never mind what we think. What do YOU hear?
Line conditioner...
Do you think using a line conditioner really helps get better sound? Thank you for your thoughts.
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A line conditioner is a fine useful thing.... BUT remember that adding any new component will add noise.... Audio electronic is an engineering art of trade-off...(see the link at bottom) Then the more general problem, never solved totally by any line conditioner, is how can i decrease the noise floor of my house electrical grid? (by electrical grid i think about all that is interconnected in my house, room, and gear) No piece of electronic can by itself miraculously solve all problem...even a battery power bank will create his own noise floor even if it is lower than in your house....There is always ways to go further....How to decrease the noise floor of my powered battery audio system is an interesting question also.... I can also say myself like others here, my Panamax help me a lot....But i prefer to point to the true fundamental problem, instead of advising for the one brand i know in the sea of all brands at all price.... Nobody know the best conditioner under 1000 dollars except perhaps by reading all reviews.... The same thing apply for power conditioner more costly.... But no line conditioner can totally remedy for all of what is coming from the electrical grid, all by itself... Perfection is an idea not a fact.... Personally i has look for cheap way to decrease the noise floor of my grid.... Nothing is perfect but when we have results at low cost we are happy....I has keep my Panamax and apply my contriols methods on it also.... :) This article summarize some aspects of this trade-off in electronic components... https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/technical-articles/analog-design-trade-offs-in-applying-linearization-techniques-CMOS-circuits/ His conclusion: « In analog design, we have to consider several aspects of circuit performance such as speed, power consumption, linearity, noise, input/output impedance, stability, and voltage swings. There are usually trade-offs between these parameters, and we cannot improve all of them simultaneously.» Personally i have experiment successfully with passive minerals....There is no noise coming from rocks.... :) |
Wrote about it at length here: https://inatinear.blogspot.com/2019/04/power-management-for-frugal-audiophiles.html |
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