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Power Conditioning for a mid-fi system.

I am trying to get the best components I can get, but on my budget I do what I can do; however, I think my system, when it is done, well be better than your average bears'. Anyway, I have been plugging all of my stuff into the same power strip and it is getting kind of messy. I would like to get a good power conditioner, but what, and at a budget price, new or used. I think I am going to get an ultimate outlet for my subwoofer just because it is so far away from my other stuff. I have had my eye on a PS Audio rig, but new it is out of my price range for now and used, well, that isn't happening. It seems to be a hot item. What else is there?

Any ideas would be helpful.
matchstikman
zorpman
87 posts
 
Great line conditioning (1800 watts) and six outlets with good filtering and surge protection to boot. Heavy as a brick (large autotransformer) but you can't do better for the $$.

About $130.00 USD (Do a Google price search).
sugarbrie
3,854 posts
 
I am not a big fan of the Monster/Panamax grade conditioners. They are fine for a stardard HT system, but I assume you want to do better.

The Chang Lightspeed are nice units. So are the ones by Audio Power and Vansevers. For a few $$$ more a Richard Gray Model 400 will really clean up not only the power, but any outlet on the same circuit near where the 400 is plugged in.

For just cleaning the power, I am a big fan of those $100 Blue Circle BC86 Noise Hounds. Two are even better.
bigkidz
3,372 posts
 
Get dedicated lines first before you do all of this. They run about $100-$150 a line and get rid of all those cheap outlets on the power strips.
aroc
760 posts
 
I'd start with a monster hts2000 (like $100-130 on shopping.yahoo.com). It doesn't have the extra (filting?) that the higher lever monster products have. I friend of mine has this, and it isn't too bad. He also has dedicated lines (which bigkidz mentioned). I think he was more pleased with the lines than the hts2000.

I went straight for a VansEvers clean line 85. There is a reference series with cryo'ed outlets (and maybe something else too). I haven't played with the Tice or Chang - but I've heard good things about them. The VansEvers is better than the monster hts2000, definitely. But unfortunately it runs about $400 used, or about $600 new.
mattybumpkin
590 posts
 
I have the Vansevers Super Companion, I think it is around $150 new. Has digital and parallel filters, surge protection, 6 isolated outlets and a IEC. Does it make a difference? Not sure, didn't notice any change putting it in. However, they state that you notice such things more when you take out of your system than when you put in. I haven't taken it out yet.

I have my piece of mind anyway.
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