It is not a dedicated outlet but the pc is plugged into the wall and the other outlet is vacant.
Amp ac cable connection
Does anyone have an opinion on whether or not the 20 amp power cord form my amp should be plugged into my synergistic research conditioner or directly into the wall? Hearing mixed reviews
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dlcockrum ... I am talking about the products that serve as intermediaries between the wall receptacle and the equipments’ power cords that claim to provide surge protection via sacrificial MOVs (90%+ of them I estimate) ...MOV devices get a bad rap here. Without wading into that controversy, an MOV does not inherently limit normal current. (Obviously, they are designed to limit surges.) Some AC protection or conditioning devices are blamed for having a negative effect on audio quality, so many audiophiles blame "current limiting" for that. In practice, most don't actually limit current when properly used. What constitutes proper use is also the subject of some debate. For components such as isolation xformers, I wouldn't use them at more than half of their rated capacity, especially when connected to a power amplifier. |
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benjie ... With the power cable plugged directly into the wall you are hearing your equipments full potential ...That wouldn’t be true if the voltage is too high, or too low, for the amplifier to work properly. What about power factor? If the AC service has bad power factor, that could rob the amplifier of the current it needs to reach rated output. What if there’s hash or distortion on the AC line? Not all amplifiers are equally able to filter such noise. The value of a power conditioner depends a lot not only on the conditioner itself, but on the quality of the AC line and the system’s other components. |
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