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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Yes and no, the power supply on the cheaper streamers do introduce noise into the system.  Like with the blusound node.  It's a great streamer but getting a better quality power cable does help out a lot.  I've also heard one modded to use an external power supply and it does help out a lot.  But with any decent built >$1000 DAC, you wont have an issue with that.