Power supply poll for Chord Qutest
I’m looking for experience-based opinions here on which linear power supplies Agoners have found to provide the greatest benefit when used with Chord Qutest DAC. I have personal experience with upgraded MCRU and Swagman Labs supplies in different applications, and have been quite happy.
Here are the models I am currently considering:
-MCRU - Option 2
-Swagman Labs SE
-Sbooster BOTW P&P ECO MKII
-Teddy Pardo MiniTeddy 5/2
My budget is under $500. If you swear by other lps products you’ve used with the Qutest DAC, I would be interested to hear about it. I have several different PCs on hand to try with a new lps. FWIW, I tried a 5v ifi XPOWER switching supply I have on hand, and it sounds awful with the Qutest, but sounds very good in other applications, including with a Chord Mojo2.
Thanks in advance for your input.
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Thanks for your input folks. @mickeyb, you might be missing something. Converting any switching power supply in your system to linear supply has the general benefit of getting noise out of your mains that even your Furman can’t completely clean up. And the benefits of a good power supply to digital gear is usually significant and immediate. That’s why you rarely see switching supplies in very high end audio gear. Look into it. in
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