A $250 Power Conditioner?
Howard reviews the Puron, which is a small AC power conditioner ($250 USD) "plug" that is distributed by Vera-Fi Audio. It’s said to cleanse the electronic circuit that feeds and audio system. Many tweaks cost a pretty penny for little or no performance increase. Is that the case here?
@jayctoy , I did get one a few days ago and I was astonished. I was not ready for this kind of improvement it brings. A cursory information of what this thing does would have been helpful, instead of thinking that this filter adds some pixie dust to music making. BTW I have added Puron pics to my system. |
@milpai Glad to hear, and way to keep an open mind, try new things, and have the confidence to trust your own ears! Now you get to reap all the wonderful and ongoing benefits of that. Hopefully the Flat Earthers will stay away from this. 🤞🤞🤞 |
After readings a few threads on the Puron, I purchased 2 on sale. One went into the wall with the Shunyata Alpha V1 power cord from my Pass 205.8. The other went into a 500W isolation transformer into which my DAC and pre are plugged. I found basically the same results as others . . . better detail, better soundstage, slightly better bass, and the instruments seemed to have more air around them and were more precisely placed in the soundstage. Confirmation bias? Who knows. But to my ears, it sounds better, and for small money. As for those who rag on this product without trying it, I understand the jaded skepticism that many naturally have. But there are a significant number here who have them and like what they do to one's system. In this case, with a 30 day money back guarantee, put them in your system for 21 days and if you don't hear a difference, send them back. But don't say without trying them that they "don't work" or I "heard that this is what they do" |
Question to Puron users: I have only 1 Puron installed on the empty port in the 20 amp dedicated line that feeds the power conditioner. The other 20 amp dedicated line is used to power the brick that powers my audio server (windows machine). Since it is a SMPS, I am wondering if it will benefit, by adding another Puron on that empty port. Thoughts? |
It’s pretty rare IME that a “tweak” — or anything for that matter — gets such consistently strong reviews. Townshend Seismic spring platforms/footers are one such example, but these are quickly moving toward making that elite list especially given the relatively low cost for the meaningful benefits they seem to provide. Thanks for bringing these to our attention! |
I will say this as someone who only uses a single puron It does make music sound more real. You would have to hear it for yourself. I have very expensive electronics. Im very fond of my stealth audio and nordost cabling though-out and i love my synergystic power conditioner but none of them ever made certain songs sound so realistic. my only complaint, which is a rather large one, is that some songs sound too aggressive/ bright with the puron vs when i take it out that tension seems to go away. But like i said its not for all tracks and my wife hasnt noticed (but im very sensitive to it)
the cool thing about the puron, its VERY noticeable in effect. Something unbelievable for only $250 this is not something where you have to say.. hmm well i think its doing something? You dont have to a/b it, the effect isnt subtle thats why i like it but its not a true power conditioner in the sense it will do anything to actually filter your ac…. Which is a good thing because like i said earlier thats a very expensive endevour and most products that try to do so struggle and this includes both the p20 and also the entire line from stromtank which can be in the tens of thousands of dollars for some models from what I understand this actually tries to override noise with more pleasant noise (some noise sounds good to the human ears) which is possibly why the guy with 8 of these is getting high noise readings
finally to touch back on the brightness topic. Im not being completely fair to rhe puron. Its just one piece of a larger system. Im due for a dac upgrade. I think the mola mola tambaqui will help smooth out the sound and give me what i want. Also i have been using a generic ethernet cable for streaming. Im sure when my new cable comes things will improve even more |
I am planning to get another one and check out for myself.
I am trying to understand what you mention. If Puron adds it’s own noise, how come more details are revealed, sound stage seem to expand in all directions, there is an increased holography and music in general seems dynamic. Something else is going on here. Not sure what it is though. |
Questforhifi the brightness I suspect it coming from Nordost cables , if you put Puron the Puron will give more energy to the instruments and voices? The tensions you are referring is the energy ? My friend experienced i brightness as well to his system.He replace one of his cable to match, He is now happy. Milpai is right . |
@questforhifi , I do not notice any "brightness" that is not on the recording itself. I understand that it seems to go away when you remove the Puron, but all I can tell you is that I have not noticed anything like that in my system and 2 of them have been in my system for a couple of weeks now. I am still a happy camper with them and while I wouldn't say that it is a "blow me away" improvement, it is a noticeable improvement for tiny comparative money. |
