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iConnect Audio 2 power supply

Hi, does anyone know what ampage the iConnect Audio 2 takes? No local vendors have the optional power unit, besides 30 euros for a power supply is a rip off!

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  • The iConnectivity website says the power supply is 9V, 18W. DC current will be power divided by voltage, so 18W/9V=2 amps.

  • Thank you kindly! Looks like I need to acquaint myself better with the basics of electronics.

  • Did anyone find a cheaper alternative power supply for this? $35 is a bit much.

  • As mentioned above: any 9V DC with 2A (or more) and matching plug will do.

    If more current (Ampere) are provided, the device will only draw the amount it needs.
    The voltage figure is the critical one: too low or too high voltage will make the regulators inside the interface work harder, resulting in either non operation, more noise on the powerline or even fry the device (if voltage is much higher than specs say).

    The problem with cheap switching power supplies: their regulation may emit a lot of noise, both on cable and air, leaking into input channels.
    Today most PSUs are of the switching type, easily identified by their low weight.
    But unfortunately there's no quality indication, you'd have to analyze the output with proper measurement gear to be shure.

  • I had a bad experience with one of these boxes: it was dead without the power supply (it's meant to be able to run on USB power), the iOS functionality was non-existent and it barely even functioned as an audio interface - so it went straight back to the shop for a refund!

    Lots of people say they're great, but many also say they're total crap. I guess they're of variable build quality and I got a bad one.

    If you have a Mac, check out the IDAM functionality which makes iPads act as software instruments in any DAW. I'm now using this instead of an iConnectivity box it's working really well.

  • @RajahP said:
    Did anyone find a cheaper alternative power supply for this? $35 is a bit much.

    I found one from a power supply specialist in the Czech Rep for about 7 US.

  • @ElectroHead said:

    @RajahP said:
    Did anyone find a cheaper alternative power supply for this? $35 is a bit much.

    I found one from a power supply specialist in the Czech Rep for about 7 US.

    Thanks, so I guess it doesn’t have to be an iconnectivity brand?

  • edited January 2020

    Gonioa AC DC 6V 3A Supply Adapter 18W Adaptor
    Seems to do the trick...$8 at Amazon

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