Topic: power conditioner

[scb]

worth it for playback gear?  anyone use one?

[Tim]

paging Moke and Sideshow...

[Lee]

I use an adcom ACE-515... for the price it was definately worth it for me (especially since the power goes out or browns out here once or twice a week)

[scb]

i mean can you actually *hear* a difference?

[scervin]

I have been doing some shopping/research on surge protection/line conditioners and I have found the Panamax M5300 and M5100 to be the best so far.  You can find these for $350 and $500.  Antoher option which I heard was really nice was the Cinepro at av123.com  and it is on sale from what I'm told.
SC

[jpschust]

the cinepro is on sale at av123 for 300 bucks... pretty sweet deal if ya ask me

[sideshowbob]

Amazingly enough, they do make an audible difference. I am currently using the Monster Signature AVS 2000 and the Panamax Max 5500 ACRegenerator. They maximize your components by making sure that the proper voltage and wattage needed are provided to each. Most of the time your components are sharing energy within the system, thus actually not running at maximum performance. These units are also great during power surges or power outtages. They will shut down the system if a spike is detected. Last summer during a thunderstorm, my stereo/tv system shut down a minute before the lights in the house flickered and the power went out...pretty cool

Thanks....Jason

**Yes, you can hear a difference. If you really want to hear a change in your home sound, combine the power conditioners and some high end speaker cables.

[Lee]

It's definately noticeable, even with a cheap one like mine.  Without the PC, when my system is on and I'm not sending a signal (like with a stopped DAT tape or something) I can hear audible white noise.  With the PC, there's a significant decrease in power line crap.  I'd assume that equates to a lower noise floor while the music's on as well, especially during quiet passages.

[sideshowbob]

bored....

AVS 2000 is designed to stabilize power line fluctuations and maintain constant voltage to your home theatre. Voltage sags (below the standard RMS value of 120 volts) are often caused by power-hungry appliances like clothes washers, air conditioners, and electric heaters, which draw more power (over 1500 watts) than your house was designed to support. This can have a direct effect on home theatre components, including amplifiers and two piece projection systems, which require a lot of power to operate at an optimum performance level. As a result, the picture can lose brightness and suddenly shrink in size. Amplifiers change gain structure which results in nasty distortions. They also won't deliver peak power, dropping from 100 watts to as low as 60 watts, for example. Your home theatre is very power hungry, too, often drawing twice as much power as a washer and air conditioner combined. This can cause even more voltage sags and ultimately, inferior home theatre performance. And, with the AVS 2000's sequential turn-on feature, your high power loads can operate at peak performance without causing unnecessary electrical stress that can often pop a circuit breaker or damage your components.

Panamax Max 5500....A Power monitoring system that acts as a gate to prevent unsafe voltages from damaging sensitive electronic equipment. It automatically detects a prolonged over or undervoltage condition and disconnects the power to equipment, then reconnects it when the power returns to a safe level. Two delayed turn-on outlets provide clean, filtered power without limiting the current available to the connected equipment.

*product fluffing not intentional...sorry*

Thanks....Jason

more info:
http://www.monstercable.com/
http://www.panamax.com/

[John R]

i use the pl plus(older model)

http://www.furmansound.com/pro/pwr_cond_seq/Index.htm

jr

[Lil Kim Jong-Il]

I didn't want to spend the bucks on a regenerator, so I got a Blue Circle Music Ring 1200.  Its a transformer that converts +120V unbalanced AC into +/-60V AC balanced power.  It uses common mode rejection to eliminate line noise on the AC mains - works like a balanced mic cable.  It works great.  Alot of details emerge at lower volumes and the background is dead silent.  

[jpschust]

you can get the fuhrman's pretty cheap on ebay.  i dont find them THAT effective- matter of fact i kind of find them to be an overpriced powerstrip with lights.  the lights and the voltage meter are really the only reason i have mine- and i got it for like 40 bucks.

[MattD]

PS Audio power plant