Ditusa#. This makes the most sense out of any electrical tweak I have heard about. I’m going to research more into the 240 V option that makes sense. Does anybody else know anything about this?
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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If passive devices, it can, and will be marginal.
Yes. If you are having problems with AC line noise, this will do nothing since the noise is coming from outside the house. Your house is powered by 240V which is split into two halves; that's what electricians are talking about when they talk about 'the other side of the line'. You can see this by simply looking at your breaker box- the left and right columns of breakers are the two sides of the line. There is no transformer involved to cause the two sides to be 117V (or 120V or whatever). |
I learned this the hard way about 30 years ago. I built a loft apartment in an old building and when I put circuits in the panel I didn’t know about balancing the load. When I got my first electric bill it was sky high. I was delivering parts for an electrical construction company and I asked one of the engineers what happened. He Came over to inspect my job and laughed because I had all the circuits on one leg. He explained me that the electric meter reads the higher of the two legs and if you don’t balance the load you’ll get a crazy electric bill. |
Money that may have been better spent on things that do make a difference
People often will spend a few hundred or more on questionable things, and do it multiple times. And often not spend teh same total amount in a single “upgrade”.
@atmasphere do you have experience with your amps benefiting from using the two example of power conditioning units that you mentioned? |
@hilde45 +1. And, thank you. |
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