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This is a recent topic: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/how-to-upgrade-power-cord-on-turntable-with-wall-wart |
Open the wall warts and have a look at the absolute crap they use inside. They are mostly a transformer, with a couple dirt cheap diodes and an even cheaper cap. Usually on some POC circuit board. So for like $10, maybe $20 tops, you replace the crap with quality diodes and caps. Then for bonus points you solder it back together point to point with actual wire, eliminating the thing circuit board trace altogether. This makes a huge improvement. Takes up almost no extra space. Guaranteed to perform better than any power supply under $500, and for peanuts. The Synergistic Research Active Shielding wall warts in my system are modified this way. Huge improvement. https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/8367 The reason you see no wall warts is after doing the mods they are all hard wired to power and mounted inside the conditioner. |
I have MCUR LDA linear power supply for my Clearaudio turntable you could see the difference on the the strobe disc with the wallwart the speed fluctuated ever so slightly with the linear its rock steady I have the upgraded one cost was about $425 the regular one is around $230 they are different amounts depending on application |