Obtaining “clean” power has become an obsession of mine, but
I believe I have finally reached a degree of cleanliness that makes further
tweaking unnecessary for me.
I start with a dedicated 15A circuit which terminates with a
Shunyata SR-Z1 AC wall outlet. From that
outlet, via a Shunyata Delta NR power cord, the power goes to an ExactPower
EP-15A voltage stabilizer. The
ExactPower unit partially regenerates the power to ensure it is consistently
120v/60Hz. From the EP-15A, the power
flows to a Richard Gray’s Power Company Substation, which is, essentially, a
very large (and heavy!) toroidal isolation transformer. This unit not only does a good job of
isolating the power from the outside grid but also performs well in eliminating
audible line noise; in addition, it provides a reservoir of power available on
an instantaneous basis. This Richard
Gray unit uses its own proprietary power cord.
Leaving the Substation, the power flows again along Shunyata high current
power cords into two Shunyata power conditioners – a Denali 6000/s and an original
Hydra.
The result of all this power conditioning is, from my usage
perspective, abundant electricity which is simply noiseless.
Now many audiophiles might say that using so much
conditioning will suck the life out of the music. I was, of course, concerned about that, too;
however, I have found these three units to be complementary to each other, and
I believe my power cables between them have prevented noise from re-entering my
system. (I should add that I use
Shunyata or Wireworld power cords from the Denali and Hydra to the various components
in my system, and high quality interconnects thereafter.)
I am curious whether others here also employ elaborate
setups to deliver the highest quality power to their systems and, if so, how
they have configured them.
