Received My Tai Hang this week. I won't be long but will be specific. In short this was worth the $$ and a clear upgrade over the PSM156. I did learn a bit too so here is my equipment, what I switched and what I landed on:
Equipment:
1. Holo May KTE DAC
2. Aureneder N200 Streamer
3. Arcam AV41 Preamp
4. Parsound Halo A21+ 2 channel Amp (300W x2 Class A/AB)
5&6 - 2 X SVS SB3000 Subs (800 Watt amp each sub Class D)
I will leave 2 items above in the Puritan (+ TV and Network Switch).
I have the Tai Hang and Puritan plugged into separate 15Amp wall outlets.
I'll try to be brief. I started with my DAC. Switched to the Tai Hang - Tai Hang clear winner. Better separation, quieter. Able to turn up volume by .5-1 db on my preamp louder than normal which was a good thing. I then switched my Preamp over. Even better. Same phenomenon but even more. Music sounded liquid and I could just keep turning up the volume! Then I plugged in the Aurender streamer. Less dramatic but more of the same. All three plugged in was sublime. Then things got interesting. I plugged in the Amp which is very beefy 300X2 Class A/AB). I thought it sounded "good" and maybe a bit "warmer" but maybe at the expense of dynamics. I kept going back and forth between the amp in the Tai Hang and Purtian and I liked both for different reasons. Then I did the thing I've never done and plugged the amp into the wall directly. TBH this was the right combo. Tai Hang with DAC, Preamp, and Streamer all plugged in. (I'll try my synergistic research network switch next.) Again, I can find merit to the amp plugged into both the Tai Hang (Warmer more relaxed, but losing dynamics) vs the Puritan (Brighter but more dynamic) but ultimately bypassing both conditioners and going to wall produced the most Smooth yet powerful and dynamic sound. I do not like bright/hyper detailed sound and this combo is just gorgeous. For now I will leave my 2 subs plugged into the Puritan until I decide to either get another tai hang or something more designed for high current subs etc. All this said the Tai Hang was a remarkable upgrade across the DAC, Streamer and Preamp compared to the Puritan which I already loved. Hope this helps others.