Should You Leave An External Power Supply On 24-7?


I had always left my Bluesound Node on 24/7. I have recently installed a Teddy Pardo external linear power supply on the Bluesound Node. Is it wise to turn off the power supply every night when I shut the system down, or should it be left on 24/7?

Your thoughts please.

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@parker65310 @mitch4t 

Just back and thank you for your detailed responses, it is exactly what I was hoping for.  I am thinking that I have thought long enough and it's time to purchase the LPS and the board that you install in the Node itself.

The very recent BluOS support for FLAC files shot it up even further.

Bluesound has certainly been improving BluOS.

Thanks and Happy Holidays

@jetter 

Assuming you use your nodes with an external DAC, what is your objective opinion on how much adding the LPS improved the sound? 

NODE 130 with external DAC here. I added the LHY LPS (under $300) and it made a significant difference. And that was before I added the DAC. Bargain upgrade.

For what it's worth, Bluesound instructions noted to keep the Node on all the time as the power up cycles can increase wear and tear on components.

There is no way to turn it off unless you unplug it anyway.