One consideration that might mitigate the need for LPS on modems, routers, etc. would be to use a separate music server and streamer, with the server located in a separate room (often with the network equipment) and away from your main system. Locate your streamer in your system room and connect the two through an optical cable. Even if you do not use a server, connecting your streamer using an optical cable could do as much to reduce noise as using LPSs. With a lot of this stuff, you need to try it for yourself, in your own system, to figure out what actually works best.
Which External Linear PSU Upgrade for my Router?
I'd like to upgrade the wall wart PSU on my Netgear Nighthawk RAX50v2 router to a linear PSU.
The output is 12v, 2.5A 30W
I'm looking at a LHY Audio one - https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005350110413.html
But i'd like to know what else is out there. Would appreciate your thoughts.
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@campo007 Don’t buy low quality things that may set your house on fire. The router doesn’t need that great of a linear PSU. Something like this Topping unit should be ok. If you need to do a streamer or DAC with a linear PSU, don’t get any lower than this KECES unit for $550. It has 2 outputs and you can vary the output voltage for your use case, i.e. has more utility. Or you can try the KECES P8 for $900.
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