Originally Posted by Ian
Wouldn't surprise me if batteries for powering some audio equipment become the norm again.
Battery tech has developed significantly since this was last in vogue, hasn't it? iirc, there were problems associated with batteries at the time, which were different issues to mains power(?).

It's an interesting thought - no clue what would be required to even set this up as a test, though.

Has anyone compared, e.g., a Chord Hugo powered by battery vs mains to see if there's a difference?

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