Interesting to hear why, what makes an 818 better, what’s in there?

When you put AC in, it converts it to DC to run the circuits. Why would you spend so much money sending AC to a £3 SMPS? Top end servers, which appear to be the current top of the pile SQ wise, Pink Faun, Taiko, Antipodes etc focus hugely on PSs, grounding etc (plus software). They are using hybrid power supplies usw. Why not concentrate on what’s going into the circuits, get an excellent DC power supply, put it straight in? The power supplies aren’t that fussy about which AC cable is used, the magic happens inside, low drop regulators etc. It’s the DC that the circuits use that counts.

I’d imagine it’s much the same with DSP speakers, the magic happens inside, the regulation, grounding etc. Well that’s what Bob Stuart said when asked.

Meridian