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Power Supply for Schiit Mani Phono Preamp

I've been reading about linear power supplies and it struck me the Schiit Mani phono preamp that's feeding my Schiit Freya preamp has what appears to be a really cheap power supply.  I wrote to Schiit asking whether a linear power supply would improve dynamics or transparency and they said they didn't know because they had never tried it.

I've got a Well Tempered Refence turntable with a recently rebuilt Lyra Clavis, so I'm starting with a fairly high quality signal.

If linear power supplies dramatically improve streamers, why wouldn't one help a Mani? 

The specs on the current power supply say:  16VAC transformer, regulated +/- 5V rails. Power consumption is 4 watts

If a better power supply would provide a significant improvement, what should I buy?

dougthebiker
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bkeske
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@mktracy

Good to hear it only took a couple weeks. I contacted the owner of Swagman right in the beginning of the pandemic, and he could not guarantee a reasonable delivery time. That was a reasonable warning all things considered.

The one I got via AliExpress; I made sure had very similar specs to the Swagman. I think I did OK.

I am also experiencing the same improvements, especially that the Mani is much more ‘smooth’ in its presentation. 

Well worth the $110.
dougthebiker OP
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Exactly which model of Swagman LPS did you buy for the Mani?
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bkeske
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They make one specifically for the Mani
dougthebiker OP
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TableJockey,

What would you consider a good “next step up” from the Mani?  My current system is a Schiit Freya feeding two Shiit Vidars operating as 400W monoblocks with Tekton speakers.
oldears
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OK, so I looked up the Swagman supply for the Mani. It is not a linear power supply, it is a transformer (16 VAC, 2 amps) with a ferrite EMI suppressor and the correct plug to fit the Mani. I agree it will work perfectly and maybe sound better due to the increase amperage.  However, may I recommend you try the Floor wart from Schiit at $24.It is 14 VAC and 1.5 amps. If you like you can add a $2 ferrite clamp.

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