New/upgraded TC-7520 power supply?

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Originally Posted by Getgaff

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I strongly advise people to avoid that POS power supply.

My first PSU failed 3 months after the warranty expired. The second PSU failed after just 3 months. My third PSU now sits in a drawer gathering dust.

If you want a second opinion read this,

http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=61090

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I had one of those PSUs and it was fine, was using for my Squeezebox and I found it improved the sound.
I only passed it on when sound improvements introduced by the 7520 negated the improvements the PSU made.
Swapped it for an NVA Digital coax and got even more improvement! :)
Opinions are varied on the use of a PSU for the Squeezebox, but there is no question about a better PSU for Stans Dac.

When I had this PSU it never failed, ran hot or any other problems.
Perhaps you had a bad 'un?

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Cant comment on Stans new one - it could be better, who knows?[/QUOTE]
....and we wont know unless we get some feedback.

Yup.

In the meantime though........

Have any of you guys tried running your StanDAC on a battery? :)

Yes I did-wasnt impressed.

How about a PS kit? http://www.quasarelectronics.com/cfe004.htm

I don't think a lot of regulated linears are going to be the best match for one of these dacs, you want something with a stiff output to keep thousands of uf's worth of input caps charged

Any recommendations Leo?

I'm happy with the Maplin + Krystal Power lead, but be good to get some potentials?

If you have the Maplin SMPS one I don't think its worth upgrading tbh, you may only get small differences
I know lots of linear regulated psu's which have cleaner outputs than a SMPS but their not suited for the type of supply in this dac, they just don't go with high uf's on the output.

Thanks Leo

I shall add the new PSU as a separate item for purchase in May. The initial feedback from customers who have tried it with the TC-7510 is very positive, as is the feedback from those with a TC-7520 who upgraded from the TC-7510 psu to the TC-7520 psu. Upgrade price is £21 for UK and £23 for the rest of Europe. That includes P&P.

Stan