initforthemusic ..Yes that is what i would like to do is try it out in my system first with a return option.
Am i missing something without a power conditioner?
I need your advice on power conditioners. I know there is alot talked about with power conditioners. But let me explain my situation and what i have. First and foremost i upgraded all my stock power cords. I am using and have a Krell FPB 600 amp with a Shunyata Research Sigma HC power cord. I am using and have an Audio Research Ref 6 preamp with a Shunyata King Cobra Helix CX power cord. And have a Rega ISIS cd player with a Shunyata Sigma digital power cord. I have 1 dedicated 20 amp line with a 4 plug 20 amp wall outlet that my amp and preamp plug into. My question is with these high quality power cords do i still need a power conditioner?
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Maybe I am not very bright but I do not see how putting an expensive 3 foot wire between a wall jack connected with likely 20 to 50 feet of 12 or 14 gauge Romex cable to a box with two low cost circuit breakers then thru many feet of aluminum cable to a transformer could be expected to do anything over almost any cable unless it is replacing too light a gauge cable with lousy connectors. If one were to put a device, like a regenerator or at least a power conditioner to control spikes and dips in the line power between the wall outlet and the expensive cable, I can see where it may be of some benefit to have a better connection from such a clean source rather than the power coming from a line transformer to your wall outlet. |
Didn't read all the posts so hopefully I'm not repeating someone. If possible, I would add another dedicated line just for the amp. While you are at it, I would have a separate line for your analog equipment and a separate line for your digital equipment as well. Then I would decide about the power conditioner. That being said, I have always found power conditioners to help in my room, but the separate lines will make a huge difference on their own. Good listening |
Power conditioning (AC voltage regulator and RF noise eliminator) is a good thing to have provided: 1- the AC power your utility supplies is not stable and not clean; 2- it must have capability to supply at least double (more is better) the current your system draws during listening. How do you know if the power supplied is stable or not? I use a vintage analog meter made by WIZ (Power Line Monitor) whose needle will tell me how the power is being supplied. This one here: https://www.ebay.com/itm/RCA-WV-120A-AC-POWER-LINE-MONITOR-METER-Vintage-works-perfectly/15301646919... When the power supplied from your wall socket is very stable, there is no detectable benefit by using a power conditioner. Important: the power conditioner I use not only supplies very stable AC voltage (1% regulation) but also have a very good RFI eliminator. How do I know whether there is lots of noise coming from the power line? I use a noise sniffer like this one made by Audio Prism. http://www.audioprism.com/noisesniffer.html Regarding the capability of the power conditioner, in my case I use one capable of supplying 50A while my system draws from 8 to 13A while listening. Also, my electricity is supplied by a 3 phase system and I use one phase to plug refrigerator, microwave, washing machine etc. The other phase I use for air conditioning and the third phase for my audio system and lightning which are all using LEDs now. How do I select the phase for my audio system? I plug the analog meter and watch for some time which one is more stable. So, the question is do I notice any improvement by inserting the power conditioner in my system? The truth is, I don't, since the power I get from the utility is very stable. But I leave it there anyway since it protects my system when there is an over voltage situation (very rare) or under voltage situation (also very rare). Also it cleans the power from noise coming from the power line and that is good. |
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