Is a power supply beneficial for component SQ if you have a quality power conditioner?


I have a shunyata MPC-12a power conditioner. Would it be beneficial or unnecessary to spend the money to, say, replace the wal wart on my streamer with a power supply to plug into the power conditioner? Thanks folks
easola01
Okay, sounds like....probably....the cheap wall wart would affect the SQ in the series of quality power leading to the component. Makes sense to me, and I suspected as much, but I wanted to see if anyone had any experience in this
Also, you make an excellent point jond regarding the benefits of the power supply on its own merits
Yes, jond is spot on.
Regarding interference produced by wall warts, some digital devices can backwash noise down their AC line. That's why their power supplies need to have good voltage regulation and a design to minimize this. It also helps to use a shielded power cord and isolate digital from the analogue power source.
Yes, okay, I had forgotten to mention that, I also have several high end power cords.....and my power conditioner has seperate digital and analogue receptacles. But it does sound like, and this only makes sense, that you guys are ultimately saying that your power chain is only as good as its weakest link.....and that, in my case, would be the wall wart
I would say that the component using a wall-wart is not living up to its potential. Even if it creates noise into the power line that may or may not be audible, a well built LPS will help your streamer perform at a higher level.

However, a company like iFi makes switching power supplies (SMPS) which are receiving good reviews. Still, I don't know if they would equal a LPS.