Does AC Power Cord to Linear Power Supply matter?


About to run Core Audio Tech Kora LPS to Jcat USB card. Does the AC power cord to the LPS matter?
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Showing 2 responses by lewinskih01

I don't know, but I guess it matters just as it does with other power cords. Is it worth the sound improvement? I guess only you can answer that.

FWIW, my highly optimized PC with linear PS has a generic power cable.

I also think it depends how the rest of the PC is powered. For example, if you provide ultra clean power to the JCAT, but the rest of the computer is supplied from a noisy PS, I suspect the power cord to the PS will make less of a difference than if the mobo and (assuming) SSD for the OS are each fed from a clean source.

But this is my guess. I suggest you post this question at the JPlay forum, where some folks have been experimenting big time with many combinations of power supply methods. I've seen you around computeraudiophile.com, but I don't think people there are as open minded about power supplies as on the other forum mentioned.

Let us know how it goes!
Saw you at JCat forum. Good!

BTW, since you have several aftermarket PCs, why don't you try for yourself? Choose the PC you deem makes the least impact in your system now and replace it with a generic PC. Get used to the new sound. Then use that aftermarket PC for you linear PS and listen for changes. Cheap and easy test, and you can see if it makes a difference in YOUR system. That beats all others' opinions.