[reynaldohm]

@Thorsten Loesch
I have the new iFi NEO iDSD 2 and I replaced the 12v Power Supply that came with the DAC with the iFi iPower Elite Power Supply 12v.
I think there was an improvement, or could it be a placebo effect?

 

[Thorsten Loesch]

@Thorsten Loesch
I have the new iFi NEO iDSD 2 and I replaced the 12v Power Supply that came with the DAC with the iFi iPower Elite Power Supply 12v.
I think there was an improvement, or could it be a placebo effect?

If the original was a proper iPower (I don't know if they still make them) then an elite would likely not provide an upgrade.

Thor

 

[reynaldohm]

iPower 2

iPowerX

iPower Elite

 

[Thorsten Loesch]

iPower 2


iPowerX


iPower Elite

I know, I was involved in the design for all of them and they are based on my tech originally developed for the first generation iPower. Performance is basically identical, due to the higher power the Plus/Elite actually is more noisy and has more common mode noise than the lower power unit, but it's not large. I also note that the iPower 2 seems to have more high grade output capacitors, which should make it perform better than X, though again the margin's are not large.

Unless the Neo 2 needs more power than iPower (X) can deliver then objectively they all perform essentially indistinguishable.

One key difference, Elite has an Earth Connection, standard and X has not. Depending on system context that can make a fair difference.

Thor