Blue Circle BC-86 III

I too have the MR1200. However, I can hear it hum at times; when it starts the hum is not very audible, but it builds up over about 30 to 60 seconds and then fades away. Its most noticeable when I play music at night at low volume and has been somewhat annoying. I mean, why spend on a conditioner to keep the noise out of the stereo components, if its just going to show up in the conditioner, especially considering that the MR1200 has filtering built-in. I wonder if a BC86 III would eliminate the noise.

I've asked BC about this and the response was that I must live in an area where the AC is particularly dirty and/or that the hum may be a product of a major appliance like the furnace cycling on/off at this time of year. I don't recall hearing anything similar with a Monster conditioner, although my system has changed considerably since I switched to the MR1200 (I am very happy with the BC21.1 and BC22 I acquired last Fall).

Gilbert has suggested I have my BC62 power cord retro-fitted with a 'quiet device' and so far I have hesitated. Anybody have thoughts.

Max

P.S. I'm moving to a new house in a few weeks and will have a dedicated line which will be used to plug in the MR1200. This is one of the reasons I'm hesitating about a BC86 or the retro-fitted power cord, as I wonder if a dedicated line will provide stabler/cleaner power.

Max,

I think it's a good idea to wait until you make the move to the new house and you and your audio system have had time to settle in. Who knows, you may find you don't need to have the BC62 fitted with the 'quiet device'.

Good luck.

Gunbei,

Thanks for the sound advice. Better to be patient, although it won't be easy.

Max

I recently hooked up two in my system. I was getting alot of noise when I had various appliances running. The BC86's seems to have fixed the problem. Worth the money!