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I have a AC Regenerator. Get dedicated line too?

My PurePower APS 1050 AC Regenerator made an incredible difference in my system. Since everything connected to the unit is fed perfect, steady 120V power, is there any reason to expect that running a dedicated 20 amp AC line to my system and installing new high end receptacles would make any difference at all??? If you have experience with this I would appreciate your opinion, if you have an opinion without experience, tell me your thoughts about this. Hurry, before I spend any more money just to find out!

Thanks.
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kennyt
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Alonski,

Dedicated lines are cheap to install, maybe a couple hundred dollars, way less than a power cord, and you can never have too much power to your rig! I say add the line and see, then play with the cords as you'll know the incoming power is the best you can get and therefore will be best able to tell what the power cords do to your system.

This is what I would do and I think it is the cheapest next move for you!
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alonski OP
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OK ZMan and KennyT, I'm in. I thought adding a dedicated line would cost over $1000 – nothing is really cheap in San Francisco! if it is indeed less than a good power cord, it's a good solution... then I can do a bunch of A/Bs and report back to anyone who is interested. Maybe I'll align with Stanwal... maybe Mceljo's logic will will prevail... either way it should be fun finding out.

Thanks to all of you for your thoughts.
lapierre
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Alonski my dedicated line was $350. And the line was 75' to my listening room. We also A/B new and old lines for noise.

Electrician spent more time determining where to drop the line from the attic and avoiding a cold waterline during installation.
hifihvn
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The only benefit a dedicated line may have would be if you have a large power drop due to a long light gauge run, and a large high-power amp, that draws a lot of line power. This could cause voltage drops, but according to Pure Power, they even have this problem covered. If it does as promised, I don't see any benefit of changing anything before it. Link. [http://www.purepoweraps.com/comparison.htm]
hifihvn
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Don't forget, it's not a conditioner. Also, the high quality power the unit is supposed to give out will still get filtered even more through your amps power supply. These audio gear power supplies are designed to filter a lot of dirty power themselves.
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