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| Replacement/upgrade for Bluesound and Chord Mojo 2 streamer/external DAC combo Plain_fan: Have you upgraded the power supply on the Qutest? | |
| Replacement/upgrade for Bluesound and Chord Mojo 2 streamer/external DAC combo Good advice from nwres above and I would second his recommendation of a good R-Core LPS vs something like the LHY, particularly at the inflated price from Vinshine. I have two of these in use here (one on a 5V dac and the other on a Wiim Pro Plu... | |
| Replacement/upgrade for Bluesound and Chord Mojo 2 streamer/external DAC combo Just punch in LHY 25 Power Supply in the Aliexpress search window and you’ll come up with at least 10-15 different sellers on Ali. Will depend on whether you want dual output and which output (dual DC 5V or single DC and single USB) and voltage. ... | |
| Replacement/upgrade for Bluesound and Chord Mojo 2 streamer/external DAC combo Just a heads up that you can purchase the LHY power supplies off Aliexpress for around $100 which seems to be a much more reasonable price ;) The Sengterbelle R-core supplies are crazy good value at around that price as well. I have 3 of them her... | |
| Best affordable Linear Power Stage "from Alvin at Vinshine, the DDC version is 5V 2A vs 3A for the regular 5V LPS. Similarly 15V 2A for the micro DAC." Not really sure that I get this and (maybe I’m just cynical...) have to admit I’m a bit skeptical on it as the 3A "standard" vers... | |
| Best affordable Linear Power Stage knownothing: I am certainly no expert but google is your friend here. The argument is that R-Core, especially if isolated in a different chassis as it will be with an outboard linear power supply, will be quieter and perform better. The disadvanta... | |
| Best affordable Linear Power Stage Same power supply tyray. The only difference is the 2nd output connection on one is USB A versus the standard barrel connector. You can purchase power supplies with both outputs barrel connectors or both USB as well if you search. Different Ali ... | |
| Best affordable Linear Power Stage The Sengterbelle is still the one to get IMO. I have a Talema based LPS like the LHY here to compare (it was the first LPS I purchased) and that one has been relegated to a secondary system, although it is still a nice improvement over no LPS, a ... | |
| Best affordable Linear Power Stage Just for future reference, you could not use the 15V version as linked to by @tyray with both the Laiv DAC and uDDC. Yes with the DAC but no with the uDDC as it is a 5V device and needs the 5V LHY specific to the uDDC as per the Vinshine website. ... | |
| Best affordable Linear Power Stage You're going to have a very hard time beating any of the Sengterbelle R-Core power supplies on Aliexpress at anything remotely close to the price and probably at 3-4X the money. I read somewhere online that there is a UK audio retailer simply mark... | |
| Qutest LPS upgrade No Qutest here but I have a Weiliang 15W 5V linear power supply here (also sold on Aliexpress) which is very similar to the LHY mentioned by lanx0003 in the above post. I also have a couple of Sengterbelle 50W 5V R-Core power supplies here and the... | |
| Aliexpress Marketplace practices, be for warned. 20-25 transactions on Aliexpress over the past 3-4 years and never a problem. Quite happy with all the purchases. Just made another order yesterday for some tubes. Different strokes for different folks I guess....... | |
| PSVANE Discussion & Impressions Thread My Art Series 12AU7 arrived about a week ago and I have about 25-30 hours on it in my Triode 25. Was a bit steely and forward out of the box which was to be expected but even with zero hours it was apparent that this tube offered quite a differe... | |
| PSVANE Discussion & Impressions Thread Audioquest4life: Very curious to hear your thoughts on the ART series vs Horizon 12AU7. Please let us know how it works out. | |
| PSVANE Discussion & Impressions Thread Just ordered an Art Series 12Au7 to try out in my Unison Research Triode 25. I felt that the Art Series might be a better choice for me than the new Horizon series based on my subjective listening preferences. Not looking forward to the burn in p... |