moodyrn
Headphoneus Supremus
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I remember reading a post some time ago about someone saying the power supply affects audio quality. At the time I didn't put too much stock into that since the power supply has to power so many things other than the audio out. I didn't think that it would really affect audio quality. But I now see I was wrong. I've been using a raidmax infinity 600 watt power supply that has served my well for the last four years. Recently it has become noisy, and I knew it was now time to upgrade. I just upgraded to a seasonic 750x power supply. I chose this because of the efficiency and the low ripple ratings. I really wasn't looking for an improvement in audio quality, so it was a pleasant surprise to hear that I got a very noticeable improvement in that area. The term I would use to describe the improvements are the same most people would use to describe an improvement upgrading their dac. It sounds like a veil has been lifted. Everything is clearer. The highs are more extended and detailed. The bass it punchier, and the sound as a whole is much smoother. Other non audio improvements are the access times with my other hard drives. It use to be about a 3 to 5 second delay whenever I access files on any hard drive other than my main C drive. Of course it's much quieter as well. There's also a small improvement in video quality when watching blu-rays. Well this is a lesson learned. I will never dismiss anyone else claims without trying it myself.