In an audio power supply the capacitors have the dual role of filtering and providing an impulse reservoir for the supply in the event of a peak in demand imposed by the music being played.

When it comes to valve amplifiers, power outputs of around 30W to 50W tend to be the norm. In some instances, this figure might rise to around the 100W mark.But Audio Research’s new Reference 330M ...

This is because the power supply is designed to be able to service much higher instantaneous loads than its normal constant load, to adequately handle peaks in the audio stream such as drum beats.

Henry Audio has launched its new DA 256 DAC designed to tame digital audio and provide a listening that's closer to analog ...