19-Oct-2016, 18:48
(This post was last modified: 19-Oct-2016, 18:55 by Hifi_swlon.)
Yeah, and forget about Euro based deals! At one point I considered a Mutec, but now it's seeming really expensive.
At least in the most part brands (inc Devialet) stitch us up and block us from buying in Euro and make us pay more in pounds, so there's not much change there.
The gist of the LPS-1 (as far as I understand it) is it uses a power supply purely to charge the ultra capacitors (or whatever they're called), and that this energising power supply is completely isolated from the output, so they say even a cheap SMPS does the trick. There have been discussions about generic SMPS noise on the mains being an issue, but most say it's irrelevant from what I read, or that a cheap eBay type linear is all that's needed. There's loads of SMPS on my mains and I don't have a dedicated circuit so I can't be too fussy anyway - although I did wonder if I should get a few filters for stuff in the lounge, or for the hifi. It's all more cost, complexity and unknowns though.....
At least in the most part brands (inc Devialet) stitch us up and block us from buying in Euro and make us pay more in pounds, so there's not much change there.
The gist of the LPS-1 (as far as I understand it) is it uses a power supply purely to charge the ultra capacitors (or whatever they're called), and that this energising power supply is completely isolated from the output, so they say even a cheap SMPS does the trick. There have been discussions about generic SMPS noise on the mains being an issue, but most say it's irrelevant from what I read, or that a cheap eBay type linear is all that's needed. There's loads of SMPS on my mains and I don't have a dedicated circuit so I can't be too fussy anyway - although I did wonder if I should get a few filters for stuff in the lounge, or for the hifi. It's all more cost, complexity and unknowns though.....
>>> 1st Place Award: Devialet, last decades most disappointing technology purchase. <<<
