For what its worth, here are my two cents about this subject. I do think that linear power can improve sound quality on analog outputs. The SB3 with stock PSU is a decent performer. It does outperform my previous owned Denon CD transport costing three times as much (and a few years older). However I always found S sounds slightly hard/not natural sounding on the SB3. Since my linear DIY psu, Ive noticed improvements in this area.
There is absolute no need to spend tons of money on a PSU. Ive spend around $25 on parts. Ive seen aftermarket PSUs for the SB3 costing about a house. There isnt a single reason to justify that, besides maybe mind masturbation. Do it only if you use the analog outputs, dont bother when you going to use a DAC. A DAC can certainly improve things. I know because I own a Transporter also ;-) As most people will agree on, the biggest improvements can be made with speakers, 2nd the amp and 3rd the source. When the first two are not at a certain level, I wouldnt bother at all about SB3 mods (The SB3 is good enough). -- S2K ------------------------------------------------------------------------ S2K's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12675 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=63349
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