Does a DAC need a large/strong power supply?


I see these inexpensive DACs on ASR that get great reviews, but people say they're not that good because of a weak power supply. Is this mostly true? Does a DAC sound better with an overkill power supply?

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"Does a DAC sound better with an overkill power supply?"

Yes.

My first "serious" DAC was an Audio Alchemy DDP-1. I tried this with & without the optional stand alone power supply. The difference was easy to hear. With the optional power supply the bass was more pronounced & the highs were cleaner. Also... what dow jones states above is right, just haven't run across one of those yet.