PS Audio Power regenerator

For example, the AQ Niagara is "better" than wall (it holds a reservoir). In addition, it has the different filters, OVP, surge protection, etc...There may be other manufacturers with similar things for fans of other stuff besides AQ. Some guys feel that the AQ brand name doesn’t make them feel exclusive/elusive enough. In that case, you may need to dig a li’l deeper and hopefully investigate whether someone’s selling you a elusive turd or something worthwhile.

When you plug your expensive things straight into the wall, power anomalies in your area can damage them. You would have had your "straight into the wall dynamics" while it lasted. 😑

Not sure what you mean by only running 150?  Does your PP have 2 sections?

Also, your turntable, DAC and pre take maybe 50 watts.

@dcaudio  You don't mention which PP you are using.  1000 watts is roughly 8 amps, so I'm guessing it's the PP 12, which should be able to deliver 8 amps of constant draw.  That's not a lot, but many systems will only draw 3 - 5 amps while running, leaving a little room for  spikes in the draw.  Running the front end equipment and plugging your amps directly into a separate dedicated 20 amp circuit would be a solution.  You're giving up protection against a catastrophic power surge, but there are ways to protect against that as well.  It could be argued that 8 amps of current is not sufficient for any larger system.  Look at the actual draw when your system is running (assuming here the PP gives a readout) and decide for yourself if you need something different.  If you want to go all in...........

Cheers,

I used to own PS Audio PowerPlants. 3 different models. They did nothing for my system, except for one model which had a surreptitious fan underneath it which made noise in my listeyroom until I discovered the source of the noise. I sold them all and get upper end power conditioners. Much happier. I do not recommend powerplants.

I spoke to Paul McGowan about this exact question last year at AXPONA, and he said there was no benefit to keeping power "reserve" on the regenerators. That is, the performance is the same for a 900 watt laod as for a 200 watt load.

I have about 700 watts running through mine and have no complaints about either sonic quality or heat buildup.