzy

lpretiring
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@ozzy 

Received my Snubway yesterday and listened last night.

After an hour and a half of listening without Snubway I plugged it in and listened for about 3 hours repeating a lot of the same recordings. This is only 1st impressions obviously, and with that said the opinion of the What's Best Forum member you quoted is quite different from my session. I do agree that connectivity is somewhat limited especially if you have several plug-in devices pre-existing. I'm not clear at this point if dynamics are increased as I have a very strong dynamic presence in my system and didn't focus in that area as well as if there is an increase in perceived volume.

What I did notice was an increased purity of treble tone, along with extended decay. This affect also was throughout the midrange with increased resolution of very fine detail. Don't really want to comment on bass reproduction because again at this early junction my serious attention was elsewhere, and secondly, I was listening to different tubes than my preferred for best bass definition. In general I didn't have any concerns with the full musical experience.

Overall the music last night was musical, and very involving.

   LP

 

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