Simplest Linear PSU?

I really like sola Linear PS which can be had on ebay for a song for things like NUC PS. For more critical stuff, Sparkos Labs have the best dead silent mostly assembled boards for DIY. Peace

I just bought a Teddy Pardo LPS for my Node N130. It was a simple install and it sounds great!

+ for Pardo….i run a bevy of them including 24/7/365 servers…for years…zero issues

@itsjustme Well to be clear - simple is not always better no, but SMD packages and their industrial solder joints wreck havoc on audio information. (As well as their non-audio grade THT versions). And not amplitude measurements, but sonic information. So while you can solve some problems with more complex circuits, you have to be mindful of the materials being used.

My theory of why most audiophiles prefer simple circuits, whether they know it or not, actually comes down to the physical quality of the components available in discreet, THT layouts, especially when you are shopping ones designed for audio. In short, a circuit is like the schematic for a deep space telescope - the angles of the mirrors, magnifications, and other math has to be right to transport the light from one end to the other and be mechanically stable, but the real quality of the information retrieved will be determined by the physical materials of the mirrors and glass. Just ask Leica. Once I understood that sound and light work the same way, in this regard, it totally opened my mind to building better audio systems. Just my experience!