Linear Power Supply?


Can someone tell me exactly what an LPS supposedly does to improve the operation of a turntable motor? Does it run more precisely at a given speed? Does it vibrate less? I have a SOTA Eclipse motor with Condor and Roadrunner. SOTA is coming out with an LPS option which they say is better than the SMPS wall wart, but I want to know exactly how it’s better. If less noise in my system is the benefit, then I believe I already have that addressed because I plug it into my PS Audio P20 power regenerator.

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Showing 1 response by petaluman

For the OP, as noted above, all electrical questions in high end are ... complicated.  First perturbation, though, I'm inclined to believe that the elasticity of the drive belt would tend to filter out any micro-differences between a well-designed SMPS & LPS outputs. 

That said, I'm willing to assume that: 1) SOTA carefully chose the wall wart they currently use, and 2) they believed that an LPS *could* make a difference, tried it, and feel that it did.  Maybe they'll let you try one out?

Good luck with your decision!  Please let us know if you take the leap.