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Network Acoustics Origin
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The Origin is a DC power supply from Network Acoustics, designed solely for devices in the streaming chain. Network Acoustics is a British company that began as a lockdown project of Richard Trussell, an electronics engineer and former IT professional, and Rob Osbourn, a former publisher, filmmaker and DJ. It is best known for its ENO Ethernet filters.
Key specs that matter
Two versions are offered, 12 V/3 A and 5 V/3.5 A, both with a two-year warranty. The design is a hybrid, based on a switching voltage regulator with four filtering stages between the AC input and the DC output, one of them an integrated AC mains filter. Mundorf Mcap Supreme EVO Silver/Gold capacitors and silver-copper alloy wiring are used inside.
Engineering and use context
The Origin was first conceived to cut the electronic noise produced by home routers and their plug-in power adapters. Network Acoustics then found it equally useful for anything in the streaming chain that runs from outboard DC power, including routers, network switches, optical converters, digital-to-digital converters, streamers and DACs. Most of these devices ship with cheap switch-mode wall adapters that inject noise into both the mains and the device itself. Many audiophile replacements are linear supplies or batteries, but Network Acoustics states that switch-mode technology did better in its listening tests, because digital devices need fast, responsive power delivery. So the Origin keeps a switching regulator and brings its output down to very low noise through the four filter stages, while the integrated mains filter limits the interference the supply sends back into the household wiring. The company treats Ethernet and other digital signals as analogue waveforms that pick up radio-frequency interference from Wi-Fi, mobile phones and televisions, and holds that removing this interference helps the receiving circuits in audio equipment work better without altering the data. Its products are developed largely through continuous listening tests.
Pairing
The Origin fits a router, switch, optical converter or streamer that normally runs from a low-voltage external adapter, provided the device stays within the supply's current rating. Within the brand it goes with the ENO2 and Muon Ethernet filters and the Tempus switch.
Key specs that matter
Two versions are offered, 12 V/3 A and 5 V/3.5 A, both with a two-year warranty. The design is a hybrid, based on a switching voltage regulator with four filtering stages between the AC input and the DC output, one of them an integrated AC mains filter. Mundorf Mcap Supreme EVO Silver/Gold capacitors and silver-copper alloy wiring are used inside.
Engineering and use context
The Origin was first conceived to cut the electronic noise produced by home routers and their plug-in power adapters. Network Acoustics then found it equally useful for anything in the streaming chain that runs from outboard DC power, including routers, network switches, optical converters, digital-to-digital converters, streamers and DACs. Most of these devices ship with cheap switch-mode wall adapters that inject noise into both the mains and the device itself. Many audiophile replacements are linear supplies or batteries, but Network Acoustics states that switch-mode technology did better in its listening tests, because digital devices need fast, responsive power delivery. So the Origin keeps a switching regulator and brings its output down to very low noise through the four filter stages, while the integrated mains filter limits the interference the supply sends back into the household wiring. The company treats Ethernet and other digital signals as analogue waveforms that pick up radio-frequency interference from Wi-Fi, mobile phones and televisions, and holds that removing this interference helps the receiving circuits in audio equipment work better without altering the data. Its products are developed largely through continuous listening tests.
Pairing
The Origin fits a router, switch, optical converter or streamer that normally runs from a low-voltage external adapter, provided the device stays within the supply's current rating. Within the brand it goes with the ENO2 and Muon Ethernet filters and the Tempus switch.
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