Linear Power supplies for DACs...?


Is there real SQ benefits or is it placebo snake oil?
i have a Chord Qutest and it has a wall wart. Lots of people say there’s real benefit to adding an external LPS. 
Plenty of choices ranging from $50 - $500.
Sure, a home audition is ideal.

but, what do you guys think?

Not just for the Qutest, but in general for DACs.
ianrmack

Showing 3 responses by alexberger

I used MCRU LPS with my Chord 2qute.
The result was a very odd, unbalanced, not organic, unmusical sound.
I read a number of other people reported similar bad results with LPS.

Yes, there are more positive reviews about usage LPS with Chord DACs.
But my Chord 2qute sounded so horrible with MCRU LPS, so I don’t believe to these positive reviews at all.
I guess these people just try get positively anything they bought and changed in their systems.
Probably it is the question of combination of specific: DAC, LPS, home electricity and power supply design of other components (CD transport, amplifier, preamplifier)  .
I used MCRU LPS with my Chord 2qute.
The result was a very odd, unbalanced, not organic, unmusical sound.
As result I sold this LPS.