PC or Line Conditioner
In your scenario, I recommend you purchase a balanced power supply, such as the Core Power Technologies Equi=Core 1200 or 1800 or the Equi=Tech 2Q (although the Equi=Tech company makes a variety of units to choose from). I'm not familiar with the Ayre L-5xe, therefore, I don't know how well it would clean your AC power. You did mention that your were in need of aditional outlets. |
Yes, I am in need of more outlets as I have A Marantz AV-7701 Pre-pro along with a reliable Rotel RMB-1075 5 channel amp. So naturally I want to run not only the HT gear through a good conditioner but also the dedicated two-channel equipment as well. As for any type of light dimmers or something similar that would introduce noise into the system I cannot really think of anything off hand. I could sell my RGPC 400 Pro and buy one of the 6 outlet RGPC 1200's. But they run at right around the price of the Ayre L-5xe. |
What I understood from the whole power story, is that it's about a few things: 1. Stable power. Is your voltage around 110/120V constant, or does it drop and rise by a few volts. Power peaks can wreck electronics, so a surge protector is key here. 2. Clean block wave AC. This is where the problem lies and noise occurs. You can remove a lot of it with better cables and noise filters, but ideally you have a system to regenerate a clean block wave. I use a PS Audio system to do the latter. Once your power is "clean" (so from the regenerator outlet), keep it that way with high end cables. I'm not a super expert on the topic, but this is what I got from researching it a while ago. Happy to hear others' opinion. I'm not far from Seattle as well, if the OP wants to come look at the PS Audio. |
This is what's inside a L-5xe. I find it a challenge to understand why these are 2.5K new. |
