Power factor correction implementation?


For example Meitner Dacs. How is it achieved without external boxes
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Isn't it as simple as using a power factor correction capacitor?

power factor correction in DACs? They consume very little current compared to a power amp that the benefit of doing PFC on a DAC by the manuf is probably not very beneficial to the utility company.
Or, am I missing something here??
Such devices would most likely use what is referred to as "passive" power factor correction - typically using some kind of passive network with one or more inductors and capacitors.

The most effective means for power factor correction is active power factor correction, which requires an impedance matching network (e.g., using var caps or other mechanism for matching the impedance of the load.) This solution, however, is more expensive and complex, and there is a question as to how much of an audible difference this would make in audio applications, particularly for line level components. (By contrast, in designing amplifiers for powering plasma chambers for thin film deposition, active power factor correction is a matter of necessity - a couple kW of reflected power is not the healthiest thing for your amp).

Rzado, power factor correction can be "Immense". Once you hear the dynamics and nuance revealed when power and current are in phase--you will remember it.