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Seeking a Power Conditioner

My system consists of the following:

  1. Martin Logan 11A Impression Loudspeaker (hybrid)
  2. Bryston 4B3 cubed power amp-300/channel into 8 and 500 into 4
  3. Bryston Bp-19 preamplifier
  4. Chord Qutest DAC with S Booster Linear power supply
  5. Lumin U2 mini streamer with LHY Linear power supply
  6. Read reviews on both Niagra 1200 & Puritan Audio PSM 156 power conditioners and the reviews were extremely positive. While reading I came accross a review of both products by Audio Science Review (ASR) who claims his reviews are objective with scientific data supplied and his reviews were not nearly as positive to say the least. Anybody have any thoughts on how I should proceed with the differing of opinions.  Thank you. 
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kjl1065 OP
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I need a power conditioner with 12 outlets. Seeking new and my budget is $4000.00 maximum. The only one that I have seen thus far is the Furman IT reference 15 amp version for $2500.00 retail. The Furman has a total of 11 outlets. It also has an isolation transformer. Does anybody have any experience with this item or anything else that might work?  Thank you.

 

winoguy17
1,176 posts
 

  Need 12 outlets ? Yikes. All I know is Furman has been in the game a long time, and well respected. Good luck in your search.

erik_squires
16,428 posts
 

OP:

I use Furman exclusively. The SMP feature is a very effective noise filter as well as excellent surge protection. Living in a lightning prone area that’s the only thing I can recommend for high end gear. In some places where I’ve lived I could definitely hear when it was not being used.

The isolation transformer is good, but I prefer to use the voltage regulation (AR) features like this unit. That keeps a solid voltage coming to my gear regardless of HVAC or seasonal usage, something an isolation transformer alone cannot do.

Best,

 

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