Hi, one more phono stage post sorry! Can someone please explain the sonic benefits to adding an outboard “linear power supply” box for a phono stage, instead of just using the regular old AC/DC converter that the phono stage comes with? I’m referring to something like this, which would be a standalone unit just for powering the phono stage instead of using the internal, ‘one box’ stock option

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/2251832818461385.html?gatewayAdapt=glo2usa4itemAdapt

How would the sound quality improve? Is it a super noticeable difference?

Thanks!!

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  • 2old2care@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    A power supply only has a “sound” if you are hearing hum. A phono preamp needs only a tiny amount of power to function and any power source with reasonable filtering will be fine. If you want to be a purist, set up your phono preamp to be powered by batteries.