Upgraded power cord for those that care.

[harkpabst]

Yeah you are smarter than me, what can I say

I'm not after an argument with you. I'm just asking if we both have the same understanding of what my comment was about. Let me explain it just so there's no misunderstanding: People have complained about built-in switching mode power supplies because they are oh so unreliable. An outbound PS would be much better because this could be replaced more easily. When asked about what the problems with dying PSUs were, we heard nothing but examples of external PSUs failing. I found it to be funny how that could be turned into an argument against a built-in SMPS when not even the collection of anecdotal evidence contained any example of an internal SMPS failing.

Like everything else, a power supply fails if it is cheaply made or permanently driven at its max. load capacity. It doesn't necessarily fail because it is built-in (and even less because it is switching mode).

 

[Kblade97]

I'm not after an argument with you. I'm just asking if we both have the same understanding of what my comment was about. Let me explain it just so there's no misunderstanding: People have complained about built-in switching mode power supplies because they are oh so unreliable. An outbound PS would be much better because this could be replaced more easily. When asked about what the problems with dying PSUs were, we heard nothing but examples of external PSUs failing. I found it to be funny how that could be turned into an argument against a built-in SMPS when not even the collection of anecdotal evidence contained any example of an internal SMPS failing.

Like everything else, a power supply fails if it is cheaply made or permanently driven at its max. load capacity. It doesn't necessarily fail because it is built-in (and even less because it is switching mode).

I’m not upset at all. Obviously I got confused with the internal switch mode power supply versus outboard. I thought we were talking outboard only, so yeah I didn’t get your joke. But no worries whatsoever thanks for the explanation. I had an emotiva processor for a decade that had an internal switch mode power supply never had a problem with it. Again no worries i was not paying attention to the comments obviously, have a great evening enjoy the fight and the music. It’s a great time to be a music lover. If you would’ve
told me 15-20 years ago, that I could by transport/dac for hundreds of dollars and get this kind of sound I would’ve said you were crazy. Coming from a guy that has spent way too much money on Audio.
All the best,
Greg