Dave: I see that your findings parallel mine to a "T". In fact, i had just posted similar comments and findings in another thread today regarding modifying a Monster 2500 PLC. I would only add that the more current that you can initially pull through the isolation transformer without saturating it, the better it will perform for you. As such, i WOULD recommend hooking your entire system up to the "iso" initially for break in. Just don't work the throttle too hard as you will saturate the core and possibly smoke the windings. This is besides the poor sonics that you would run into due to the aformentioned core saturation / current starvation. After you've got some good time on it, I would remove the amps from it and look for transformers that are capable of supporting the amps on their own. For optimum results, an individual transformer for each device ( and especially the amps ) is what will work best.
Other than that, i think it should be noted that Dave is ( or at least was ) employed by Acoustic Zen. I have no idea as to any other business affiliations he may have with the manufacturer of said "Iso" device, but i have no reason to doubt his comments given the fact that i have experienced near identical reactions using similar products.
Regardless of whether or not i had agreed with his findings, i still think that those professionally involved within the industry should make their affiliations known when posting comments. The only reason that i knew that Dave worked with Acoustic Zen is that he had previously stated so quite openly in his one other contribution to these forums. Kudo's to him for being up front about it. Sean
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Other than that, i think it should be noted that Dave is ( or at least was ) employed by Acoustic Zen. I have no idea as to any other business affiliations he may have with the manufacturer of said "Iso" device, but i have no reason to doubt his comments given the fact that i have experienced near identical reactions using similar products.
Regardless of whether or not i had agreed with his findings, i still think that those professionally involved within the industry should make their affiliations known when posting comments. The only reason that i knew that Dave worked with Acoustic Zen is that he had previously stated so quite openly in his one other contribution to these forums. Kudo's to him for being up front about it. Sean
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