Oh gawd! First we have a bake-off between switches, now we need a bake-off between linear power supplies to power those switches to get the best out of them.
Paul Hynes, Sean Jacobs, MCRU, Plixir, Uptone, geez the list goes on.
Agreed itās a tough one to call Nigel. Those who have tried adding a linear power supply have found it beneficial but as to how they perform one against another would need a lot of resources to evaluate.
I believe the MCRU power supplies offer a money back guarantee, but the others seem more custom built/made to order. Any idea who offers a return policy.
Well being a simple type and Signals having Plixir in single and dual railā¦i can borrow and return, price is reasonableā¦if it goes wrong they get it back. But if it does not make a difference. Will try Paul Hynes as Michael has done. MCRU market against a specific product like ER but give no details on power output. Well thats my thinking so far.
I know @frenchrooster has the MCRU PS for his ER (although I see he has not updated his profile) and rates it more highly than a few other LPSs he tried previously.
Yes, its tempting at the price for the basic but really adds up when you get to the FR pinnacle level. I can get a dual rail plixir for thatā¦but should i buy British nags at me?
Whilst vastly more expensive than some of the options mentioned above I can say that the DC3 gave more of an uplift than the ER itself. On that basis, spending a bit more on the P/S will probably pay dividends. It does seem counter intuitive to pay so much for a P/S to power something small in size and relatively low value.
Yes, you can return easily.
But if Nigel wants 2 rails, better perhaps go to DC3, or Uptone Js2. Mine costed around 850, but DC3 with Mundorph capacitors is twice the price I think to remember.
Their website had the price going up and down, full of stock, then no stock, more arriving 26 Oct, then no infoā¦happening from day to dayā¦i got cold feet. I bought direct from Uptone, they ship on Oct 29th.
Oh and they did not reply to my email asking about the next batch due date when Uptone had a shipping dateā¦that kind of finished them for me. Each to their own.