Originally Posted by WelwynNick
I was hoping that the 95 would use a linear power supply for everything, but from the LAAudioFile piece, it sounds like its only for the analogue board, which is a shame. I think the noise generated by a switching supply can corrupt digital audio and increase jitter, but it looks like there won't be any improvement there, which is slightly disappointing.

Nick

"I connected both of the Ayre's HDMI outputs to inputs on the Class� CT-SSP (along with the outputs from the Oppo BDP-83SE and the Sony XA-5400ES SACD player), but immediately defaulted to the Ayre's HDMI A/V Output in order to compare it with the Oppo. Since this output path is identical to that in the BDP-83 but Ayre does support it with their linear power supplies, I wanted to know whether the latter offered an audible advantage over the original's switching power supplies. It didn't."

Music in the Round #46 | Stereophile.com

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