Squeezebox Touch Powersupply

[jbloggs]

I imported one of these and could hear an improvement

http://www.welbornelabs.com/squeeze.htm

they had 20% off when I bought mine and the pound was at over $2 to the pound so it was a good price then
may be a little much now

Clive

This was the (Touch) PSU that I mentioned and linked to in This thread, however, the one comment made about it was rather terse...

[Darren]

Just as a wee aside boys....
Which file format do you prefer: WAV or FLAC?
Space isnt really an issue so it's down to sound quality. Have you heard any difference?
Thanks in advance.

[Tim]

Just as a wee aside boys....
Which file format do you prefer: WAV or FLAC?
Space isnt really an issue so it's down to sound quality. Have you heard any difference?
Thanks in advance.

You shouldn't be able to hear a difference between FLAC & WAV and of all the testing I have done between the two I cannot tell the difference, so I only have FLAC for the reduced library size. There are members here who keep both, but play FLAC, with the WAV file is a backup. I guess at the end of the day, try them both and see, but I doubt you would be able to tell the difference in a blind test?

[Stratmangler]

Just as a wee aside boys....
Which file format do you prefer: WAV or FLAC?
Space isnt really an issue so it's down to sound quality. Have you heard any difference?
Thanks in advance.

FLAC.
WAV is no good for tag support.
And I can't tell the difference between WAV and FLAC either

[Stratmangler]

This was the (Touch) PSU that I mentioned and linked to in This thread, however, the one comment made about it was rather terse...

As Gary said, beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

[jbloggs]

As Gary said, beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

clive7164 wrote in Post 20 of this thread:

I imported one of these and could hear an improvement

I also know of at least one other person who has this PSU (for the Touch) and they also report and improvement in sound quality (even as I reported in the Here)...

Have you used this PSU, or do you have experience of it and if you haven't why are you knocking it, is a comment from a user (clive7164) that he found an improvement not enough for you?

[WAD62]

I'm sure it sounds good, but a power supply that's more expensive than the device it powers, is a little excessive IMHO...

Oh and whilst I'm here FLAC, FLAC, FLAC, FLAC, etc...

[WAD62]

I've just been on the blower to maplins HQ;

There would appear to be some confusion at maplins about the VN10L...

They have 3 different suppliers and three different product codes (none of which are on the box), the ones I bought for my SB receivers (9V) about a month ago were discounted to £12.99, have a red maplins label on the device, and cover 1.5,3,4.5,6,7.5,9 & 12 v range.

The ones in the Coventry store are as above, but now at £18.99

The current one advertised on the web page has a blue maplins label and cover 5,6,7.5,9,12,13.2 v range. Perfect for my SB3 and for the touch too!

So the question is how can one acquire the updated one?

Maplins are apparently going to get in touch with me, I'll post their response if I get one

Tony what does your recently bought VN10L look like, what voltage options does it offer, and is the maplins logo red?

Ok Maplins have just got back to me about the VN10L.

As suspected they're changing their supplier the...

1.5,3,4.5,6,7.5,9 & 12 v range version is old stock and still in the stores.

Whereas if you order from the web site you will receive the new version which is the 5,6,7.5,9,12,13.2 v range version.

I've just ordered one for my SB3, 5V, it also may be OK for a Beresford as it now goes up to 13.2V

Happy days!

[jbloggs]

I'm sure it sounds good, but a power supply that's more expensive than the device it powers, is a little excessive IMHO...

I don't look at it that way...

My system cost me >£2000, so I look at what upgrades will improve the sound quality and at what cost, in the case of the Touch PSU it would appear that replacing the stock one yields a decent improvement, in my system I don't see how I would effect a better improvement for spending this money on the Touch PSU elsewhere.

I also note that spending £60 on a Mark Grant power cable is not frowned upon but looked upon as a sound investment here on AoS (which I agree with), however, persons could point out that spending £60 on a simple bit of cable is wildly excess and pointless!

I've just ordered one for my SB3, 5V,

I will be interested to see what results this gives.

[WAD62]

I will be interested to see what results this gives.

I already have two of the original model for each of my SB receivers (@ 9V), and they give tremendous improvements for both the digital and analogue outputs.

As I mentioned in my original post

FYI Check out posts 14 & 15 & this thread http://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?t=10134

We'll see what happens with the SB3, fingers crossed

I like the 'economy of scale' that maplins gives

P.S. We've all spent a lot of money on our systems here, it's just a question of what that money gets you, and for the £200 you've spent on a linear PSU for your touch, I've got 3 for my SB players, 2 more for my T-Amps, and have change left over for a Beresford DAC...Oh and a trip round t' world on't QE2