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Problem with AC and how to solve it

I have a problem with the voltage at my country home. It's either too high or too low, I'm not sure. The result is that my amps are buzzing, sometimes so loud that I can hear the buzz from my listening chair, witch is some 12 feet away. This buzz is annoying but I could live with it if it didn't affect the sound. Saddly enough, it does. Has anyone been exposed to that problem and if so, have you found any solution.

My amps are Classé's CAM-200 monoblocks. They are dead quiet when the voltage is ok.
siegfried
fsarc
148 posts
 
Audiophile APS 1050 regenerator- will output a perfect 120 v/60Hz sinewave when your wall voltage is anywhere from 80-144 volts. It should solve all of your problems if you feel they are related to flucuating line voltage. The 1050 is also a UPS and has short term battery power usage, with additonal battery packs available. It's a very good unit- I used to have one.

http://www.audiophileaps.com/
krell_man
827 posts
 
PS Audio Power Plant P-500 or P-1000 AC regenerator.
dlstephenson
121 posts
 
Totally correct! It is the Current that makes the differance not the voltage. So if its buzzing then there is something else wrong. All that you need to look at the voltage level is a Digital Volt Meter. You can see if its actually a voltage flux or not. My guess is a bad dimmer somewhere or a balast from another product on the same line.
programmergeek
322 posts
 
Some sort of regenerator is worth it. Solves all sorts of issues and just makes things sound better. If you can hear the noise 10' away just think about the stuff you can't hear that is effecting sound. Ps audio seems to be the most popular.
bday0000
266 posts
 
Try a PS Audio Humbuster. Worked for me!!!

Brad Day
Atlanta, GA
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