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Clipping with Separates with change of Power Conditioner[?]

I have two Furman Power Conditioners. The one connected to my power amp went out recently. Nothing I can do allows it to work. I replaced with a W-Audio AC Power Filter Power Conditioner - Power Purifier with Surge Protector. I initially hooked up the items for the Furman to the Filtered Plugs on the W-Audio. In playing songs that get to higher volume, the items driven through the Power Amp would go dark while the subs continued to play the tunes.

My Power Amp is Class D [NAD c268 being run at stereo = 80 WPC].  My Pre-Amp is a Naim NAC 272.

Is my assumption correct that this is a power amp issue or compatibility issue between the Power Amp and the new W-Audio Power Filter Conditioner?

northbeach
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fuzztone
5,597 posts
 

Sounds like the amp to me.

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carlsbad2
1,602 posts
 

plug the amp into the wall and see if it works fine.  I bet it will. 

I repeatedly say, you can't filter power.  

And many power "conditioners" do more harm than good.  they limit current flow.

Thus I use a well designed regenerator.

Jerry

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audphile1
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Agree with Jerry here. I tried several power conditioners and prefer all my components connected to wall out. To add, I was never able to achieve good results with amps running off of a power conditioner. for light source components or ones with inadequately designed power supplies you can use power conditioner. But instead of spending your money on the conditioner invest in better components.

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