How do you tell how dirty your power is?


If this has been covered I am sorry but I want to know how you can measure if your power is dirty and thus evaluate best course of action, I assume no power is perfect but some must have it much worse then others.
Thanks
chadnliz
I say buy a PS Audio Powerplant Premier.

It has a distortion meter and gives you percentage distortion of raw power vs. after it has been regenerated. Usually around 3-5% distortion from the wall, and .3-.5% after regeneration. (one tenth of what it was)

This way you know not only how bad your power is, but what it sounds like cleaned up. PS gear has a 30 day money back, so if it's worhwhile on your system, you'll find a way to pay it off, and if the improvement was not substantial enough, send it back. All you lost was the shipping.
Tbg,
Thats a question you have to ask the PS Audio people. My understanding of how it works was if there was noise it would blink. I don't use the Harvester anymore as it stopped blinking the moment I plugged in an RGPC. With regards to dynamics, I only noticed the difference after I plugged in the RGPC.
Guys, I have seen what my ac looks like on a scope, and I have tried many, many devices that are intended to improve your power. The ultimate question is whether the device improves your sound. I worry that measures, such as that with the PS Audio Powerplant's meter, may only capture one aspect of the problems with your electrical service.

I had a Noise Sniffer and many of their active devices that you plugged into circuits that had high noise on them. In each instance when I plugged the device in the noise dropped. I did this until I exhausted the eight devices I had purchased. When I listened to my music, it was quieter and totally uninvolving. I began removing devices near my audio and found the sound improved with each I removed. I thought that surely those in remote locations would have only positive results, but I was wrong. I sold everything. What was the Noise Sniffer measuring, and why was removing it harmful to the life of the music?

I know fullwell that your experiences may differ from mine. I always advise people to let the new improvement settle in for a while and then remove it. If you lose the magic, reinstall it. If you regain the magic, sell the device. I have sold or tried to sell probably 40 such devices over a long career in audio.
You need the Clever Little AC Power Analyzer. It appears to be a set of plain old television rabbit ears but in reality accurately detects the quality of your ac power. Place it near the outlet in question for 12 hours and then very carefully move it outside to the location at which AC power enters your residence. Make sure the wind is blowing at least 20MPH. After 24 hours if the rabbit ears are facing north/south and it is an even numbered date, your power is fine. It they are facing east/west, your power is suspect. On odd numbered dates, the wind must be over 40MPH and the north/south and east/west positions must be reversed.

If the wind speed is such that the rabbit ears move, the use of magic pebbles to anchor them is suggested.

Let us know how this shakes out for you.
Bill, sounds kind of complicated, is this a service that can be provided by Audiofeil International?