Recent content by alex-mayer

Dear cc_rider, I know this must be quite hard for you: You quoted Benchmark, and YES, right now do live with that, what they said: ...."can be....". ;) + :D

Benchmarkmedia.com says, I quote: "A well-designed switching power supply can be much quieter than a linear supply." So the important words are here "can be". A well-designed switching power supply can be as good as a LPS, maybe even better. An who is convinced that the simple $ 2.50 plug-in...

I bought this one for my WIIM Pro Plus (75,-- Euro incl. Tax): https://www.audiophonics.fr/en/hifi-power-supply/audiophonics-lpsu25-linear-regulated-low-noise-power-supply-usb-220v-to-5v-2a-25va-p-11364.html

No, not necessarily! Have you ever heard of a manufacturer making compromises when developping a product? The engineer might try to give his best - but then comes the marketing department, the sales-people, etc. who have the whole market with all the other products in their sight: So there is...

I just would underline that the use of a decent linear power supply ensures that no HF-garbage is being emitted by a cheap and questionable switching power supply. Even if the WIIM pro plus might "ignore" this HF-garbage - my analogue pre- and power amplifiers might not, as this HF-garbage ist...

WIIM Pro Plus with the Audiophonics LPSU25 power supply. Pre-amp: WBE Audio Veracity Power-amps: WBE Audio Essence 8000 mono power amps (and one pair WBE Audio Fusion 900 mono power amps for the stereo subwoofer, connected via a dbx 223xs active crossover) CD/SACD: YAMAHA CD-S3000

Unnecessary to discuss this with me: My listening rooms are excellent. No one should seek better speakers, amplifiers or CD/SACD-players, if room acoustics or loudspeaker positioning is not perfect. It is as simple as that.

Dear alpha-zulu, I just recommended to give it a try. That does not mean, that there will be an audible impact. And well, it is not necessary to emphasize that - room acoustics - loudspeakers and proper loudspeaker positioning is of utmost importance. Then comes the source (LP, CD, SACD...

@ Bobby Gonzales Just give it a try: Borrow from your dealer 2, 3 oder 4 power cords, and try them over a week-end.

@ Matterhorn Well, the best DACs either from AKM, ESS or Wolfson, are to my mind very close to each other. They do have a slightly different "tonanilty", but all in all they seem to me on a fairly similar level. Whereas the analog-out aswell as the power supply often shows much more technical...

Both DACs may be pretty good - I would not expect to find a noticeable sonic difference there. But the analog-output stages after the DAC may be very different: The op-amp used and the way the circuit is layed-out. Furthermore the quality of the power supply can make a difference. For that...

@ Rudivanb: Thank you for your offer. At present, I do not have a plan when I might exchange the power cable. And I might try as an alternative to the Supra an Eupen EMC/COM: https://shop.proaudiogear.de/Eupen-EMC/COM-Ferrit-Filterkabel-3x1qmm-Meterware Greetings from Germany, Alexander

@ homeduck: I do use only one USB connection for the WIIM Pro Plus. I am not sure about the possibility to use the two USB-out at once/in parallel mode. As there is no user manual, I cannot look it up - but I suppose that as long as the max. of 2A is respected, it should be possible to connect...

Yesteday I got my Audiophonics LPSU25 5V USB power supply. Solid build quality, no "strange sounds" or hum, does not get hot or even too warm. At present I use the analog-out of the WIIM Pro Plus - and using the Audiophonics LPSU25 5V USB "opens up" the sound overall. In France it sells for...

I use German made WBE Audio amplifiers, the WBE Veracity pre-amp and a pair of WBE Essence 8000 mono-power-amps. More on this manufacturer here https://www.wbe-audio.de/en-gb