APS Pure Power A/C Regenerators


Over the years I have tried a few power conditioners and always felt that they stripped the music of its "body," leaving me with a non-involving, non-musical, thin sound.

Because of this, I have only gone as far as a dedicated panel to dedicated circuits, with some above standard electrical hardware. ...and have been pleased with this results.

I recently had a conversation with a fellow audiophile, who also happens to be an engineer, who recommended that I look into the Pure Power line of A/C Regenerators.

He has tried quite a number of tweaks to his electrical supply over the years and could not say enough great things about Pure Power, to the point that he strongly felt that using this (specifically referring to the model 2000) in any standard outlet in the home, would outperform the improvments of dedicated circuits or any other electrical tweaking.

I am considering a project in my home that would move my listening room to a new space. Before I do this and before I bring in an electrician for all of the custom works, I am looking to hear from any folks that own or have owned a Pure Power regenerator.

Please share your experiences, both good or bad. Also, please comment on other A/C conditioners or custom/dedicated circuit topologies that you have compared this to.

Any experiences that you can share regarding APS Pure Power regenerators is appreciated.

Lastly, does anyone know if there is a performance difference between the different models, or do they only differ by their output capacities?

Thanks!
barrelchief

Showing 2 responses by harmoniousdistortion

I've been tearing out my hair with regards to selecting the right power conditioner.

I've read of the Pure Power 2000 adding some high frequency sharpness/edge especially if the internal battery is being charged. Supposedly this is because of its use of Class D power supplies. Read about it in one or two places and here too where a guy plugs an oscilloscope into the unit: http://www.romythecat.com/Forums/ShowPost.aspx?PageIndex=10&postID=9233

Meanwhile, I've been reading of qutie a few Power Plant Premiers having major reliability problems as well as some general consensus that they do restrict dynamics.

I'm hoping that Isotek's rumoured regenerator will be better. Supposedly uses Class AB power supplies.
As mentioned, some people have found the 2000 to be a bit sharp in the high frequencies and RomyTheCat (link given above) shows how the voltage output to have jagged peaks. Another guy said his was rusting from the inside.

Other than that, comments have been generally quite good. Certainly better than the reliability problems I've been reading about the PS Audio units.