Thinking back... we were modding the G series PSU's a few years ago...

2006 - The new Clean Debate about Clean power supplies also related AudioCircle - Meridian G68ADV Pre/Pro


Meridian buy in SMPS units to avoid the cost of the CE Certification and testing. I have always had reservations, especially with the cheap input filter behind the IEC socket. I recall that bypassing this opens up the dynamics to some extend, a little less Merlot.

In the end I concluded that the factory arrangement appeared fine for digital only, anything with a DAC and an analogue output board deserved a better power source. For those sceptical, try to find a NAIM dealer and listen to their top CDP's with and without the XPS power supply attached. It's not that the internal PSU is poor, it's just the external one is so much better.

Remember, this complete unit powers ONLY the analogue output stage

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An inside picture of one of the world's best DAC (Minerva Medea). The right hand side is a full Class A output stage.

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The whole unit is double shielded against electrostatic and electromagnetic radiation. In my opinion a completely different league of construction.... In this league of sound quality everything matters and the attention to detail is what yields the results.



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