iFi AC iPurifier

@twoleftears,

After spending a weekend with iFi AC iPurifier, I didn’t hear any ‘upgrade’ in terms of lower noise floor in my audio system. The test was conducted with iPurifier plugged into same wall outlet as my QRT system including QBASE8 - MKII, Qx4, a pair of Qv2’s and Qk1’s.

To give it a fair shot, I then tried the iPurifier on the receptacle my projector plugged in and noticed immediate uptick in PQ. The colors were slightly more vibrant with increase depth perception and sharpness. After 5 hours of continuous use, I pulled the iPurifier out to see if I can live without it. Turns out, I prefer my viewing experience with iPurifier remain plugged in this outlet. This led me to believe that iPurifier does work as long as you’re not using any other AC purification solution.

My QRT system far outweighs the benefits of a standalone iPurifier, which is quite unfair to say the least given the cost difference. May be a full complement of multiple iPurifiers (iFi suggests using at least three) in a audio system yields better results....

For $99, you get over-voltage surge protection along with benefits of lower AC noise. If you’re treating a single outlet or a component, I would say it’s a keeper.

And yes, it does feel warm to touch but nothing alarming.

Unit returned to Music Direct.  On to the next trial of something else...

Thanks for going the lengths and saving us the bother. 👍

Maby it would provide best results with budget DACs, disc players?

I have one plugged into each of my dedicated lines at the wall. I noticed a significant increase in detail, space and bass extension/definition in a system that has fairly heroic ac conditioning, including a brace of QV2s and a QK1. They work for me, but like anything audio, YMMV. Good luck!