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Nimitra Computer Audio Server and Nikola Linear Power Supply review on Positive Feedback by Larry Cox

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Fidelizer received Positive Feedback Writers’ Choice 2016 Award by Mr. Larry Cox’s nomination last year. After launching Nimitra Computer Audio Server, I contacted Mr. Larry Cox asking if he’s interested in reviewing Nimitra.

He told me he wasn’t sure if he can review it since computer audio isn’t something he’s familiar with and he’s using DSD only DAC which could be tricky to setup with Nimitra. With Teamviewer remote support, he can leave configuration parts to me.

He also reviewed Nikola linear power supply together with Nimitra too. It doesn’t have WOW effect being so neutral so it may take a while to shine in some systems. I’m glad to hear Nikola grew wonderfully in this review with Nimitra.

 

Nimitra Computer Audio Server

Keetakawee Punpeng of Fidelizer has put together a fine machine. The Nimitra is transparent in the ways that are good—letting the signal through seemingly unmolested, without being transparent in ways that are not good—lean, bleached or neutered. I think Punpeng has largely achieved his goal of a turnkey operation. Keetakawee provides the service you’re likely to need, does it quickly and so deftly removed most of my concerns about buying a computer from someone in another country.

 

Nikola Linear Power Supply

In the interest of being thorough rather than hopeful, I reinserted the Nikola linear power supply. Ohhhhh, wow, this time the Nikola was a welcome and noticeable addition. The most obvious changes were in the lower midrange, imparting a welcome bit of warmth and emotional content. There were more musical interludes that occurred as beautiful. This was clearly better than previous iterations. Keep in mind that this review, as with probably every other review, accentuates differences to make a point. The sound was very nice without the Nikola, but the Nikola added a dollop of more that was desirable. And yet, there was room for more.

I’d like to thank Mr. Larry Cox again for nominating Fidelizer for Writers’ Choice Award and kindly review Nimitra and Nikola again. I hope this will help audiophiles realize computer audio can have good sound and after sale services like Nimitra. 🙂

Added Nimitra+Nikola feedback from Geoff

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Here’s a new feedback today from Fidelizer Nimitra+Nikola customer in United Kingdom. He shared his impressions with his Linn Sondek turntable.

Keetakawee,

I have been using my Nimitra server and Nikola PSU for about a week now. Initial impression is that I do not appear to be missing anything with the sound.

The sound is similar to that which I get with my Linn Sondek turntable with good musicality and timing.

Out of interest, I run Fidelizer 7.9 software on my JPLAY Control PC which definitely improves clarity of playback in my system.

I listened to digital playback via my Nimitra server for about six hours last Saturday and no listener fatigue.

So this is the first time that I have actually enjoyed listening to CD and Hi-Res file playback with my system!

I would like to stay in touch with you for any future product or software developments you may have.

Regards,
Geoff

I’m glad to hear Nimitra+Nikola can deliver similar performance to Linn Sondek turntable without fatigue. 🙂

Added Nimitra+Nikola feedback from Daniel Gale

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Here’s another feedback today from Fidelizer Nimitra+Nikola customer in USA. He also purchased my custom USB and power cables too.

Keetakawee,
Spent last night immersing myself in Roon. Sounds wonderful and is so intuitive to use. Thank you so much for your incredible service. Amazing how you can service customers half-way around the world instantaneously. I am very impressed with your product and service.

I’m happy to provide prompt services for Nimitra computer audio server around the world for best experience. 🙂

Added Nimitra+Nikola feedback from Mike Covher

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Here’s another feedback today from Fidelizer Nimitra+Nikola customer in USA. He shared his feedback after replacing his Nikola with upgraded version.

Powering Nimitra and the exaSound e38 DAC with the customized Nikola power supply indeed sounds GREAT!
I’m in complete agreement with Steve Plaskin’s assessment of the Nikola / exaSound DAC combination; it is transformative! Nikola transported the sound quality to another level and I’ll add that it is a quantum leap!
And now with my original Nikola powering the Western Digital HDD, my system is completely free of the contamination caused by switching power supplies.

Thank you for your awesome contribution to my enjoyment of music of all kinds.

All the best,
Mike Covher

I was so close to have Nimitra+Nikola review with exaSound e38 in Stereophile. It’d have been awesome. 🙂

Added Nikola linear power supply feedback from Hein

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Here’s another feedback today for Nikola linear power supply. He’s a customer who bought Nikola from Elite Audio distributor.

I’m very happy with the Nikola Power Supply Unit which I bought at Elite Audio in Europe… It is truely amazing what it does while ‘only’ delivering 12 Volt… To be honest: as a scientist I never believed very much in power supplies but apparently there is a lot of noise and other stuff that influences the signal from the DAC. So the Elite guys persuaded me to do a trial for 30 days.
It was a very good decision! The sound is more clear and you hear much more details, even for my older ears. There is much more refinement and so many things I never heard. Even on albums which I have heard intensively more than a hundred times!!

During the first impression I was a bit confused since the details were there as I described above but on the other hand: it was as if the music was a bit restricted. But this appears to be the effect of the burn-in of the PSU! After one day it was already gone and after two days the stage was better than I ever heard. I emailed Keetakawee and he answered that the burn-in takes up to 200 hours. So I had still some improvement ahead!! What I heard in the days that followed is that nearly every day the sound stage and the body of the music become broader and deeper. Of course this ends in a few weeks but the effect is phenomenal!
I’m thrilled by the clarity, the position of instruments and voices, the richness of the sound and the fine musical detail that I can now hear in my recordings: truly recommended!! Give it a trial..

Nikola linear power supply is the best engineering design tested with Esoteric/dCS/Emm Labs as reference sources.