Very different animals. A linear power supply usually converts AC to a specific DC voltage for a device. It provides clean, ripple free power. An uninterruptible power supply uses an inverter to generate AC power from a battery in case of an outage. This is usually a noisy switching power supply and is likely a big step down in quality. Not recommended. There may be higher quality UPS out there, but I’ve never heard of one. Same issue can be had running solar or other off grid power solutions that use an inverter.
UPS vs LPS
Will a "standby" UPS with AVR (auto. voltage regulator) and EMI/RFI line filtering serves similar purposes to an audio system as the LPS (linear power supply). What are the pros and cons using UPS vs LPS? One of the particular reasons I prefer UPS is to prevent the sudden interruption of power due to frequent storm we have in Florida to possibly damage the system while playing. Could you recommend affordable UPS that you had experience with? Thank you.
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