Quote Originally Posted by Arkless Electronics View Post

I am not for one second saying that any SMPS will power any piece of hi fi equipment and give the same sound quality. What I am saying is that a well implemented use of a SMPS, with suitable filtering etc, will then equal a linear supply.
Thank you for clarifying, Jez. I think that is very helpful.

To answer the obvious question here, no you can't tell which pieces of equipment have suitable post PSU circuitry to make the choice of PSU irrelevant without suitable knowledge of electronics...
Or we could use our ears