Augsburger Posted March 14, 2009 Report Posted March 14, 2009 I feel for you, line noise would make me go nuts. The advantage of a power conditioner is that if you move, it goes with you dedicated lines are a more cost effective solution but it stays when you move. Good luck finding a solution.
guzziguy Posted March 14, 2009 Report Posted March 14, 2009 Well I guess I should be thankful that I drink a lot when I listen to my music and have old tired ears, it sure saves me a lot of money on tweaks. My Oyaide connectors sound the same to me as my Oyaide clones and my dedicated line that is 1/2 meter from the panel sounds the same as my non-hospital grade outlets that are fifty feet from the other panel. We all hear differently and I guess that is a good thing. Greg, maybe you should try cryo-ing your Kosta Browne pinots before drinking for the ultimate in flavor enhancement.
Augsburger Posted March 14, 2009 Report Posted March 14, 2009 *snap* Ken, you always have the ultimate solution. Cryoed Kosta Browne smoothies coming up!
shaizada Posted March 14, 2009 Author Report Posted March 14, 2009 I feel for you, line noise would make me go nuts. The advantage of a power conditioner is that if you move, it goes with you dedicated lines are a more cost effective solution but it stays when you move. Good luck finding a solution. You have no idea....it's driving me bezerko! If I were to look into conditioners, what do you suggest? I can go up to $2k max. I like buying used.
guzziguy Posted March 14, 2009 Report Posted March 14, 2009 *snap* Ken, you always have the ultimate solution. Cryoed Kosta Browne smoothies coming up! Don't forget to cryo the blender too, or the whole effect will be undone!.
shaizada Posted March 14, 2009 Author Report Posted March 14, 2009 Hey guys, Looks like I might be picking up an Exact Power EP15...will post later if it does happen. Can't wait to be completely isolated from the bathroom
shaizada Posted March 16, 2009 Author Report Posted March 16, 2009 Picked up the Exactpower EP15a in silver. Success...no more popping from the bathroom so I guess it really works out for me. Added benefits, seems like a whole new presentation to the sound. I can hear deeper into the recording and seems like this inky black background from wherein the sounds emerge. I would say a very nice overall sound upgrade and isolation from the annoying circuit adjoined to my stereo room. Happy camper here. Oh before I forget, turned out that my friend has a Power Plant Premier which I had no idea about. I had brought that home to test it out. Its built beautifully, but the thing runs quite hot and has a fan in it as well that would go off when I plugged my monoblocks in it. Apart form that fan annoyance, I liked the multiwave settings, but I think the exactpower had an edge in the audio presentation. Exactpower stays in the system and topic closed
909 Posted December 27, 2009 Report Posted December 27, 2009 I have one my my bathrooms attached to my audio circuit and it drives me nutsssssssssssss with the popping sound if a light/fan is switched on in there. I'm still evaluating my options, but seems like dedicated line is the intelligent way to go. another option would be to move...
luvdunhill Posted December 28, 2009 Report Posted December 28, 2009 another option would be to move... maybe he has.... in the last 9 months
n_maher Posted December 28, 2009 Report Posted December 28, 2009 maybe he has.... in the last 9 months To be fair, some douchebag bumped the thread before David's reply. That reply was deleted (by me) which makes it look like 909 was drunk posting.
mrarroyo Posted December 28, 2009 Report Posted December 28, 2009 But I thought that drunk posting was encouraged!
Dusty Chalk Posted December 28, 2009 Report Posted December 28, 2009 Oh, it is. Nate was just explaining that that was not what it was. ...if that makes any sense.
Girardian Posted February 9, 2010 Report Posted February 9, 2010 I have a dedicated circuit and a PS Audio PP Premier. The circuit was very reasonable investment and I've enjoyed the PS Audio in my system. Good power is the core of sound, so any reasonable edge to improve it (dedicated circuit, regenerator, good power cords, components with separate / external power sources, etc.) usually makes an appreciable sonic difference.
manaox2 Posted February 9, 2010 Report Posted February 9, 2010 I have a dedicated circuit and a PS Audio PP Premier. The circuit was very reasonable investment and I've enjoyed the PS Audio in my system. Good power is the core of sound, so any reasonable edge to improve it (dedicated circuit, regenerator, good power cords, components with separate / external power sources, etc.) usually makes an appreciable sonic difference. Thats nice. Thanks for your valuable input, we care, really we do. I want all my components to have internal power sources, is there anything wrong with that?
Fitz Posted February 9, 2010 Report Posted February 9, 2010 I have a dedicated circuit and a PS Audio PP Premier. The circuit was very reasonable investment and I've enjoyed the PS Audio in my system. Good power is the core of sound, so any reasonable edge to improve it (dedicated circuit, regenerator, good power cords, components with separate / external power sources, etc.) usually makes an appreciable sonic difference. Cool story brah.
HDen Posted August 6, 2010 Report Posted August 6, 2010 I hate to bump an old topic, but if you live in an apt with undervolting(outlets show ~70V) and a bad electricity service, would a power conditioner or a regenerator like the PPP be useful? I currently have a regular UPS backup, but it's only surge protection and battery backup, I still get 70V from it.
Yikes Posted August 6, 2010 Report Posted August 6, 2010 70 volts? Most electronics wouldn't even function. I doubt that a PS Audio PPP could cope with such a drop. That's greater than 40% under voltage (unless you're in Japan), rent an analyzer that provides a printout. Then withhold rent until they fix your wiring. Good luck.
grawk Posted August 6, 2010 Report Posted August 6, 2010 http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_07132727000P?vName=Tools&cName=ElectriciansTools&Lighting&sName=Generators%20&%20Accessories&sid=IDx20070921x00003a&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=07132727000P
luvdunhill Posted August 6, 2010 Report Posted August 6, 2010 I still get 70V from it. how exactly are you measuring that? be as detailed as you care to be.
HDen Posted August 6, 2010 Report Posted August 6, 2010 I used a multimeter, I wanted to ask before calling an electrician just to make sure, but it looks like I'll have to do that in the end.
spritzer Posted August 6, 2010 Report Posted August 6, 2010 What multimeter and how did you measure it, AC range with a probe on each of the AC poles? 70VAC down from 117V is very strange indeed and most gear wouldn't even function
HDen Posted August 6, 2010 Report Posted August 6, 2010 ahhh... I've been setting the multimeter to V~ 200, and it gave me 66-70V, when I set it to 700, it gave me 116V... Regarding the bad power I'm not so sure anymore, only thing I have is a red light from the ups showing faulty wiring, I'd need an oscilloscope or something to find out, but with my gear it's not like I'll be able to tell the difference...
spritzer Posted August 6, 2010 Report Posted August 6, 2010 I'd blame the meter here. No auto-ranging usually means cheap meter and they are often worse than useless... Faulty wiring could be something as simple as the phase being reversed somewhere...
HDen Posted August 6, 2010 Report Posted August 6, 2010 Yeah I've been thinking of getting a newer one, also might get some supplies to make the Bob Crump power cord instead of having to buy one.
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