peter braun
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Though the new stereophile issue denounces the use of the Ault power supply which was originally recommended with the X-CAN v2, I contacted Sam Tellig and this what he had to say -
"So far as I know, the fact is that one person had an X-Cans V2 fail while hooked up to an Ault power supply. Apparently this person left the unit powered all the time. Also, so far as I know, this was an isolated instance.
I don't know whether the particular unit failed because of the power supply or for some other reason. There could have been a defective Ault unit. On the other hand, there could have been a problem with the X-Cans itself, or its tubes, and it might have failed while connected to its wall wart. Or -- not likely but possible -- the guy's voltage might have been so high, out of the mains, that it fried the Ault and the Ault, in turn, burned out the X-Cans.
I confirmed with Antony Michealson, of Musical Fidelity, that the Ault power supply should work just fine, based on its published specs. It has certainly done so for me ... and, it appears, for you.
What can I advise? Don't leave your unit powered all the time -- it wastes tubes. If the unit fails while still under warranty, don't tell your dealer or the importer that you were using anything other than the wall wart. I myself would not listen to miserable sound -- and the wall wart power supply t hat's supplied seriously compromises the X-Cans' performance. In my opinion.
Good listening. Remember, too, no gear lasts forever.
Sam ''
I am still going to be using mine and I would highly recommend that any other X-CAN users give this tweak a try.
"So far as I know, the fact is that one person had an X-Cans V2 fail while hooked up to an Ault power supply. Apparently this person left the unit powered all the time. Also, so far as I know, this was an isolated instance.
I don't know whether the particular unit failed because of the power supply or for some other reason. There could have been a defective Ault unit. On the other hand, there could have been a problem with the X-Cans itself, or its tubes, and it might have failed while connected to its wall wart. Or -- not likely but possible -- the guy's voltage might have been so high, out of the mains, that it fried the Ault and the Ault, in turn, burned out the X-Cans.
I confirmed with Antony Michealson, of Musical Fidelity, that the Ault power supply should work just fine, based on its published specs. It has certainly done so for me ... and, it appears, for you.
What can I advise? Don't leave your unit powered all the time -- it wastes tubes. If the unit fails while still under warranty, don't tell your dealer or the importer that you were using anything other than the wall wart. I myself would not listen to miserable sound -- and the wall wart power supply t hat's supplied seriously compromises the X-Cans' performance. In my opinion.
Good listening. Remember, too, no gear lasts forever.
Sam ''
I am still going to be using mine and I would highly recommend that any other X-CAN users give this tweak a try.