Daisy Chain Your Front End

Rodman99999,
Welcome to the "Never tried it -- know all about it -- must be no good -- LOL" Department.

http://www.avsforum.com/t/215726/anyone-interested-in-building-a-top-notch-power-enhancer-power-conditioner-as-a-diy

Ozzy,
My system is on a dedicated line.

Jedinite24,
I have no experience with the Emotiva or Tice. Really, the only way to find out is to give this a try.

Ozzy,
There are a few others doing the same thing daisy chaining their front end -- with great results. They post to other sites.

Foster_9,
There is information on other forums about other people doing the same thing -- running a daisy-chained front end.

Minorl,
My system is on a dedicated line. Here is my daisy chain:

high quality medical grade isolation transformer (made in Germany) > Bybee Stealth power conditioner > Monarchy power regenerator

Any other configuration does not work well.

Ozzy,
The Monarchy is sold direct and is a great bargain. It is rated at 100 watts -- good for transport and DAC in my system. My isolation transformer also had a hum. I solved the problem in this way. I have a large Tupperware container under it with dry beach sand then a poly cutting board then the tranny. On top of the tranny is another cutting board with another Tupperware container filled with dry beach sand. This is a very effective fix. The hum is inaudible now. Please message me if you would like pics.

Dcizmok,
I know -- this defies the common wisdom of a short signal path. In the past I have talked about this on various threads and have received typical responses.

I used to have an SR PowerCell 10 SE MKII power conditioner but it could not compete with my Bybee Stealth, so I sold it off. In any case, a power conditioner is inadequate to do the job that needs to be done. Adding the power regenerator and isolation transformer was the breakthrough in my system. This makes for a much longer signal path -- and superior SQ. On the contrary -- power regenerators are neither unnecessary nor redundant. They are essential.

Most people have no idea about all this because few people will do to the trouble and the expense of doing what I and a few others do with their front end.

I do a lot more than this to enhance SQ in my system -- including a break-through product that may be marketed in the future.

Dcizmok,
I know -- this defies the common wisdom of a short signal path. In the past I have talked about this on various threads and have received typical responses.

I used to have an SR PowerCell 10 SE MKIIpower conditioner but it could not compete with my Bybee Stealth, so I sold it off. In any case, a power conditioner is inadequate to do the job that needs to be done. Adding the power regenerator and isolation transformer was the breakthrough in my system. This makes for a much longer signal path -- and superior SQ. On the contrary -- power regenerators are neither unnecessary nor redundant. They are essential.

Most people have no idea about all this because few people will go to the trouble and the expense of doing what I and a few others do with their front end.

I do a lot more than this to enhance SQ in my system -- including developing a break-through product that may be marketed in the future.

Minorl,
My system is on a dedicated line. I agree that "many fixes will eventually choke the system."