I should add that the link above describes what appear to be very well thought out supplies, at a not-insane price considering what's inside them. I pay little attention to the stand alone LPS market since i design LPSes for use within products. And when i need my own personal outboard LPS i just build it ( i have genero PCBs that i fab and can adapt to most uses).
Simplest Linear PSU?
Which linear power supplies can you recommend that have the least amount of miniaturized SMD and semiconductor nonsense?
I wish Audionote made a stand alone PSU. I know Weiss does, it looks good, but pricey. Looking for something simple already made to DIY with.
thanks in advance!!
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Regulation, if perfect brings noise to zero. Nothing in this world is perfect. Most regulators generate high frequency noise which can have nasty audible effects (likely beats, but it really doesn't matter - they do). I agree that overall they are the place to start, and are essential for many dynamic loads. But filtering can help. Everyone needs to keep in mind that psycho acoustically the signature of noise/distortion is often more important than its magnitude. We LIKE large amounts of consonant distortion in some tube amps. But we HATE tiny amounts of dissonant distortion. This is music theory 101
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@itsjustme "This means he wants his transistors to have three long legs rather than three short tabs. Period. End" That’s quite some black and white thinking. What I said implies a lot of things so let me clarify : 1. I don’t like the sound of SMD components, so seek to reduce as many as possible. 2. Therefore, SMPS are definitely out. Hence the title - LPS desired. 3. Many LPS still have extra circuitry and pack in a ton of SMD components. If they were at least through-hole, I could upgrade to audio grade (Audionote, discreet regulators, etc). 4. KISS concept is the goal, and I intentionally left more details about my application out to research recommendations from people. Thanks for all the recommendations.
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