Bombaywalla - my apologies - the post was poorly worded.
I was attempting to use metaphors that people without detailed electrical backgrounds could relate too - I obviously failed.
My intention of using the "reservoir" metaphor was to communicate the fact that every transformer has a finite power delivery capability and not that it actually "stores" electrical energy like a battery or capacitor
But, just like a battery - If you exceed the delivery capability of a transformer, then things will happen at the output terminals of the transformer that then leads to degraded performance of the rest of the power supply and ultimately the entire component.
Designers of quality components understand the transient nature of audio and design sufficient "capability" into their transformers to deal with them, taking into account...
Components built to a "price point" often have power supplies that use a transformer conforming to a more "standard design" which are often less able to match the transient demand that the rest of the circuitry is actually capable of achieving and therefore results in the component operating at a reduced level of performance.
E.G. - I 've had a couple of components that used an AC Wal-Wart "power supply" and simply replacing the Wal-Wart supply with a "more capable" transformer elevated the performance of both components significantly.
For me - Good component design starts with the transformer.
I just hope I've redeemed myself - a Little at least :-)
I was attempting to use metaphors that people without detailed electrical backgrounds could relate too - I obviously failed.
My intention of using the "reservoir" metaphor was to communicate the fact that every transformer has a finite power delivery capability and not that it actually "stores" electrical energy like a battery or capacitor
But, just like a battery - If you exceed the delivery capability of a transformer, then things will happen at the output terminals of the transformer that then leads to degraded performance of the rest of the power supply and ultimately the entire component.
Designers of quality components understand the transient nature of audio and design sufficient "capability" into their transformers to deal with them, taking into account...
- winding materials
- insulations materials
- core materials
- Laminated vs. toroid
- etc..
Components built to a "price point" often have power supplies that use a transformer conforming to a more "standard design" which are often less able to match the transient demand that the rest of the circuitry is actually capable of achieving and therefore results in the component operating at a reduced level of performance.
E.G. - I 've had a couple of components that used an AC Wal-Wart "power supply" and simply replacing the Wal-Wart supply with a "more capable" transformer elevated the performance of both components significantly.
For me - Good component design starts with the transformer.
I just hope I've redeemed myself - a Little at least :-)