"~misfit~" wrote in message
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However, when he told me how much a toroidial transformer he'd just bought
cost I raised the question of using a SMPS instead as even high-end
computer ones (which was my field of experience at the time) were a
fraction of the cost.

The toroids he was talking about are no doubt boutique items.

People like Behringer are putting toroids into $400 2500 watt (2 ohm) power
amps!