Test WIIM pro+ with different power supplies

[D1N0]

I tested my iPower X I use on the WIIM pro on the Argon SOLO, not expecting anything because the Argon is supposed to clean the power by itself. Not so much. Immediate difference. So I had to get a second iPower..... I could pick that out in a blind A/B test (not a double blind, those are stupid)

 

[adias]

I vouch for an iPhone 5V usb supply. Clean.

 

[edo gawa]

THANK YOU So it’s a 5V one I need to look for, yes ?

Yes 5V. And make sure you get the iPower2 (not the original). It's better.

 

[cc_rider]

Audio Myth - "Switching Power Supplies are Noisy"

This Myth Goes Something Like This: "Switching supplies are noisy." "Linear power supplies are best for audio." We disagree!

benchmarkmedia.com

 

[alex-mayer]

Benchmarkmedia.com says, I quote:
"A well-designed switching power supply can be much quieter than a linear supply."

So the important words are here "can be".

A well-designed switching power supply can be as good as a LPS, maybe even better.

An who is convinced that the simple $ 2.50 plug-in switching power supply we get "for free" with a competitively priced WIIM Pro Plus is "well-designed"?

It is sufficient to make the WIIM Pro Plus work? Yes!

Is it better than a well-designed LPS? I do not think so!

Is it as good as a well-designed switching power supply, as Benchmark refers to? I do doubt it.

Greetings from Germany,
Alexander

 

[cc_rider]

ROFL

 

[onlyoneme]

And who says that the ripple noise level is the only thing which matters?

 

[alex-mayer]

Dear cc_rider,

I know this must be quite hard for you:

You quoted Benchmark, and YES, right now do live with that, what they said: ...."can be....".

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[D1N0]

Apart from being noisy to the device they are powering, switch modes also saturate the surrounding area with em radiation. Try holding a non-contact voltage tester near one (for testing for live wires in walls). It will start responding in quite a wide area. This is EM radiation that other non connected components will also pick up.