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Introducing Fidelizer Nimitra3 streamer, Nikola3 linear power supply, and CoreStreamOS for CoreStream streamer

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Nimitra3 - Front

 

After the completion of Erawan flagship streamer and Lira network station, I have been spending a great amount of time and effort into refining and improve NimitraOS based on Erawan which is my masterpiece together with Lira for over a year now.

The reason I have been working so hard was because I have a few clients who ordered Nimitra custom highend version and I have been working with them locally to reach the same height as Erawan. By the time I finished refining custom highend Nimitra version, it’s almost my 40th birthday.

With on going changes in market demand and Ai disruption that affected production cost of computer worldwide, I decided to launch Nimitra3 streamer and Nikola3 linear power supply upgrade with major changes in product lineup in this month that I’ll be forty years old.

 

Nimitra3 - Rear

 

Let’s start with Nimitra3 streamer first. After finishing Nimitra custom highend upgrade design, I implemented new changes into Nimitra3 with some hardware changes such as 8GB RAM to handle Audirvana / Roon smoothly. SSD has high precision clock upgrade too.

I also designed a new chassis for Nimitra3. It’s minor change but they are changes based on Erawan design to fit into Nimitra3. I printed back panel to show information better and change footer with gold finishing to match with Lira network station.

There’re a lot of internal changes and I don’t want to bloat this news with technical jargons so I’ll wrap up for Nimitra3 upgrade as below.

 

-NimitraOS is upgraded to Windows 11 24H2 based on ErawanOS design
-BIOS is optimized and tuned with recent optimizations for optimal performance and sound quality
-RAM is upgraded to 8GB with customized and tested model for approved sonic performance
-SSD is upgraded with high precision clock similar to how Erawan has SSD with upgraded clock

 

Long story short, Nimitra3 is reborn with Erawan as reference. Getting Nimitra3 + Lira together will save half of investment from Erawan for the most cost effective upgrade experience. Some people upgraded to Nimitra3 before official and they all are loving it.

 

Nikola3

 

Now let’s move on to the next upgrade Nikola3 linear power supply. Nikola3 is based on Lira network station design without network part so they share the same internal parts and circuit design including gold plated XLR termination outputs.

Nikola3 will come 2 outputs and DC cables just like Aura medical grade power supply with the following upgrades below.

 

-Change output connector to gold plated XLR with very high voltage rating (same termination as HDPlex)
-Upgrade DC output cable with high quality pure copper wiring
-Upgrade diodes with Schottky design with years of listening tests with different models
-Upgrade internal wiring with high quality solid core pure copper wiring
-Upgrade output transformer with 100VA Toroidy audio grade transformer
-Upgrade stock fuse with improved dynamics and musicality

 

Lira network station is a perfect companion with Nimitra3 that can provide both network and power infrastructure but you can consider Nikola3 if you have preferred audiophile network switch. It’s also possible to upgrade from Nikola3 (12V) to Lira in future too.

 

CoreStream - Top

 

And here’s the most exciting news for CoreStream owners. CoreStreamOS is ready and this will enable all software features to make CoreStream working in the same way Nimitra and Erawan are operating. This will give a lot of depth into software optimizations.

CoreStream will come with premium streaming platform and receive unique optimizations such as runtime optimizations for Audirvana / Roon that will be introduced in future firmware updater release. I’m working on big platform upgrade with Audirvana now.

 

Anyway, there’s a big reason for CoreStream upgrade. As you may know already that the price of computer components have increased a lot due to Ai demand. The hardware cost of CoreStream got increased to the point that I should have launched CoreStream at $1299 USD.

But I feel bad to just increase the price because the market situation so I decided to turn CoreStream into full fledged streamer with CoreStreamOS and replace Nimitra Classic with CoreStream. Nikola Classic will also be discontinued (You can still order the last batch in this month).

The reason why I have to discontinue Nikola Classic is due to increased cost of parts and I can no longer stock multiple transformers with different voltages since I started importing transformers from Toroidy. Aura can deliver good results at very affordable price too.

I believe Nimitra3 and Nikola3 will deliver endgame streaming quality in your system for years to come after being reborn with Erawan and Lira as reference products. Here are the current price list of current streaming products launched today.

