Originally Posted by WelwynNick
At this point I have to admit that I'm starting to get nervous, as the 800/861 only work at all because they were developed around an SMPS. If they'd been designed around a linear supply, the development would surely have taken a slightly different course. How do I know, for example, that I won't suffer from a mains-related hum on the analogue outputs, that Meridian would never had had to worry about when using an SMPS? How do I know that everything will start-up in the right sequence? How do I know that something won't oscillate? Or a hundred other things that I haven't thought of?

Your candour does you credit, and you've already provided a huge amount of learning for anyone who is contemplating a PSU transplant. I know I won't be the only one wishing you best of luck with this...great work, and I look forward to the next installments!

Cheers

George