 What power conditioners do you guys use?
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I'm very familiar with APC equipment (since I'm in TI/Networking). But I don't know about their AV power conditioning line of products.
Monster units seem to get good reviews and isn't over-priced like their cables. By that I mean it falls within the price of other units (PureAV/Belkin etc)
I was curious if the folks on this board had a preference.
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I read from some websites about IsoTek poewr conditioners. Are they any good? Do they really help improve the sound and picture quality?
What about mains cable? I read about Clearer Audio Copper line?
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I have a Belkin PF60 and it does it's job, it lets me know what each component is using for power. I like being able to see the voltage fluctuations from 118V to 124V. I have a pretty good electrical system around my house and haven't noticed any difference with it hooked up or not.
I have heard some very good things about Panamax as well.
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None,
Why do you need/want a power conditioner? Isn't that what a power supply (transformer) in the amp is for, to regulate the power. If you are buying such cheap amps (as in bad quality) they are needing a power conditioner is the least of your problems.
A surge unit to protect against spikes and lightening striks is probably a good idea, but if the power in your house is that bad that you need one of these conditioning units, you've got other things you need to spend your money on.
I'll admit, they look cool, but I don't think there is any real advantage having one of these things IMO.
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Mine is for power surges, strikes, etc. It has isolated outlet banks to eliminate cross talk. And yes my amps are top quality, if not better than Rotel. My Tripplite is not a power conditioner per say, like the others are using.
M80s VP180 4xM22ow 4xM3ic EP600 2xEP350
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Nice website. I did not find your amp(s) anywhere. Intentional or future pages?
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None,
Why do you need/want a power conditioner? Isn't that what a power supply (transformer) in the amp is for, to regulate the power. If you are buying such cheap amps (as in bad quality) they are needing a power conditioner is the least of your problems.
A surge unit to protect against spikes and lightening striks is probably a good idea, but if the power in your house is that bad that you need one of these conditioning units, you've got other things you need to spend your money on.
I'll admit, they look cool, but I don't think there is any real advantage having one of these things IMO.
Paul Every so often, I have brown outs. Not often, but it happens. Since all my computer equipment (and routers and switches) are on UPS, I can hear the UPS kicking in for a split second to deal with the brownouts. So, I am in need of surge suppression, among other things. Since I have to get something, I figured I might as well as investigate additional benefits that I can gain. Some reviewers have eliminated interference, etc. Hence the questions.
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I don't see a problem with using a computer UPS (as long as it's a Smart-UPS, rather than a Back-UPS). Unless you want the goodies from an AV supressor/UPS, don't spend the extra dough. Those goodies are usually sequenced outlets, a little display that glows blue and shows useless information, and a silver enclosure.
I use a Belkin computer rackmount UPS of some variety. It keeps the TiVo on and recording during a blackout, and that's about all I care about.
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