Sorry so you posted something about that earlier also.
My only upgrade has been a 4gb ram module for the laptop bringing it up to 8gb from 6gb.
It is in the who has tried ppangs products post. Hopefully the link to the image below works. The post is below but here is the link also.
He is using brass spikes and some white deal under the mobo. I wonder did he protim it? It looks like a massive fan yoke or heatsink sitting on top of the processor. Really whatever he saved on the streacom has probably been spent on the heatsink,brass spikes!! And dont forget the bubblewrap.
http://jplay.eu/forum/computer-audio/wh ... -products/
"Have just had my first serious listen to PPA USB Card
Now because I have been burning in the PPA card for 2 weeks straight ( 330 hrs) I haven't heard the Sotm card for that same amount of time
I have also removed the Sotm SATA filter and all listening was done without it
What I can say, is that the PPA has renewed my interest – I know from previous noticeable upgrades, that when I 've headed in the right direction with a Tweak , change of component etc.. I can barely wait for one song to end, to try the next one , and the next etc … ( Yes , I admit it , I'm a single song guy , dont think I've ever played a whole album from start to finish , ever )
I know it's an improvement because it not just about deeper tighter bass , but more that I just get the song , it suddenly makes sense, in some cases , the song takes on a whole new personality
This happened with the introduction of the PPA card, but I have gone several steps above that new level – by trying a tweak I read on CA ( Isolation or Coupling)- I had my Hot Rod Server – MoBo rubber mounted on a piece of 19mm Pine with a brass spike on each corner
I replaced the spikes with 2 sausages of rolled up bubble wrap, held to underneath of MoBo base with double sided foam tape – Funk Me!!! – an even bigger jump than the PPA card – then did the same with my Calyx DaC- another large step !
Only downside is not so cool appearance and the DAC and Server now wobble like jelly when changing cables etc – could easily unseat loose connections"
For Sale – 1 x 1st gen. Sotm TX USB card (USB2)
1 x Sotm SATA Filter
8 x Brass Spikes
GroupBuySD DAC/First Watt AlephJ/NigeAmp/Audio PC's/Lampi L4.5 Dac/ Groupbuy AD1862 DHT Dac /Quad ESL63's.Tannoy Legacy Cheviots.