power conditioner


How important is power conditioner for musical system . Does it really  improve sound quality if the outlet AC power is adequate enough?
farzad
Hi oleschool,

Your DIY power generator is effectively eliminating the usual problems with dirty AC from the grid. Excellent!

The only thing left to address now, if you are inclined to do so, is the RF/EMI entering the wiring from the power source to the receptacle and possibly your system cabling.  I just received two different versions of RF/EMI cloth from Amazon, one inexpensive and the other a bit more expensive, to experiment with shielding my power cords, ICs, and speaker cables, all post-power enhancement, from RF/EMI.

I will let you know how it comes out if you are interested.

Best to you oleschool,
Dave 
 Sure....
       I,m interested in any new products,I use directtv and exede for internet.( no phone lines either) I live 17miles from any real roads(thats a 4 light town) and 45 min from the nearest walmart.Honestly I havn,t given much thought to line rf . I am considering moving my ht and 2channel into another building( my recording studio space) i have 16'x30' x10'

      Home theatre at one end 7:2 and my 2;2 at the other end with sofa chairs that can spin around . 2"x6" walls on cement(possibly do a floating floor) . It has  2 dedicated 20 amps from my power house not my house panel ..but that makes my wife and daughter 100yrds away at the house ..hmmmm  no noise limits i have a big property..

Thanks for the kind words ,i am sorry if the thread got hijacket.
Respect
 
      I can say it is quite interesting for an east coast city boy who moved west yrs ago to being tig welding in my shop with zero help from big brother.It is common in my area it is very secluded although I only know of one friend who has all mac and diamonds other then me fully offgrid audiophile style ..by choice 
cheers 


I have used a PS Audio Power Plant Premier (PPP) for many years. It’s more or less a converter, AC to DC then back to AC. Before buying, I researched it and found it did not perform well with high current amps but I tried it with my VTL amps anyway. The amps sounded anemic and lifeless. My front end components only sounded slightly better than without the PPP.  A few months later, I replaced my equipment rack and was thinking about selling the PPP.  All my gear was plugged directly into the standard wall outlets and that’s when I came to appreciate the PPP.  Without the PPP, the sound was ever so slightly harsh. I did not reinstall it for a few days to give my brain time to adjust to the change, then back it went and I just smiled. For me, the PPP is like a dialed in subwoofer, you don’t notice it, until it’s gone.

Note: my amps are on a single 20 amp dedicated circuit and the PPP is powered by a standard 20 amp household outlet. Also, my subdivision is 20 years old and the power company substation is a mile away. All the utility power lines are underground and a few months ago the Transformer serving our street was replaced by the utility co. They said it was close to the expiration date.
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