Reasonably-Priced Linear Power Supply for WIMM Pro Plus Streamer


I just received my WIIM Pro Plus streamer for my second system, which is most often played at a low or moderate volume level..  Set up was prompt and simple, using my iPad zero for set-up and operation.  It feeds music to my Rega Brio integrated amplifier and Paradigm Premiere 200b bookshelf speakers.  The sound is excellent,  it I wonder if going from ehat appears to be a phone charger wall wart (USB-C) to a linear power supply would make an improvement in the sound quality and what options there might be, not to exceed the roughly $200 price of the Pro Plus.  BTW, although both the Pro Plus and  the Brio have internal DACs, I am using a Schiit Modi 3+ DAC in the system.  I will do a comparison of the three DACs to see if there is a significant difference in sound quality.  If not, I can simplify things by using one of the internal DACs.  

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@ted_b

 

Yes, I have extolled the virtues of these R-core power supplies here before (I have 3 of them, all 50W versions here, so a few more dollars (maybe $20-$25) than the one you linked to. Overkill for a Wiim Pro + or a Fiio K11 R2R which is what I'm using 2 of them on? Perhaps, but the proof is in the listening. 

They are grossly superior in terms of build quality and sound quality to something like the LHY LPS15VA, which is a toy by comparison. Yes, that will give you some improvement in sound quality but nothing like the LPS that Gabster tested and you linked to and I also own. 

You will not regret going overkill on a power supply like this and, as you say, it does not need to be a costly exercise. 

 

Good quality power cords are also important here (Preffair 503 with copper connectors on Aliexpress is outstanding) as well as a quality DC cable from the LPS to the DAC or streamer. $25-$35 will get you a very good silver plated copper or even all silver DC cable (USB C to fit the Wiim if you like) from someone like KAM Audio in HK that will also be a marked improvement over the giveaways that generally come with these power supplies. 

 

So pretty easy to come in with something very, very good all in for around $200 U.S.