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Why do I need power management if I have a great power cord?

Isn't it kind of unnecessary to additionally add a power conditioner if I have an expensive audio file grade Power cord connected to a component?

So you buy a Power conditioner from a hi-fi store and they say oh, you need a really good power cord to go with that and then another one to go from conditioner to the component. Do you need it all and why? Seems the last couple of feet before the component should be more than enough.

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holmz
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It‘s not a question of removing audible hum hiss and noise. I have no such issues yet have garnered definite audible improvements with the use of a PS Audio P10 and an industrial 1KW isolation transformer (used individually) upstream on certain system components.

  • Which “industrial 1KW isolation transformer”
  • Which “certain system components”

 

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pesky_wabbit
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Why do I need clean water if I have good quality copper pipes?

until your shiny copper builds up a mineral residue you are probably better off drinking bottled water

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pesky_wabbit
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no idea of the brand of industrial transformer, I got it cheap off the trade classifieds. It‘s a big ugly mutha.

system components - all digital, preamps, and some integrateds and a few power amps. I have lot so please don‘t ask me to start listing

for what I paid for it the transformer is brilliant on digital

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cleeds
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... When I listen to my Mcintosh 611 mono blocks the meters usually say that they’re drawing around 6 W each ... if you do the math for watts to amps that means that the amp is only drawing .5 amps each

Those meters show power output, and even then they don't show peak levels. The meters don't show power consumption, which you can be sure is much more than the output. That's because the amplifier isn't 100 percent efficient, and wastes some power that it dissipates as heat.

 I’m not trying to change anyone I’m only trying to be a voice for the new people that stumble onto some of this craziness.

Everyone has a voice here. That's the point. I'm usually dubious when a user pretends to speak for or "protect" others.

ejr1953
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My system has all digital sources and each time I've upgraded the power conditioner the improvement in detail, soundstage, resolution and especially the bass performance has been significant.  I suspect that the cleaner AC power allows the DAC to perform better.

I've also bought high end interconnects and power cords, and when I deployed higher-end interconnect, I enjoyed better sound quality, but the resulting improvement wasn't as great as the improvements from upgrading the power conditioner.

I can't speak to vinyl-based systems, but for digital sourced systems my vote would be "yes" for upgrading the power conditioner.

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