Noise Destoyer Power Conditioner

A slightly different observation. I too have the Noise Destroyer and have gone back and forth from liking it to thinking it may suck some air out of my system.

My conclusion as follows:
When I just leave the Noise Destroyer in my system, (plugged into the wall), I find music is wonderfully grain free with a huge sound field with lots of air. When I do rapid A-B comparisons I find it sucks some of the air out of the outer reaches of my sound stage along with any grain or hash. Conversely when I listen to my system without the Noise Destroyer for a few days I find some recordings have some hash in the upper registers but I do notice more air.

I think this unit takes time to settle into a system and then if you feel your system sounds dark then that is the time to take it out. Factors that could contribute to this effect are- dark sounding electronics, speakers, and cables. If you have boxes on all your cables and warm electronics then the Noise Destroyer may not be your cup of tea. If on the other hand you do not use a line conditioner, have open and transparent sounding electronics, and transparent "sounding" cables then the Noise Destroyer may be all the line conditioner you'll ever need. With or without the Noise Destroyer my system’s sound is holographic in the extreme with air and special cues that are holographic. As with everything else it boils down to system compatibility and personal preference.

Sherod,
I sure will keep you guys updated.

Leica man ,
I think the Noise Destoyer depends on where you place it.

I have 3 dedicated lines.
One for my APL 3910 digital Player , one for my Amp, a Pass Labs x 350.5 and one for my Hydra 8 which all my other Video stuff is plugged into.

On my dedicated line with just my APL 3910 on it the Noise Destoyer was way too much, killed dynamics and Treble (air).
On my first outlet on my Hydra with my Video on the same outlet it works great, video colors and definition is greatly improved.

I am going to try the Allen Maher unit on the same Digital outlet as I tried with the Noise Destoyer and will place another one on my dedicated oulet with my Pass Labs Amp.
I'll give them a week of break in.

For what this is worth , the Noise Destoyer and the Allem Maher units are phyically different. The Allen Maher unit is about twice the size of the Noise Destoyer, but the Noise Destoyer costs twice as much.

Leica man,
I have to say that the PE conditioner from Alan Maher( I haven't heard the Noise Destroyer) can also add a bit of warmth to my system. Maybe that's why Alan himself recommends placing the initial PE into an outlet that has the brightest sound. I found the PE a tad too warm connected to a Vans Evers strip I had my T.V. plugged into, which was plugged into the same outlets as my monoblocks. I moved the PE to another outlet about 10 ft. away from my system and I get a much more neutral presentation. It's very interesting how this unit can alter the sound when experimenting with it in different outlets in the room. This is just with one PE. I am contemplating buying another one to see how two work out in the same room. Another interesting thing is that I also had an Electroclear unit in another outlet and once it was removed, the PE unit by itself provided a much better sound. Somehow, the Electroclear's parts are clashing with the PE. What a fascinating hobby this is. Tweaking can be such a kick, sometimes. YMMV

Sherod-
Alan has mentioned in the past on various sites to remove other kinds of parallel units when auditioning the PE. Sometimes filters of this type can overlap one another and cause a harmonic crossover effect. The PE will work with other types of power conditioners. The Quantum Symphony Pro's for example work fine with the PE, we have three in our reference system. Richard Gray units are another good example of a power conditioner that works great with the PE. We have clients who own Exact Power, Monster, BPT, Hydra's, Equitech, Furman, and PS Audio units, and all report excellent synergy results with the PE. Of coarse the best set up is to use the PE by iteself on as many circuits in your house as possible.

Enjoy the product!!!

Regards,
Jen Maher

I just posted a review of the Alan Maher PE units under Accessories AC Filter. I hope it gets posted.