Purepower: Add me to the list of non-plus PP unit owners who did and still do have no issue with hum or buzzing through the speakers in their high-end system with the prior generation of product. The problem only turned up when I replaced (within a 30 minute period to swap units)the 2000 with a 2000+. I experienced the problems, even with pre-amp set to 0 (no volume, 0-relative scale) the humming and buzzing could be heard across the room 10-12 ft away. I powered down the 2000+ unit, put the 2000 back in and it has remained since December of last year with the system sounding as great as ever.
Prior to the 2000+ arriving, I had my contractor go over my entire dedicated circuit as I was assessing putting in a copper breaker bar sub-panel or a 2nd house main for my system as well as the possibility of putting in a separate dedicated (isolation) transformer. My contractor as it happens built a recording studio for a very famous British Singer-Pianist (initials EJ) for his house in Atlanta so I'd venture a guess that he knows a fair amount about what we are talking about here (high-end audio systems). He tested and went over everything pronouncing a clean bill of health.
Following the arrival and near-immediate departure of the 2000+, I paid another electrician who has a reputation in the area for putting in electrical circuits and wiring for complex Home Theater, 2-channel and 2 recording studio setups from the NC/SC area to put in 5 Avatar Acoustics Afterburner8 outlets and inspect all aspects of my dedicated circuit as well as the grounding scheme for the entire house and dedicated circuit. Again, the result was the same...a clean bill of health from a certified electrician with experience putting in and trouble-shooting complex audio and video setups.
I am mystified by the claim that these problems were not the fault or at least related to something in the 2000+ unit as it is very clear in my experience what happened;
- setup with dedicated circuit inspected/blessed by two audio-knowledgable electricians about 10 months apart
- PP 2000 in this system for well over 2 years does not have issue
- insert PP 2000+ in place of 2000; issues arise
- remove 2000+, replace with 2000 (no other changes); issues go away completely
PP: Take a look at my system and others; do you really think based upon the investment in question that I and others are just sitting there with systems that make all this noise already without the 2000+ in place and we are happy with it? You don't need to make a house call here,...the problem did not exist before your new unit went into the system and disappeared after your new unit was removed. PLEASE consider that there may be an issue here that your own electrician-style bench testing without a high-end system and dedicated room in your production facility would not uncover. If you do want to make a house call (I am serious), bring a 2000+ or 3000+ and I'll put it into my system and you can hear what i am talking about. After all this, I love my PP 2000 to such an extent that I am still hopeful that you will wake up and consider all this and produce a 2000+ or 3000+ unit that won't manifest this issue in my system so I can buy a new version of your product!!!
Prior to the 2000+ arriving, I had my contractor go over my entire dedicated circuit as I was assessing putting in a copper breaker bar sub-panel or a 2nd house main for my system as well as the possibility of putting in a separate dedicated (isolation) transformer. My contractor as it happens built a recording studio for a very famous British Singer-Pianist (initials EJ) for his house in Atlanta so I'd venture a guess that he knows a fair amount about what we are talking about here (high-end audio systems). He tested and went over everything pronouncing a clean bill of health.
Following the arrival and near-immediate departure of the 2000+, I paid another electrician who has a reputation in the area for putting in electrical circuits and wiring for complex Home Theater, 2-channel and 2 recording studio setups from the NC/SC area to put in 5 Avatar Acoustics Afterburner8 outlets and inspect all aspects of my dedicated circuit as well as the grounding scheme for the entire house and dedicated circuit. Again, the result was the same...a clean bill of health from a certified electrician with experience putting in and trouble-shooting complex audio and video setups.
I am mystified by the claim that these problems were not the fault or at least related to something in the 2000+ unit as it is very clear in my experience what happened;
- setup with dedicated circuit inspected/blessed by two audio-knowledgable electricians about 10 months apart
- PP 2000 in this system for well over 2 years does not have issue
- insert PP 2000+ in place of 2000; issues arise
- remove 2000+, replace with 2000 (no other changes); issues go away completely
PP: Take a look at my system and others; do you really think based upon the investment in question that I and others are just sitting there with systems that make all this noise already without the 2000+ in place and we are happy with it? You don't need to make a house call here,...the problem did not exist before your new unit went into the system and disappeared after your new unit was removed. PLEASE consider that there may be an issue here that your own electrician-style bench testing without a high-end system and dedicated room in your production facility would not uncover. If you do want to make a house call (I am serious), bring a 2000+ or 3000+ and I'll put it into my system and you can hear what i am talking about. After all this, I love my PP 2000 to such an extent that I am still hopeful that you will wake up and consider all this and produce a 2000+ or 3000+ unit that won't manifest this issue in my system so I can buy a new version of your product!!!