Any audible benefit in using an LPS with a Nucleus?

[NipperDog]

Hey guys, we’ve all heard that a linear power supply improve the sound of certain audio devices. I was wondering if it would be beneficial to replace the wall wart that came with my Nucleus with an LPS.

Have any of you tried this and what were the results?

[Marian (I stand with Ukraine)]

Since Nucleus is a digital audio server, it doesn’t matter what power supply it uses.

[AceRimmer (Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast!)]

This might be an interesting read…

Linear Power supply question, does it matter if streaming?

I’m setting up a system, that will rely on a Rasberry Pi 4 outputting to the a Chord Qutest DAC, and then into my Rega Brio R. I’ve been using Roon for a while outputting through the same Rasberry Pi and Chord Mojo and have just been using my workstation Mac as the Core. I’d like to set up a core- I’ll likely get a i5 or i7 10th gen NUC. I’ve seen posts here about using a linear power supply. This makes me wonder if most people are using their Rock wired into their systems. As in Rock directly …

[InVinoVeritasty]

I, for one, am a little disappointed that my Nucleus isn’t a bit more discriminating about what plugs in.

[bruce_bosler1 (bruce bosler)]

moderators should lock this thread. It has been discussed endlessly and the result is always the same. If you let it go long enough you will get equal parts

1. No, it can’t possibly matter
2. Yes, it definitely makes a difference
3. it depends

it is never settled, the debate is always the same, and it is not only endless, it is endlessly tiresome

now let’s move on

[AceRimmer (Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast!)]

Jeez, what a killjoy!

[NipperDog]

Ummm, you do realize that you have a choice of which threads you read, right?

[bruce_bosler1 (bruce bosler)]

ummmm, you do realize my point is no less valid? This “discussion” will go the way of

1. do ethernet cables make a difference?
2. do ethernet switches make a difference
3. does anything in the digital realm make a difference?

it will result in much pontification and no useful exchange of information… you can search here and any other audio forum and find the same useless, endless debates just like the one theHammer pointed out… in other words … it is another complete waste of time

now, everyone move on, nothing to see here

[danny (Danny Dulai)]

uh… unsure what @NipperDog is up to, but he already posted a nearly identical topic here:

Was it worth switching to an LPS from the wall wart that came with your Nucleus?

For those of you who have switched from the wall wart that was included with the Nucleus, to a linear power supply, was it worth the cost and trouble? Is it a change you would recommend? My core is a Nucleus Rev. B and it’s feeding a DirectStream DAC.

closing / unlisting this thread. we have the above thread already.