I have an older HDPlex 400W power supply and thought it sounded pretty good. So I purchased HDPLEX’s 300W power supply a few weeks ago. Came out to $585 for a quad-rail power supply – which isn’t bad considering others are charging more than double for a single rail.
I have linear power supplies for pretty much every component in my system, including my modem, router, and network switches. I don’t think any audiophile would argue that clean power and better isolation are essential for a more “live” and analog listening experience.
I’m planning to compare a few high-end linear power supplies soon and will be testing them with a variety of components. To name a few, I have a custom server, Intel NUC, SOtM switch, laptop, and the JCAT USB Xtreme PCI card – which I think uses a similar regulator on the HDPlex power supply. Many audiophiles will use one for their Raspberry Pi, squeezeboxes, and other streamers.
Let me know in the comments below which power supplies you want to see compared. Make sure to hit that bell so you’ll be the first to be notified when the review drops.
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Paul Pang, Paul Hynes, HD Plex 300W (which is the one I am interested in because of the 4 rails), Fidelizer, Sean Jacobs, and Farad.
Hi Jay,
Have you thought about adding the Ferrum Hypnos power supply? That would be awesome!
https://ferrum.audio/
Will try to get it in!
You forgot the new comer : Ferrum Hypsos psu
Hi Jay,
It would be great if you would include the Ferrum Hypsos in your comparison. Thank you!
https://ferrum.audio/
Jay,
Thank you for your great reviews and comparison testing. I find your comparison tests to be particularly informative since you are better able to describe the subjective benefits of one product versus others when having something to compare to.
Power supplies that would be of most interest to me for a comparison test are the following:
Paul Hynes Designs
UpTone Audio
Sbooster
Mojo Audio
Farad Power Supplies
Thanks again!
Jeff
I'll contact all on the list.
I would love it if you could include Paul Hynes, Farad Power Supplies, Keces, Fidelizer, JCAT, Mojo and Uptone.
Add Plixir elite to that list
I've contacted 16 vendors so far. I'll add them to the list.
Jcat, but interested to read the review of any.
The brand new Ifi IPower Elite needs to to be tested