ezkcdude Wrote: > It seems to me that maybe the best compromise between safety, > reliability, and sound is to get a 5.0V 1.0A linear, regulated power > supply. Am I correct in assuming the biggest gain sonically over the > stock supply is simply due to the linearity? That's what it sounds like > to me (no pun intended).
Yeah, see, this is where the problem comes in... Sure you can get a 5V 1A linear regulated supply. Will you hear any difference between it and the stock supply? Maybe, but any difference will be subtle. High-end fanatics tend to rave about very small effects, which gives you the idea that the effect is much greater than it really can be. Most of the so-called high-end tweaks will have at most, a subtle effect, so subtle as to not be audible to many people. This then begs the question- does the effect exist anywhere but in the mind of the guy who is raving about it? When questioned the raver often becomes angry about having his aural acuity challenged (high-end audio fanatics are not known for having thick skin). Everyone but the deaf can tell if the stereo is on or not by hearing the sound. But can we all tell if a linear regulator or a switching regulator is being used? So the issue is a matter of degree. Some will claim they can hear it. Maybe they do, maybe they think they do; the mind is easily fooled either way. If you really want to get into it, you have to know that all analog regulators are not created equal. Some are very good, others, not so good, depending on the load. Simply throwing on an analog regulator without regard to the specs/performance may get you a worse result than using the stock switching regulator. So try other supplies all you want, but don't expect huge improvements in the sound quality. TD -- tyler_durden ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tyler_durden's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2701 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18491 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
