Has anyone tried a linear power supply with a Weiss 204 or 205?


I recently purchased the 205 and am enjoying it.   Just curious if anyone has tried a linear power supply with it, and if so, what if any difference they heard...

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Just wanted to mention that Dan Wright from ModWright is designing a LPS for the 204. He is making just a few betas first and I am on the list. If others are interested, they may want to reach out as there might be a few left in the initial queue. First heard about it here in the forums.

@duketbrd88 I just used the email address on the ModWright website - modwright@yahoo.com. They got back relatively quickly.

Just an FYI that I still have not received mine, but they have communicated about it and given that when I reached out this was still “beta”, I wasn’t in a rush. I did see Dan at Axpona this weekend and he said they are very close to having them ready. I’m definitely excited for when it, given Dan’s great reputation.

@duketbrd88 Thanks for that update and hope you enjoy! Hopefully mine is one the way soon as well.

@norust  Of course there are a lot of DACs out there in the $3500 range and some very new ones have been reviewed quite recently (LTA comes to mind in the ballpark). For me, in my system, the Weiss 204 sounds wonderful for the money. It is musical, detailed without any fatigue, dynamic, and quite open. The ModWright LPS was just more icing on the cake for me. Daniel Weiss is well known in the industry for a reason. Also, when I had some questions, Daniel got back to me promptly. 
One area I wish was better - firmware cannot be updated by the owner, but requires per my last communication, send the unit back to Switzerland. Maybe not a big issue overall, but just wanted to mention.

I am a big fan of the sound of the 204. Add the LPS and good interconnects from the unit to the preamp and a very good DAC becomes even more special.