It's called the Kora (most of their components have names that start with a "K" for some reason) and it's $600, also requiring the installation of an internal power filter for the Mini for a total of $1150 - not chump change, but fairly comparable to the battery option I was considering, and some of the others too. To make a long story short, Ryan's grasp of the issues of digital audio seemed to be anything but undeveloped, and I fairly quickly decided to try the entry-level power supply for my Mac Mini. Within minutes, I got a response from Ryan, the company's owner. Then I somehow found the Core Audio site on a google search, thought there were some intriguing blog postings on the very subject of digital audio, and sent them an email.
I found a handful of non-battery power supplies for digital, corresponded with a few of them, and was feeling tentative, getting the sense that this was still a somewhat undeveloped niche. Well, I was quickly told me in no uncertain terms that NO WAY IN HELL was I going to introduce a car battery into our living room or anywhere near it, no matter how big a soundstage and black a background we were talking, so that sent me back to the drawing board. more on that later.Īfter doing a ton of research, a few weeks ago I sat down with the wife and explained to her the advantages of clean power for digital audio - taking the Mac Mini that we use as a music server off the grid with battery power, for example. I must say at the outset - I think this company and its products could be a game-changer for the industry - a company that we all will have heard about in a year or two.
I've come close to writing audio reviews on various components that I've liked over the years, but this time I'm actually doing it because I think I've stumbled upon something that is really outstanding and which people - everybody who's into audio, really - should be aware of - the power supplies for digital components made by Core Audio Technology, a relatively young company based in Los Angeles.
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