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Audio Quest Niagara 5000

I’m very interested in purchasing a AQ Niagara 5000. I’ve read and heard that there is a buzzing noise from the transformer. And on a utube video from Jays audio lab when he demoed the AQ 5000 and Shunyata Denali he said the hum from the AQ 5000 was also going through his speakers  Does anyone own AQ 5000 and can tell me how bad the hum is ? Also this is a power conditioner / surge protector. But I’m really wanting it for the power conditioning. If there is a hum from the transformer and it’s supposed to take all bad dirty electricity from your line why would anyone want this power conditioner that the transformer hums and u can here it from up to 2 ft away. 

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willywonka
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@ozzy Jays audio lab only has about 22K subscribers, Considering the amount of money that guy spends on Audio gear and loses he takes reselling I wouldn’t think he makes much money if any. I used to watch his videos but stopped long ago.

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No experience with the Niagra power conditioners but have had  a great experience with the Puritan 156 power conditioner in my refernce system.

questforhifi
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I’m not a fan of most power conditioners as I dont think you can actually condition your a/c so cheaply

This is a big reason why I use synergistic research "power conditioner" Most of the sound benefits here come from the power cord, outlets, grounding, ext. The folded EM cells are supposed to provide AC filtration. I’m not sure if thats actually true but unlike the overwhelming majority of conditioners in the market, it doesnt restrict dynamics. In fact, I’m thrilled to plug in my power amp to the SR unit as it actually increases available power reserves.

I tried the AQ and Shunyata equivalents. I even tried the powerplant. The unit that gave largest sonic improvement with least restriction was the synergistic unit. I’m actually scared to switch over to something like the AQ

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