kijanki:
Yes I know SMPS’s are inherently regulated and can be very quiet but the crap noise (RF) kicked back is VERY VERY hard to stop and it fouls up (at least for me) everything I’ve ever heard them in when it comes to a high end system. A switching amp and SMPS are not the same thing.
I have owned amps as stated before with similar ICE modules, one with linear, the other with the SMPS from the same manufacturer. Forget even running a signal through an amp with a SMPS, try this experiment if you have another amplifier with a linear supply. Power your system with the amplifier (linear or switching) that has a linear supply. Listen to a well recorded passage. Now take a device, amp or anything else with a SMPS and plug it in near your audio system. Now listen to the same passage. If you hear no difference, your experience is FAR different than mine.
Yes I know SMPS’s are inherently regulated and can be very quiet but the crap noise (RF) kicked back is VERY VERY hard to stop and it fouls up (at least for me) everything I’ve ever heard them in when it comes to a high end system. A switching amp and SMPS are not the same thing.
I have owned amps as stated before with similar ICE modules, one with linear, the other with the SMPS from the same manufacturer. Forget even running a signal through an amp with a SMPS, try this experiment if you have another amplifier with a linear supply. Power your system with the amplifier (linear or switching) that has a linear supply. Listen to a well recorded passage. Now take a device, amp or anything else with a SMPS and plug it in near your audio system. Now listen to the same passage. If you hear no difference, your experience is FAR different than mine.