Anyone else regenerating A/C?

If I am indeed "Nonesuch", I should sue because I was here first!

Anyway, the brick wall unit is effective and doesn't require replacing fried MOV's (that's what's in PS's "replaceable module") and it's unfortunate they can't make one without the inductive/capacitive filters (which have nothing to do with surge protection function) because those devices (the L/C components) are what I gripe about with all power "conditioners."

When I had my own home here in Tucson, the lightening capitol of the world, I did two things, both at the panel:

1. Installed extra-fast tripping breakers on my ded. cts. (check with your elec. supply house -- ie NOT Home Depot ;--) and,

2. Installed an MOV (high speed diode, about 60 cents) from the "house" side of each breaker to ground (inside the panel).

What the MOV does, is it senses a surge/spike in nanoseconds, and closes a circuit to ground tripping the breaker immediately. Making the breaker into an ULTRA-fast tripping breaker. This fries the MOV which must be replaced. I still unplugged my stuff before a t-storm however, and interestingly after may lightening strikes, some quite close to my house, I never lost an MOV.
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AB...Thanks,but I like Neil's approach,as the Brick Wall would need another aftermarket P/C to equate with how I am running my current stuff.Right?
Thanks to all!

BTW,Nsgarsh(my friend had trouble pronouncing this.Thus,Nonesuch,as he is an avid vinyl collector)there is a really vast amount of great 20th century recordings done on the Nonesuch label,as a little point of interest.These are mostly spectacularly well recorded,and show up dirt cheap.Also,the New World label,and some CRI's are also worth searching out.These would sound great on your full range CLS/sub based system!A buck a shot,mostly!

Yeah, I should look for some online and here in Tucson (where we have some GREAT used vinyl stores).

All the Nonesuch records I have, I bought new in the 60's -- for some reason I can't remember what they cost.
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"Any other subscribers?" Yes, my EP15A powers my whole system, with my preamp and sources being additionally plugged into an API Power Wedge Ultra 116 that follows the EP. This is a balanced isolation transformer unit, not dissimilar from what EP offers only with more individual transformers (six). The PW also allows the user to switch between balanced and unbalanced AC for each outlet individually, and I can vouch for the added benefits of balanced power, to which I have yet to encounter a downside. Power amps sound best plugged straight into the EP (the PW doesn't provide balanced AC to power amps, its transformers are too small for that).

Aside from the sound quality improvement, another way to see the EP at work is when biasing tubes with a digital meter -- the readings are much more stable, both over time as well as second to second, than with the uncorrected power coming from the wall. I've used this combo for close to three years now since I bought the EP, and haven't had a peep of trouble. Whether the Power Plant Premier can match its performance I can't say, I haven't heard one.

P.S. -- Yes, power cords are still just as critical as without power correction, though as you might expect the cord leading from the wall to the EP isn't as big a factor as the ones plugged into components following the EP.

Zaikesman -- you raised an interesting point about biasing tube amps which is always a pain because of fluctuating 120V. I remember I'd bias my amps when the power was highest so the bias wouldn't go over without my knowing it.

About PC's: When I only had two great PC's (a couple of Dominus) I called Jim Aud at Purist to ask him where in my system he felt they'd be most effective (Jim is a real power maven) and he said use one from the wall to the EP and the other from the EP to the amp. I have a third one now which is for the DAC, the third place in a system that requires a great PC IMO.
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