Any Environment Potentials EP-2050 users out there


I am thinking of giving the Environment Potentials EP-2050 Home Protection Waveform Correction Absorber a try. EP’s main guy Doug Joseph certainly talks a good game and seems to make the whole philosophy make sense. It seems to have gotten good reviews in the past and I know there are a handful of forum members using them. If you all could come out of the woodwork and share your experience with this unit, or the ep-2450 for that matter, I would greatly appreciate it.
cpalcott

Showing 2 responses by rhyno

sounds like you should go balanced throughout your signal path. and maybe even shielded power cords (though usually shields sound bad on AC).

i'm not sure how EP2050 would take care of RFI / EMI, it may. it does have leads connecting it to hot (dual 30a breakers), neutral and ground, so its possible. i just dont know. looking at the 2750, it seems like it acts as the weizhi does (on ground), so could be a great product (the weizhi sure is). i will say that i still get improvement w/ R-C networks on the outlets, and the weizhi was a big improvement, so i dont know if the 2050 would be enough.

if i were just starting out w/ AC treatment, i'd go
1) dedicated lines w/ oyaide outlets
2) 2050 / 2750 in conjunction (have an electrician do 1-2 at same time)
3) RC networks on outlets (noise harvester sounds fine)

--i've no doubt this is more cost effective than anything else, and may get you there. but when it comes to AC, i've yet to go too far....hell, just today i reconfig'd my breaker box to have the 2050 on the same side of the breaker as my rig, added 2 maher CBFs as well, and it sounds fantastic (in the middle of the day in houston too---ie switching noise on hot is getting out of the story!). if you get the 2050, be sure to install it on the same side as your breaker, but closer to the incoming 0ga from the street than your stereo. i suspected this would help, and frankly my stereo sounds fantastic right now, 5pm, AC and dryer both on. ---i couldn't say that a week ago. (could be other crap on the grid not on, but i doubt it)
i have one, and for the whole house surge protection its worth it. its a tough product to A/B (as you have to leave the house to do it!), but when i did the install i will say i noticed less up & down w/ afternoon power...not cured, but better.

power has 2 probs as i understand it:
1) diff noise (between hot & neutral) aka traverse noise aka normal noise---think switching PSs on grid, and incoming trash from the street
2) common noise (between neutral & ground)---think EMI/RFI

any power solution has to treat both. the EP goes after #1, which is IME tougher to treat. power is so so hard to get right. i've the EP2050, Maher CBFs, DIY R-C networks, dedicated lines, Oyaide R1 / WPZ outlets, high $$ power cords, a Weizhi distributor (great product)...and each one made an improvement. and the difference between good power and great power is more valuable than trading up several grand in components.