Carlos AD815 pre voltage supply recommendations

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Im thinking to use +/- 5V for the AD815 for two reasons one is there are very few voltage regulators which can actually give super ultra low noise like 2uV in that voltage and yet be discrete. If we scale up there are again which can give noise as much as 4.1uV.

I just have a doubt that if we use +/-5V will it sound the same or we need to use higher voltages like +/-12V or 15V to get the best possible sound quality?
 
I run my AD815s on 5-6V, doesn't degrade the SQ. PSU noise is secondary to PSU impedance for this, as its operating in class B.

Running on low voltage has the advantage that the caps on the supply can have larger values in the same physical space. Hence I'd recommend < 6.3V so that 6.3V rated caps can be used.
 
Dynamics isn't reduced by running from lower voltage but will be reduced by using a normal regulator. The noise spec of the regulator isn't really much of a guide to how much noise you'll get on the rails in practice due to modulation of the supply current.
 
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