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Turntable upgraded power supply vs. PS Power Plant

I've been considering whether I'm better off with a PS Audio Power Plant (either the P500 or the newer Premier), or the dedicated HR power supply for my Gyro SE.

I would presume that the HR is better matched to the Gyro, but would a Power Plant on the whole system give better results than an HR just for the Gyro? Has anybody done this comparison, be it with the HR or with another TT manufacturer's upgraded power supply vs. a Power Plant?
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countingbackwards OP
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Is there perhaps a distinction between whether a Power Plant works well with an AC-powered turntable vs a DC-powered turntable? The Gyro is a DC-powered turntable, but the VPI Scout is AC-powered.

I have seen recommendations by PS Audio to use their Power Plants with turntables in place of dedicated power supplies...but they aren't the most neutral of sources.

Is there anybody who's tried this, with either or both of the 500 and the Premier, and compared it to a dedicated turntable power supply?
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Thanks for the info Cytocycle, that's exactly the type of detailed info I was hoping to garner here.

A P500 would be sufficient to drive my whole system, since I just have a 70-watt integrated amp. In your opinion, would I be better with a P500 for the whole system, running in SIN mode, or would I be better with a dedicated power supply (in my case, the Michell HR power supply), but using a standard passive UPC200 on my amp and CD?
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