PS Audio AC Regenerators

garypennstate
I have not owned the newer PS Audio regenerators, but i have and do own a P10. PS Audio makes some great stuff and they have good customer service. With that said i no longer use my P10. I found for me and my stereo system that the High Fidelity MC 6 Hemisphere worked better. They are less than half the price of the PS Audio regenerators. There is a trade off no surge or spike protection. The MC 6 Hemisphere is for front end equipment only NO amps. But my P10 would not do a big amp. Smaller amps plugged into the P10 sounded better plugged directly to the wall. There are other option out there cheeper than the regeneraters shop around first.

Thanks for the heads up on the MC 16 Hemisphere. I'll look into that one. PS Audio does make some great gear as I own both their Directwave CD transport and DAC. I'm also considering a balanced power unit by Equi=Tech. Read many good things about their products. Another good thing I like about PS Audio is that they do have a no questions asked full money back return policy.

I’m getting a new P12 in a few days. Currently have a Shunyata Hydra Talos with a Shunyata Zitron Alpha HC power cable. 

Hopefully the P12 will bring something better to my system. 

I will report back. 

I took advantage of a program to return my P10 and upgrade to a P15 and immediately, I noticed an improvement in bass, more detail and better sound stage, where the only change was the P10 to P15, no other changes in my system.

I presume that cleaner power for a DAC is important, that it supports better performance from the clocks, and since "bits are bits" but the timing of those bits is key, that's why I'm enjoying the improvement.

Still using my PS Audio Premier Power Plant going on 13 years now. It has been rock solid and works great. I know this model got poo-pooed but I have had nothing but great luck with it so far. It makes a difference for my front-end components and if it stopped working tomorrow, I would feel I got my money’s worth. I would likely get one of the newer PS models, but until then, I’m happy.