I'll second those Powervar and Oneac units. They do what they're supposed to, are well engineered with quality components. I'd put them up against the audiophile grade conditioners at a multiple of their cost here and on Ebay.
Help choosing Power Conditioner
Completely new to this area. I would like a unit that:
a) regulates power, keeping it within the 120v range.
b) provides good and long-lasting surge protection
c) can be used with a power amp as well as preamp, and sources all together
d) Hopefully helps the audio, making it more open and dynamic without negative effects.
I need to say under about $750 used. My candidates are:
Monster HTPS7000
Monster AVS2000 (how are these two different)?
PS Audio Power Director 3.5
Blue Circle MR1200 Music Ring
Any others...
Thanks!
a) regulates power, keeping it within the 120v range.
b) provides good and long-lasting surge protection
c) can be used with a power amp as well as preamp, and sources all together
d) Hopefully helps the audio, making it more open and dynamic without negative effects.
I need to say under about $750 used. My candidates are:
Monster HTPS7000
Monster AVS2000 (how are these two different)?
PS Audio Power Director 3.5
Blue Circle MR1200 Music Ring
Any others...
Thanks!
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Keep in mind that you could encounter a buzzing or humming transformer those PowerVar or Oneac units depending on their condition and also if there's any DC present in your power delivery. Here a link to an excellent paper explaining the conditions that cause transformers to become noisy: http://www.plitron.com/PDF/AES.PDF |
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