You are pretty much mirroring my experience with the Farad. Both very high and very low frequencies seem to be affected, which seems to remove some of the āspeedā compared to the SMPS or one other LPS that I have. This obviously impacts PRAT and that typical āNaimā sound. I must say Iāve been a bit underwhelmed by most of the linear power supplies Iāve tried so far. They all seem to sound a bit slow and ponderous by comparison. To be honest I just wish Naim would build a switch and a power supply and then I could stop fretting about which one is best!
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Hi 
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Now you draw conclusions far too quickly,.based in my opinion,on a little lack of experience.
As an example,.I can mention thatā¦
Synergistic Research Purple Fuse (yes all their fuses),.needs between 200 and up to 300 hours of burn-in,you can read that in the Synergistic Research accompanying manual.
Then a linear powersupply also needs a number of hours of burn-in,.as others have already written.
AND,.for example, I just had my new Vertere Pulse Reference XLR-cables on a constant playlist for 100 hours.
You shouldnāt be so quick to draw conclusions,.which then turn out to be incorrect.
Let your new products play on a playlist for 200 hours (roughly eight days)ā¦
Then you can listen seriously and draw conclusions 
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Snappy start and switch of the melody, hard to explain really but kind of a fast-sounding system
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Well thatās my initial ālack of experienceā experience.
I wasnāt born yesterday. I know what burnin is.
But I tell you, it better sing opera after that 300 hours. Iām not paying that money just to get to the same level as SMPS.
In any case Iāll be sure to comment here and tag you Peder with my testing experience.
Whatās that other LPS you tried thatās better than Super3?
Hi ā¦
I previously had the EE8 switchā¦
I replaced it to get away from any SMPS in the music-system adding noice.
I have also replaced all SMPS devices in the house with linear powersupplyās for the same reason.
The result,.significantly better sound quality .
Good for you my experienced friend. Iām sure the sound is now so relaxed you can go to sleep 
Hi ā¦
Absolutely not,.on the contraryā¦
I hate ārelaxed soundāā¦!!
It instead addedā¦
ā¢ More energy
ā¢ More nerve
ā¢ More dynamics
ā¢ More timing
ā¢ More musical drive
ā¦etc etcā¦
Having SMPS in a music-system is not the most optimal.
But most importantly,.put your device on a playlist before jumping to conclusions.
Now I leave this ā¦
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Again, I didnāt jump on anything. Initial impressions are exactly how I said it. It sounds like a dead cow now.
Iāll test it donāt you worry.
As I now see you as an experienced audiophile almost betting on his life it will get better, how can I not expect it to blow my mind with all these attributes you bullet listed
Oh how I look forward to it!
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@JimDog Jimmy, tell me with your 44 years of experience, what does musical nerve and musical drive mean?
It depends where and how theyāre used. Network equipment in particular may have different requirements vs hifi stuff so the same good lps may behave with router not the same as with a dac. Iām using only smps now together with network stuff but a) connected through a power transformer b) with an optimised power cables after some trial and error. If not those 2 factors I would prefer a good lps like Farad or Plixir.
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Unfortunately, Iāve just found out that the guy who builds the supply that I have doesnāt make them anymore, which is a PITA. Itās an old Fidelity Audio one from a couple of years ago. He has a new range now. Iām trying to get a listen to some of his new stuff to see if itās as good? To be honest Iāve tried most of the āusual suspectsā in LPS format (around eleven now if I count the ones Iāve had twice) and have found them all to be very average in performance.
The Ferrum Hypsos looks very interesting with itās hybrid technology. Might be worth a listen?
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My 6000 EUR Ansuz D2 Powerswitch use an inbuilt SMPS which they have implemented and optimised. It sounds better than any LPS driven switch Iāve heard. PRaT!
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Yep, and thatād probably be my choice if i had 6,000 euro knocking about but Iām a bit short this week! 
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I paid almost half of a new PN 
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Wow. That is a good price!
You said it my friend, pratā¦
Tell me, I see Ansuz has some cheaper models. Do they have the same tech or? Have you audition any of them maybe?
A friend went from EE8 + Farad3 to A2 and thought it was a huge step. And then went on to D2 which is another step in definition, separation, prat. Ansuz is replacing ā2ā models with 3 now so there are good deals to be made.
Iāve had EE8 with Farad, Phoenixnet and Reiki Superswitch Pro against my D2. D2 is still here.
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I just thought you might have another brilliant advice for me thatās all. Is there a problem?