Power Conditioners
This should be all you would ever need. Balanced power and the best surge protection....... https://www.furmanpower.com/product/20a-prestige-symmetrically-balanced-power-conditioner-P-2400%20I... |
Knowing this is an older thread l’ll still make a late suggestion even though you may have made a purchase already. The inexpensive but good WAudio AC Power Purifier is very effective. I would recommend only for use with front end gear (DAC, CD Player, maybe turntable) - not an amp. I use mine with my DAC. Also, Amazon allows 30 day returns and I think the device is a great value. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00XWL2VVK/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 |
Use the cheap ones for cell phone chargers, and the better constructed ones for your audio components. Make sure you run them in for a full day or so with a fan, TV or other appliance, then do several listening tests. The power conditioner may sound good with some components but not others. Verify for yourself. You may very well end up with one brand for the source components and another for the amps or subwoofer. If you use a surge suppressor, plug that in closest to the breaker panel, if possible. |
I’m surprised in this thread and some others no mention is made of Sola ferroresonant transformers. https://solahevidutysales.com/mcr_portable_series_power_conditioner.htm They’re not sexy looking, they’re heavy, they buzz, they naturally run hot, they’re not cheap and they’re hard to find (mostly because they’re made to order). In spite of their drawbacks, not many other AC line conditioners do as much with so few components as a Sola. No semiconductors of any kind. No sacrificial MOV either, no need. And yeah, I’ve used a MCR series for years and would not consider anything else. And yeah, it lives in another room where I can’t hear it buzz. |
