What about your source? 555?
The 2 555PSDRs for ND555 No.2. Linn LP12 on No.2 also with KRadikal 2.
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That sounds like a good plan Dan. The only thing i would ask is what is actually powering your switches ?
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You could take a breath and just enjoy your amazing system, and go away on a well deserved holiday.
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@Dan_M and I have been busy gathering some ammunition for our power cable shoot-out; as you can see belowā¦
ā¦and yes, there is a Nordost Odin and a Shunyata Sigma X in amongst that lot!
I must just give a quick word of thanks to Trevor (over at Guildford Audio) who gave me unlimited access to his spare power cable bin!
I think Dan and I are looking forward to this!
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Switch 1 Farad Super 3 powers EE8.
Switch 2 Phoenixnet has itās own torodidal transformer.
So switches are not SMPS based. Only SMPS are Router and Fibre Broadband, fed by Ring Main.
Been on two recent breaks with kids during the summer!
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We have alot of firepower and alot of ammunition! 
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Thatās very good Dan. I had to ask because it is 100% important that nothing SMPS based is ever plugged into a BPS. For the simple reason that they would then just āpolluteā everything else on that side of the BPS.
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Iāve been researching everything and your idea of two BPS of 3000VA each spread over two circuits makes the most sense on my set up.
So absolutely agree on keeping SMPS off the BPSs.
I am sure I could put it all on one BPS 3000VA but with the type of music I play and the volume for sustained periods I believe the 2 x Airlink BPS 3000MPUK tapped to 240v or 250v would be spot on!
The 500DR series 4 power supplies being split over two circuits gives more headroom for large transients in power!
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@Geko & @Dan_M , really looking forward to your findings with that lot!
Some serious cables in that pile 
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Hi Dan,
If your cd player is on a ring main, be super careful about how you connect it to your dac or pre-amp in case either one is powered off a BPS.
You need to be extremely careful about earthing pathsā¦
Be very, very careful if you plan to mix ring main and BPS power.
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As a rule Dan when it comes to BPSās, you are always best of running about 2 times the KVA rating of a BPS as compared to what is plugged into it. In other words if you have a 1.5KVA pull plugged in, a 3KVA BPS is what you should be using. Lotās of redundancy yes, but the āblacksā in the sound are just gorgeous. Running 2 on 2 dedicated mains is just heaven, you will love it 
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The CD player and 2 switches LPS would be on a block run off the BPS.
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Absolutely. Nothing connected to the ring main should be connected electrically to anything plugged into a BPS.
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Hereās whatās providing the juice 
to my system:
Shunyata Denali 6000T V2
Fed by Russ Andrewās unswitched socket via Shunyata Venom V10 XC
System layout as follows:
- Zone 1 (Top - Outlets 1 or 2): Luxman D-10X via Alpha v2 NR. (Keeps high-frequency digital noise locked away at the top).
- Zone 2 (Middle - Outlets 3 or 4): Burmester 035 via Gamma NR. (Isolated analogue middle ground).
- Zone 3 (Bottom - Outlets 5 or 6): Burmester 956 via Siltech Classic Legend 880P. (Draws directly from the high-current QR/BBā¢ reservoir).
My system has never been so quiet. Listening to music I know very well, the detail and clarity available is so much better than previously setup via a Sean Jacobās power block.
It should be for the price difference but like @Dan_M , I have strategically bought 2nd hand or ex-demo when the opportunity arose.
The silence between notes when relevant is something to behold. 
Canāt wait to see what configuration you like best and why.
Good luck chaps 
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Thanks for your help and posts!,
I have tried to make things clear if you read my posts carefully. But it is a complicated set up.
The only thing connected to the ring main would be the Router and fibre Broadband. These are connected to switches which would be on the 2 BPSs. So the connection is via ethernet connection only from ring main to the BPS which will have the 2 LPS switches and SACD player!
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Part of me thinks I have done enough on my system as it sounds incredible. Another part says why not get the Balanced Power Supplies? What is there to loose?
What is there to gain?
You donāt know until you try?
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Absolutely true and spot on! 
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In my experience Dan there are only gains. In my own system the āblacknessā is palpable, and was in previous systems as well. But the one and absolute proof is when you take the BPS out of the system. Yes, itās still goodā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦but the level of detail is less, the mids donāt sing as much, the sibilance in the highs can at times be annoying. Put the BPS back inā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦pure bliss is restored.
I suspect for only an Ā£1100 outlay this is defo worth trying for you. Much much less than some exotic mains cable that only feeds one box. I also suspect you are very close to pressing the buy button
You wonāt regret it.
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