Who Gets Left Out?


Purchased a Puritan Audio PSM 156 power conditioner that will have burn in completed tomorrow.  The PSM 156 has six outlets but I have seven components to power.  Which one doesn’t get invited to the party?  I’m running the following:

-LTA MicroZOTL pre

- 2 LTA ZOTL40 amps

-Rotel CD player

-KEF KF92 sub

-LTA Aero DAC (arrives in two weeks)

-Bluesound Node (soon to be replaced)

Suggestions?

troutstreamnm

If you have another outlet on the line pick up a Furman PST-8 for the sub, and you can always experiment by trying other components with the Furman (for kicks).

I have 2 of the PST-8’s and they seem to be sonically OK as far as I can tell plus the surge protection WORKS (I live in LA/West Hollywood) and we experience gobs of electrical events here.

Per "Erick" (sp?) the expert who’s currently taking a vacation from A’Gon the Furman PST-8 is the lowest you want to go in their line for competent surge protection along with what I feel is good conditioning/SQ.

For a sub it’s a no-brainer, IMO, as it will do the job for around $200.

My big APC for the computer conked out a while back and I’ve got the computer plugged into the PST-8 now along with the mini system we use @ the computer (no noticeable drop in SQ).

I have 2 separate conditioners in the living room system (one for digital and one for analog), but this was done years ago prior to the power transformer feeding our building being replaced/updated, so perhaps doing so is not a big deal now (too lazy to check/experiment).

It’s not clear (to me) what Audiotroy is suggesting, but if it’s just a dual/splitter outlet then that could be done for a few bucks.

 

DeKay

 

 

 

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troutstreamnm

I do not own a sub, but I would not plug it into a power conditioner.

I run all of my "low amperage" components into my power conditioner: preamp, CD transport, DDC (digital to digital converter), DAC, streamer. I do not run my various amps through my conditioner, as I have found I prefer the sound when they are plugged directly into the wall outlets.

That said, I did find three things that helped greatly:

(1) Having 2 dedicated lines pulled, one for the conditioner and one for amps

(2) Using audiophile receptacles, I can highly recommend: Furutech GTX-D $170 (gold plated) or GTX-D $205 (rhodium plated), Oyaide R1 $180, and am testing the Acme Audio Labs Silver $55 with good results for an affordable option

(3) Using higher quality power cables, but I've found no need to go to ridiculous expense. Excellent options are: AntiCables Level 3 $330, Zavfino Fina OCC $345 (signal components) or Zavfino Majestic MKII OCC (power amps) $450, and DHLabs Power Plus OFCC Cryo $20.....are all great affordable options.