Fancy outlets on the computer side...

[sandyk]

3 hours ago, mfaoro said:

I have read in many places (including this forum) that upgrading AC outlets on the front end of a system (streamer, amp, etc) can have a positive effect on sound quality.

 

 See also my post 15835 https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/topic/30376-a-novel-way-to-massively-improve-the-sq-of-computer-audio-streaming/page/634/#comments

 

[sandyk]

3 hours ago, Speedskater said:

Computers have a SMPS.  SMPS's don't much care about the AC power quality.

 

It is correct that most Computers have an SMPS. It is also correct that they don't much care about the AC Power quality, as many send a lot of their harmonic related rubbish back into the A.C. mains supply ,which may degrade the performance of signal level devices  connected to the mains supply unless additional mains filtering is used, or a separate mains feed is used.

[sandyk]

37 minutes ago, gmgraves said:

, and how about fuses? Have you replaced the on-board fuses for each component? Have you bypassed them with bits if 12 gauge solid copper wiring? Fuses are a bottle-neck you know. They have resistance and the conductors in fuses are tiny compared to the power cords you are using.

Tch ! Tch!

 Please don't jest about things like that. Some reader(s) may try to do this with possibly disastrous results

 

 

[sandyk]

1 minute ago, gmgraves said:

The point is that fitting costly mains sockets, upgrading the wall wiring, and fitting expensive  power cables from the wall to the input sockets on the backs of one’s components, is futile if it all narrows down to a tiny filament of fuse wire before the current is even applied to the power transformer’s primary

 George

 Clearly you have never had problems with the cheap IEC sockets and plugs used with some gear , where you may even lose mains power to have it return when you forcefully reinsert the IEC 3 pin plug. I replaced an IEC socket for this very reason.

 

Regards

Alex

[sandyk]

31 minutes ago, Don Hills said:

Using a LPS to replace the SMPS in a computer seems to be a popular mod. But it ignores the elephant in the room - the SMPSes on the motherboard that supply the CPU and peripheral chips. They're much more intimately coupled to the internal circuitry.

(I agree that a LPS for the main supply can reduce noise fed back into the mains, although a good line filter will do that too.)
 

 

 The main beneficiaries of an internal LPSU are the SATA devices such as an Optical device and both OS SSD and Music storage SSDs, and a USB card where installed . Internal sound cards usually have a further improved power supply .