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Message started by Steve Deckert on 03/07/23 at 17:37:36

Title: HIFI CAVE VIDEO on YouTube featured Decware Pills
Post by Steve Deckert on 03/07/23 at 17:37:36

Loic of HIFI CAVE on YouTube did a video on ways to make digital sound more like vinyl which included the Decware Pills. I updated the page and added his video to the bottom.

Here is a link directly to the video: https://youtu.be/X-CE6kRzYiU

And here is a link to the new page: https://www.decwareproducts.com/pills

There was a rush on the pills, so now we are out of stock. We hope to have another hundred pair sometime in the next 90 days.

-Steve

Title: Re: HIFI CAVE VIDEO on YouTube featured Decware Pills
Post by johnnycopy on 03/07/23 at 18:32:46

Very interesting Steve. A question for you.

Do you use a silver pill on your systems when running your holo DAC and Sarah or other top amps/pre's, or do you find that in systems of that capability the pills become a tradeoff of transparency loss vs some digital cleanup. I ask cause I am also running a HOLO. I stream alot (new Bluesound Node with Teddy pardo power supply) but also play my own music from hard drive into Node.

Thanks Steve,
John

Title: Re: HIFI CAVE VIDEO on YouTube featured Decware Pills
Post by Kamran on 03/07/23 at 20:05:35

I was listening to this while driving to work and was wondering what the heck is a Decware Pill and why wasn’t it on my radar prior to Loic’s video? Happy to note that he has a substantial reach that it resulted in pills going out of stock!

For my own personal aha! moment— Would love a YT demo video from Decware to showcase the difference with and without pills!

I also had a similar question to John but then thought that Loic runs pretty high end gear too and he apparently realized enough of a difference to talk about it, so there must be something to it—even with high resolving rigs.

Title: Re: HIFI CAVE VIDEO on YouTube featured Decware Pills
Post by Steve Deckert on 03/13/23 at 04:38:07

With regard to highly resolving rigs where you wouldn't think it would be beneficial, I think it is the more relaxed timing that comes from using a pair that's compelling.

For anyone who is new to Pills -- How they work is talked about with illustrations in the owner's manual on the web page.

Title: Re: HIFI CAVE VIDEO on YouTube featured Decware Pills
Post by Ghostship on 03/13/23 at 16:14:19

I see the recommendation is to use the Pills between the source/DAC and the preamp. Unfortunately, I prefer running balanced XLR out of my DAC into the tube preamp. Can the Pills be used with benefit between the preamp and tube amp (Sarah 300B)?

Title: Re: HIFI CAVE VIDEO on YouTube featured Decware Pills
Post by Steve Deckert on 03/14/23 at 03:13:06

Yes, the pills can be used on the output of a tube preamp.

Title: Re: HIFI CAVE VIDEO on YouTube featured Decware Pills
Post by Steve Deckert on 03/14/23 at 03:15:58

Quote:

Do you use a silver pill on your systems when running your holo DAC and Sarah or other top amps/pre's, or do you find that in systems of that capability the pills become a tradeoff of transparency loss vs some digital cleanup. I ask cause I am also running a HOLO. I stream alot (new Bluesound Node with Teddy pardo power supply) but also play my own music from hard drive into Node.

I don't personally because 98% of my listening time is professional and I don't want anything in there that makes things sound better or different than they really are. I don't use Pills and I don't use a ZROCK for this reason. I need to hear when things suck or are just so so. I don't need to hear something sound better than it really is because that will get me in trouble.