Has anyone else tried this linear power supply (GlobTek)? I just got mine in and I'm still waiting on the adaptor.
BTW, I don't qualify as a audiophile. My system is rather modest: SB3 (was using a Sony 595 CD player $120) [digital RCAtoXLR]-> Behringer DEQ2496 [digital XLRtoRCA]-> Panny XR55 (PCM to PWM digital receiver) -> Monitor Audio Bronze B4 speakers As a little background, the stock PS produces tons of RF noise on the AM band as most of you know. For the first few weeks I had it plugged directly into wall socket. Loved the convenience but the sound was not much to my liking. The soundstage was flat, the bass a little thin, complicated loud parts of songs sounded congested, and by far the worst was that it was very fatiguing. I really didn't want to sit and listen to music (it actually would start to hurt my ears!). I almost returned it. I was really hoping that it would be at least as good as my cheap sony player given that people were praising how much better music is from a hard drive. This certainly wasn't my experience. Here's the interesting part. I have a power regulator that I hook my CD player, DEQ, and receiver. This thing cost me $50 bucks (http://www.superwarehouse.com/p.cfm?p=286058&CMP=KAC-Froogle) but has been great for me since it often has to lower the voltage (step down) from the wall to 120 volts. Also, there appears to be some filtering going on which is a nice bonus considering the price. When I first got the SB3, I plugged it into the regulator and it didn't work which I thought was strange. Long story short, the plug for the SB3 is rather small and it doesn't fit into the socket properly - bad connection. I finally gave it a try again once I figured out the problem - just needed to prop the plug up in a vertical position and it work! Once it was plugged in, I started to listen and things were much better. I could now actually enjoy the music again! The sound stage deepened, ear fatigue lessened, and loud/complex passages were not as congested. Still not quite as good as the Sony 595 (still a little congested in loud/complex parts) but close. Given my past experience with crappy power, it would seem that I would benefit from using a linear supply. I just wanted to hear other peoples experiences with this particular GlobTek supply while I wait for the adaptor to come it. -- Max F ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Max F's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9464 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32231 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