 

Nimitra3 streamer: $2,900 USD
Nikola3 linear power supply: $1,299 USD
CoreStream streamer: $999 USD

 

With increased hardware cost on increased RAM capacity and storage quality, I hope to deliver fairest approach to customers who purchased Nimitra before with flexible upgrade price based on market’s situation. I’ll list Nimitra3 upgrade at $100 USD first and pay the rest when done.

About $300 USD increased on CoreStream, I’d like to clarify that there’s $100 USD worth of software license and over $100 USD for parts cost increased. I didn’t take profit for myself and cover the cost for retailers too. You can return the product within 30 days so no risk at all.

We are moving forward with a lot of changes in this year and I believe we are moving towards the right direction despite the challenges in current market situation. I’m preparing future product line up for years to come that will set new standards for audiophiles.

Introducing Lira, the flagship network station as successor of EtherStream2 and Nikola2

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Lira - Side

 

On Christmas night in year 2024, I had a dinner with my audiophile friend who purchased EtherStream2 network switch and Nikola2 linear power supply to upgrade from previous highend network switch and use with his dCS Vivaldi One streaming CD player.

After dining, he proposed the idea of building a better version of network switch knowing what I’m capable of from listening to Erawan flagship streamer product in his system. I confessed to him that I considered it but it’d create a dilemma with EtherStream2 + Nikola2 combo.

 

Lira - Back

 

He understood my point and clarified the issues he had further. The switch is so small. It’s very hard to keep switch attached with isolation feet after swapping audiophile ethernet cables. Cables from Nikola2 to EtherStream2 + AirStream2 + main router are cluttering audio rack too.

At that moment, I realized that making linear power supply infrastructure and route access to network as a single box product that surpasses both EtherStream2 and Nikola2 is the solution we’re looking for. Customers can send EtherStream2 and Nikola2 to be upgraded as well.

 

Lira - Internal

 

With a clear vision in mind, I finalized Lira as a suitable companion of Erawan flagship streamer. Aside from thick aluminum chassis enclosure and footer to handle resonance and vibration control better, Lira has the improvements over EtherStream2 and Nikola2 as below:

 

Improvements from EtherStream2 network switch
-Bypass power switch and input socket completely improving purity of power distribution
-Optimized output for shortest path possible to supply power from output board to network switch circuit
-Upgrade input capacitor upgraded with high quality polymer hybrid design with much lower impedance
-Upgrade noise reduction capacitors with even lower ESR with improving tuning for lower impedance and current leakage
-Upgrade resistors around grounding and internal circuit components to further reduce noise in circuit

 

Improvements from Nikola2 linear power supply
-Add dedicated chassis ground connector to ground conditioner product
-Change output connector to gold plated XLR with very high voltage rating (same termination as HDPlex)
-Upgrade DC output cable with high quality pure copper wiring
-Upgrade diodes with Schottky design with years of listening tests with different models
-Upgrade internal wiring with high quality solid core pure copper wiring
-Upgrade output transformer with 100VA Toroidy audio grade transformer
-Upgrade stock fuse with improved dynamics and musicality

 

Lira - Front

 

After testing Lira in a few audio shows and with highend to ultra high-end level systems using $30-50k sources from CD and vinyl as reference, I’m confident that Lira will deliver worthwhile improvements that meets ultra high-end standards.

The product price will be $1899 USD with 30-day money back guaranteed and free shipping until 30st November 2025. You can read more about Lira network station product in details before ordering with discount up to $900 USD if you upgrade from EtherStream2 and Nikola2.

Introducing Aura, medical power supply for audiophiles

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Aura - Medical grade power supply for audiophiles (Front)

 

After launching StreamHub streaming router, we’ve been developing suitable power supply upgrade for StreamHub with the goal to offer completed network improvement solutions under $500 USD. Today, our dream has come true with Aura medical grade power supply.

You probably wonder why Aura is not linear power supply. It’s because good linear power supply designs have these requirements:

 

  1. Reliable transformer – We need transformer that meets our standards and good transformer that won’t break after years doesn’t come cheap
  2. All rounder regulator and design – Some affordable designs may work on limited current or voltage range. Good designs to cover all cost more
  3. Quality multiple diodes – Some products use one diode, and it’s not really linear. Nikola designs use 4 quality diodes to keep current linear
  4. Optimal capacitors – Some capacitors cost several times more, but they also bring sound design improvement as intended

 

To check all these boxes with good build quality makes it very challenging for us to build even more affordable than Nikola Classic. However, we can take advantage of massive volume in switching power supply demand and medical grade quality to improve price/performance to the next level.

