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<\/a><\/p>\nFigure 2 – The main control room at AIX Records during the Regen evaluation.<\/p>\n
After some additional listening, Chip also concurred with Russ that he felt the sound through the REGEN box was, “more musical” sounding. Again, he thought he heard a difference but commented that it probably wasn’t $175 worth of an improvement. “If the box is doing anything, it’s very subtle”, he said.<\/p>\n
I heard no change at all. During one of the changes between the with and without REGEN, I thought I may have heard the space open up just a little, but I failed to notice the same effect during any of the subsequent switches…and I’m not sure whether the one with greater space involved the REGEN. Maybe my professional mastering background or my skeptical nature clouded my judgment or maybe I’m like one of UpTone audio’s customers that wrote me this morning that he returned his purchase because despite repeated tests and careful listening in his systems, he couldn’t hear any changes either.
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\n“I received my $175 refund from UpTone Audio yesterday. I had the REGEN for less than 24 hours because it didn’t take very long to tell that it was useless. DACs tested on: Mytek Stereo 192 DSD, Teac UD-501, Musical Fidelity VLink 196, ifi nano. Headphones: Sennheiser 600. Speakers: PSB towers. Amplifier: Parasound A23. The ifi, Teac, and Mytek DACs were run directly into the Parasound A23 when listening through speakers. I’m proud to say that, according to Alex at UpTone, I’m the first and only one to return a REGEN!! I guess I just don’t know how to listen; so I hope that you vindicate my ears.” Don Walizer <\/em><\/p>\nWe listened to some other tracks…most notably “Mujaka” from The Latin Jazz Trio, the gentlemen loved it with or without the REGEN box.<\/p>\n
So perhaps nothing was accomplished during our unscientific test. Two audiophiles told me that heard very subtle differences and I believe them. I didn’t hear anything change despite repeated listening to a track that I’ve heard many hundreds of times. The tally for the day’s listening? Two agree that it works and one remains a doubter. What does that prove? Nothing. It’s just more information to consider when you consider purchasing an audiophile accessory. Is the REGEN “snake oil”? Certainly not to the many hundreds who have purchased one and are enjoying the enhancements they hear. As for myself, I remain highly skeptical of the whole premise behind the device and will continue to focus on making the best recordings rather then chase the illusive micro-measured audio improvements claimed by a whole variety of audio accessories.<\/p>\n
Tomorrow, I’ll give you the skinny on whether the data I captured was the same.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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