[Malvern] PC PSUs

[Richard Smedley]

On Thu, 8 Feb 2007 15:23:48 Guy Inchbald wrote:
> So why don't audio systems do things
> the PC way? 1. No need for manic cooling. 2. Much slower data rates,
> so tight electrical packaging is less important. 3. Nobody has ever
> been in a dominant enough position in the industry and then declared
> an open standard for hardware plug-ins.

That's the difference from the PC side - the audio way is purely about
sound quality, isolating anything that interferes with the power
supply, and hence the quality of reproduction.

The power supply in an amplifier (or CD player, or turntable with
DC motor) is the best that can be managed for the product's price
point - there's no room for a one-size-fits-all PC-like approach.

 - Richard

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