From our research and development with various manufacturers, we found the lowest possible ripple with low leakage current and suitable parts quality for audiophiles. We tested a few prototypes and finalized the design from both objective and subjective data.

 

Aura - Medical grade power supply for audiophiles (Back)

 

After testing finished products with audiophile friends and vendors, they were very impressed not just sound quality but also build quality of Aura. With StreamHub and Aura, completed network improvement is now possible under $500 USD with these features:

 

  1. Medical grade power supply – Very clean and transparent upgrade from bundled switching adapter with medical grade standards
  2. Nikola Classic’s level of build quality – From chassis, internal wiring, connectors and soldering quality, Aura can deliver with Nikola’s standards
  3. Mean Well’s reputation – Many audiophiles worldwide trust Mean Well as the most reliable switching power supply
  4. 2 outputs with high current – You can power up to two devices with 5A current which is more than enough for most applications
  5. 18 gauge DC cable – We use good quality 18 gauge DC cable which is the same gauge specs used in Nikola and sound wonderful

 

Aura can deliver performance closer to Nikola Classic at fraction of price that can work well in high-end audio systems. At the moment there’re 12V version and 5V version with 5.5mm x 2.5mm DC cables. For custom inquiry, please contact us for custom order.

The product price will be $219 USD with 30-day money back guaranteed and free shipping until 31st March 2025. You can read more about Aura medical grade power supply product in details before ordering and happy listening.

Nimitra2 Computer Audio Server review on Positive Feedback by Marshall Nack

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Nimitra2

 

Finally, the first Nimitra2 Computer Audio Server review is published. It was reviewed together with Nikola2 Linear Power Supply and EtherStream Network Switch after reviewing previous products. This review feels like the main dish has finally arrived after serving appetizers.

I was pleased to hear that Mr. Marshall Nack decided to review Nimitra2 server after reviewing EtherStream. It’s an honor for Nimitra2 to be the first streamer being reviewed by seasoned audio reviewer in highend audio system.

Positive Feedback

Believe me, I didn’t hear anything like this when the Mac was in-stream. I was always aware of deficits in tone, timbre, texture, and dynamics. To put things in perspective, if we were to use my much more expensive CH Precision transport as the reference, I’d say the Mac with Fidelizer ancillaries reproduced about 60% of what’s to be had, forcing me to assign it to the low-end class of gear. The Fidelizer Optimized Solution with Nimitra2 server filled out the big picture to raise the percentage to around 85%, and streaming vaulted into issue-free mid-fi. Now I could sit back and be comfortably entertained as Cyrus Chestnut tinkled the ivories.

It’s very hard to pick excerpt from this review when there’re so many good good aspects about Nimitra2 product. Please read his full review and see how he feels about Nimitra2 as a genuine highend audiophile and happy listening. 🙂

Nikola2 Linear Power Supply review on Audio Bacon by Jay Luong

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Nikola2 - Linear Power Supply

 

The first review of Nikola2 Linear Power Supply by Mr. Jay Luong was published in Audio Bacon for a long while. I’ve been very busy and kept forgetting to publish this review but it’s finally up now with very positive results.

I’m glad to see that Mr. Jay appreciates how Nikola2 can bring real sound performance that he can hear from real life instruments. It’s Nikola2 design philosophy to deliver world class tone and timbre as mentioned in his review.

Also, I’m very honored to know that he regards Nikola2 to be the power supply equivalent of my reference USB cable and decided to keep Nikola2 as he mentioned in his review. That’s the best moment for every manufacturer.

Positive Feedback

As far as power supplies still being sold, the Fidelizer Nikola2 power supply has the best tonality and timbre in the entire lineup. It has a fantastic amount of tonal variance, soul, and essence. It’s incredibly tactile, balanced in fullness, and articulates with just enough precision. Because of that, you’re able to hear subtle timbral and cues and resonances that are usually masked by other power supplies. This is consonant with what I hear in real life.

Thank you again for this wonderful review of Nikola2 product. You can read his full review and see how Nikola2 performs compared to other linear power supplies to understand how linear power supply can improve sound quality better.