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Old 8th December 2011, 12:56 PM   #1
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Default Usb powered from pc. Or dedicated psu.

Hi . i have a dac wich is powered from usb .

Would there be any sonic benefit to running it from a dedicated regulated 5 volt psu. Thanks for reading

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Old 9th December 2011, 08:38 PM   #2
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I had a look at my usb meter and the 5 volts looks pretty clean.
But i do have it well decoupled.
Its worth putting a scopr on the 5 volts to see if there is much noise on it.
If there is decouple it better or provide an external power supply.
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