WiiM into Outboard DAC

I think to spend almost as much or slightly more on a decent LPS, power cord and DC cable as the streamer itself but I've found it to be very worthwhile. YMMV, just basking in the mediocrity here. 

“Basking in the mediocrity” 😂

I suppose I belong to the mediocrity basking club too. I sold all my external DACs after comparing them to the WiiM Ultra’s. Some of those DACs retailed for many times the Ultra’s price. 
 

Anyhow, there is no way to bypass the onboard power supplies in the WiiM devices without opening up the units. Not sure how an LPS improves streaming, especially when an external DAC is involved. Seems much more likely it’s a placebo effect. 

I am using the linked power supply from Aliexpress, which is a very high value item IMO, along with a Preffair D503 power cable with all copper male & iec connectors  and a silver DC cable (you will want a GX 16 2 Pin, Pin 1+, Pin 2- to USB C connector on that for the Wiim-I went with an all silver cable for that), both also from Aliexpress.  

 

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000926193605.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.79.130518025vG8xU

 

So how on earth is this bypassing the internal SMPS? 😂 

It's definitely not bypassing the internal SMPS because..........

there is no internal SMPS in the Pro Plus that I use (or the Mini, or the straight Pro for that matter). So you don't need to bypass what is not there and the Mini, Pro and Pro Plus can very easily and simply be used with a linear power supply. 

The Ultra does have an internal power supply-it would require some surgery to be used with a LPS (and there are some aftermarket options available but they're pricey). 

Signed, 

"Basking in the mediocrity, enjoying the placebo effect."

hdm

Has anyone here used the Sbooster linear power supplies (sold by Upscale)? Are the Chinese cheapo’s just as good? I have a Wiim Pro Plus and will soon be running it into a DAC as the sound wasn’t good enough. I have a CD player with built-in dac (Emotiva CR-4) but am leaning to an external DAC for both the Wiim and CD player.

BTW I also have an older Monarchy Audio DIP 24/96 that I used as a re-clocking device from my old CD player (that only had toslink out), but that source is gone. Do modern dac's reclock as the signal comes in, or would this still be a worthwhile addition in the chain before the dac?