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I will ask a dumb question on power conditioners

....what is the difference between a power conditioner and a power distribution unit ???? I saw the site for these here on Audiogon and I noticed that there are in fact two types of units being sold. 40 years in this hobby and I understand power conditioners....but what is the difference and what are each used for ????
garebear
arh
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"DC sinewave " No such thing
It converts it to dc and then takes the dc and creates a sinewave
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lowrider57
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that's true. And then outputs clean AC. My bad.
garebear OP
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Thank you as the original OP - what comapnies / brands would be a good place to start for pasive line conditioners ????
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lowrider57
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The Blue Circle PLC (powerline conditioner) Thingee FX2 does a remarkable job of lowering the noise floor for a very reasonable price. And I see they've added a higher level unit on the website. (they're funny looking, but they work).

Their retailer is at
http://www.tlp-audio.com/powerConditioners.php

http://www.bluecircle.com/page151.html
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lowrider57
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Another way to go is to check out a used Furman Elite Series power conditioner. This is an active conditioner with surge protection. There are separately filtered outlets for analogue and digital sources; an important feature.
I've seen them sell for about $700-800 in the classifieds.
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