Equi=Tech Balanced Power vs. ?

I have never installed a piece of equipment in my system that had a more noticeable positive effect than an Equi=Tech 1.5. P. S. audio units also balance the power in addition to regenerating it. My only complaint with the P.S. units is you have to spend serious coin to cover anything more than a basic front end. Larry W

I have tried both Equi=Tech and PS Audio PP600. Both have balanced power and can be be hooked up to a 220 volt line ( tried the larger Equi=tech which requires 220volt line and plug) PS Audio you have a choice.

I found that there was no comparison between the Equi=Tech and the PP600. The PP600 had much more depth, wider sound stage and realness to sound. Plus you can use great power cords with the PP600 such as PS LabII cable, the Equi=Tech doesn't have a detachable power cord. If you have power flucuation such as I do, only the Power Plant will keep power steady. Needless to say I bought the power plant 600.

The best way is to try each out in your system both ccompanies have 30 day try out period. George2

I use a Equi=Tech Q2, and highly recommend it!

As George2 states,the best way to know for sure is with experimentation.As he states,they both offer return policies.PS Audio,Equitech and BPT all offer balanced power.
This in itself is a very effective technology.The differences are this.The BPT products offer a no bells and whistle approach.Still a very good product and cheaper than the Equitech, just much simpler.The Equitech products offer a transformer that they call a "Q" version that is supposed to be better for a/v products.Nicer chassis,on/off switch,etc.,that raises the price.Once again,another great product.Last but not least,by any means,there is PS Audio.
PS Audio offers balanced power out,but also have complete ac regeneration,to completely clean the line.The only drawback to this is that they are only about 50-60% efficient.They also offer a Multiwave option that allows you to change the frequency and waveform that your equipment sees.They also have voltage stabilization,that the others do not.These products have received rave reviews from a lot of people.The only problem being the bang for the buck.These are by far the most expensive,but they also offer a lot more,and as they say...."you get what you pay for"!

J,

I own an Equi=Tech 2Q and will never sell it. When I brought it home to audition it on my 2-channel system, its improvement was obvious. No A/Bing required. It improved the entire frequency spectrum, not just the 60Hz line hum as what I was expecting. I didn't have any hum to start with, so I didn't know what it would do. I actually expected it wouldn't do anything, but I was pleasantly supprised to find my assumptions were incorrect. I called up the dealer and told him he wasn't going to see it again.

When my wife walked in the house, the first thing out of her mouth was, "What did you do to the stereo?". She didn't even know I had been to the stereo store, thus her assessment was truely unbiased. She immediately heard the improvement as she was walking through the hallway from the front door.

Audition the unit for yourself, I highly recommend it. It uses very little power, unlike other units which act more like an amplifier.

Good Luck,
Tim

Also, if you like to do your homework, read up on its history. These guys actually ammended the National Electric Code, NEC to accomodate Technical Power (Balanced Power) in 1996. This is a feat in of itself. Their solution treats noise at the cause using the natural laws of physics and doesn't invent a new high-tech band-aide to cover it up.