i am using this power supply to power my RPI4B that is a DLNA server for my system
the RPI is fitted on an Ian Canda UCPI bought from audiophonics
https://www.audiophonics.fr/en/power-supply-modules/ian-canada-ucpi-universal-ultracapacitor-power-supply-board-for-raspberry-pi-p-16717.html?search_query=ian%20canada%20ucpi&fast_search=fs
i use the 3A output to power the UCPI board
i use the 1A output to power my SSD, a Kingston XS2000. i connect using a handy cable audiophonics makes
https://www.audiophonics.fr/en/usb-cables-hubs/separator-cable-female-jack-dc-55-21mm-to-male-female-usb-c-for-power-supply-and-data-20cm-p-14052.html?search_query=usb-c%20power&fast_search=fs
this handy cable passes through the usb c data (i can confirm it keeps usb 3.1 speeds for the ssd) but powers the device from the DC side.
this setup results in VERY low noise floor. lower than anything i heard with my RPI until now.
prior to this i used an ifi Ipower Elite to power the UCPI board, and the SSD was powered from the RPI USB port.
i can confirm that with this shanti setup the noise floor, especially on the high frequencies is greatly reduced. i no, it is not fair comparison since in the case of the Elite the SSD was drawing power from the RPI usb port. but the shanti let's me do this isolated powering up of the rpi and ssd, so this is definitely a plus. i don't know if the reduced noise floor is due to purely the shanti, or the fact that i am now powering the SSD from a separate rail. but for roughly the same price (shanti vs ifi ipower elite) i can achieve this type of setup, resulting in very very low noise floor.
one thing i do not like is the cables and adapters on the shanti.. they don't seem of high quality, but again, lowest noise floor i heard.. maybe in the future i will replace the shanti wire with something that is terminated directly with a usb C connector.
regarding heat, the shanti is warm to the touch.
definitely warmer than an ifi ipower elite.
but cooler than a ferrum hypsos, and much cooler than a farad super 3.
so very happy with this buy and what it did for my setup !










