An ultra silent dual linear power supply is the heart of the performance of the Ammonite. A dedicated power supply feeds the OCXO clock. This clock is controlling both switches so they are completely synchronized. The second power supply is feeding both switches with ultra low noise power.

All this resulting in a powerful switch that will amaze you with a deep soundstage, micro details and musicality.

In total five (!) ultra silent dual linear power supplies are the heart of the performance of the Ammonite Elite. A dedicated power supply feeds the OCXO clock for both  switches. The other four power supplies are feeding both switches with ultra low noise power.

All this resulting in a powerful switch that will amaze you with a deep soundstage, micro details and musicality.

More and more you see listeners upgrading their devices such as network switches with highly accurate crystal oscillators. What is not often known is that the precision of those clocks (TCXO or OCXO) rely on the quality of the power supply. A power supply with a very low noise floor and stability ensures that the clock performs at its best.

The challenge of a very precise power supply with an extremely low noise floor lies mainly in the maximum current that the power supply can deliver. When a device consumes more current, the quality of the power supply deteriorates. However by using premium components we have managed to develop a power supply that meets the requirements of the most precise crystal oscillators, but is also capable of sustaining current up to 2.5 Amps. This makes the Dodo flexible and therefore extremely suitable to provide clean power to all devices. Such as set top boxes, audiophile switches, streamers and digital to analog converters.

Another crucial point is speed of the power supply. Nowadays it is a hype to cram as much capacity into a power supply as possible. Looks cool with all those large capacitors… but from our perspective this will not improve the quality of the power supply.

Let’s compare the capacity of an electrolytic capacitor with a swimming pool, in this scenario a device does not consume electricity but water. Whenever the device needs electricity (water), the capacitor (pool) must be topped up. You can imagine that the water in a pool starts to wave and the larger the pool, the longer it takes before the water to settle again. The bottom line is that a power supply with (too) much capacity needs more time to stabilize. For this reason, we have chosen to use a very low ESR electrolytic capacitor whose value is proportional to the maximum power that the power supply can deliver.

The challenge of a very precise power supply with an extremely low noise floor lies mainly in the maximum current that the power supply can deliver. When a device consumes more current, the quality of the power supply deteriorates. However by using premium components we have managed to develop a power supply that meets the requirements of the most demanding products, but is also capable of sustaining current up to 5 Amps. This makes the Dodo flexible and therefore extremely suitable to provide clean power to all devices.

Another crucial point is speed of the power supply. Nowadays it is a hype to cram as much capacity into a power supply as possible. Looks cool with all those large capacitors… but from our perspective this will not improve the quality of the power supply.

Let’s compare the capacity of an electrolytic capacitor with a swimming pool, in this scenario a device does not consume electricity but water. Whenever the device needs electricity (water), the capacitor (pool) must be topped up. You can imagine that the water in a pool starts to wave and the larger the pool, the longer it takes before the water to settle again. The bottom line is that a power supply with (too) much capacity needs more time to stabilize. For this reason, we have chosen to use a very low ESR electrolytic capacitor whose value is proportional to the maximum power that the power supply can deliver.

Filtering will start to work from 100Hz en will increase when the frequency rises. We measured a decrease from 80 dB on 40 kHz. It’s absolute silent and will clean up your power in the best way possible. Enjoy new dynamics and details you have never heard before!