Linear Power Supply?


Can someone tell me exactly what an LPS supposedly does to improve the operation of a turntable motor? Does it run more precisely at a given speed? Does it vibrate less? I have a SOTA Eclipse motor with Condor and Roadrunner. SOTA is coming out with an LPS option which they say is better than the SMPS wall wart, but I want to know exactly how it’s better. If less noise in my system is the benefit, then I believe I already have that addressed because I plug it into my PS Audio P20 power regenerator.

earthtones

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@earthtones , I have a Cosmos with The Phoenix Drive system. It is perfectly normal to see a variance up to +- 0.005 RPM. Mine runs 33.336 +- 0.002. Never in a million years will you hear this. The Phoenix drive also buffers whatever power it is getting. There would have to be a very large variation before it would effect it's performance. I have watched the Road Runner with all sorts of power dipping events and nothing seems to bother it.