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Re: Power line conditioner + surge protector
CV #335411 01/23/11 05:17 PM
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but the hum persists.


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Re: Power line conditioner + surge protector
CV #335412 01/23/11 05:18 PM
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I bought the Belkin PF30 last month for $60 at Buy.com.
They have the PF60 right now for ~$208.

Since I live on an older house with old wiring, I've especially noticed an improvement in the sound from the FIOS TV.

Re: Power line conditioner + surge protector
Eno #335595 01/25/11 02:42 PM
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Roberto,

I had a Belkin PF60. It did a great job for the cost. If you need 6 outlets or less, consider a Blue Circle Peed Al Sea Thingee - review here:

http://www.goodsound.com/equipment/blue_circle_peed_al_sea.htm

Monster/Belkin/Furman approach AC filter with a combination of chokes, transformers, ferrite cores and capacitors. The Blue Circle approach relies purely on capacitor filtering and does not limit current on any of its outlets. The outlets are Hubbell and very high quality.

I have mine sitting behind my gear. It is probably the best buy I made for my system.


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Re: Power line conditioner + surge protector
Wid #335605 01/25/11 05:06 PM
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Belkin PF60 from ecost.com. Panamax has some very highly rated ones as well.


Same here.


+1.

eCost, PF60, a couple of years ago. I snagged it on sale for like $150 or so.

As far as I can tell, it makes no difference in sound quality. But it does eliminate the occasional and nearly inaudible 'tick' or 'snap' that I'd get through my speakers whenever the clothes dryer, room AC, or neighbor's HVAC system (we share a transformer on the pole) kicked on and my system was on but not playing audio. So it does actually "clean" the power for me, better than my old 'surge protector' did. Note the quotes around clean. All I know is that it is a benefit in my system in my current home.

Also importantly, I like it for cable organization. It just looks a bit neater behind the AV Rack with it than without it. And it just generally looks cool. Who doesn't love a heavy metallic box with blue lights & an ever-changing LCD display in their AV Rack? cool

It is interesting to see how many amps my system is pulling when I do different things. And also interesting to see how much my home voltage varies from minute to minute. Power in my town is notoriously variable, plus I live in an old house (set up for GAS lighting), in a neighborhood of old homes. So yeah, I feel like I need to have some sort of 21st century barrier between my electronics and my wall.


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Re: Power line conditioner + surge protector
wbedford #335606 01/25/11 05:14 PM
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So should also take a look at APC, i have the H10 and it juste sit there and work very well.

http://www.apc.com/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=H10


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Re: Power line conditioner + surge protector
Philippe #335638 01/25/11 11:24 PM
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I second APC. I bought an H15 from Audioholics a while back.


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