Wow, I am grateful for all the responses. A big thank you to all! I don't understand not using a power conditioner with an amp. I would have guessed that conditioned power would be good for it. Do amps not need conditioning? Thanks
Do I need upgraded power cables?
Hello and Good Day
I'm wondering about power conditioners and power cords. Here's my equipment:
Cronus Magnum lll Integrated Tube Amp / Focal Aria 948 DW Speakers / Kimber Kable 8TC Speaker Cables / 2 SVS SB2000 Pro A Subwoofers with SVS Sound Path Subwoofer Cables / Grado Sonata Cartridge / Pro-Ject 2 Xperience SB DC Turntable using the included interconnects / Denon DCD 1700NE CD Player using Kimber Sliver Streak Interconnect / Panamax MR4300 Power Line conditioner and surge protection
Upgrade the Panamax? - is it providing anything besides surge protection? Upgrade the power cords for which component? Or do nothing? Maybe my components aren't audiophile enough to justify purchasing upgraded power cords.
Any advise or recommendations would be appreciated.
Thank you
Bill
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They are all mainly salt. None is 100% pure sodium chloride which is what we mainly think of as salt. The chemical differences account for the difference in taste, and the difference in colour. Sea water today has about 1 part magnesium for every 10 parts sodium, and even more sulphate per chloride ion. Mineral (rock) salt and pink (Himalayan) salt were deposited when the sea chemistry was a bit different. Himalayan salt mainly comes from Pakistan quite a long way from the mountains. You can taste a difference which is reflected in measurable difference in composition and even crystal size! The hysteria from health gurus around the merits of various salts does have a familiar ring to me ...
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All mains-driven amplifiers convert incoming Alternating Current (AC) to Direct Current (DC) to power their internal power supply rails, which operate at a different voltage. The normal arrangement is a hefty voltage transformer followed by a bridge rectifier, with the output smoothed by huge capacitors. In general, the more expensive the amplifier, the beefier these components are and the less the impact of AC variations on the DC rail voltage. Out of all your electronic components, an expensive power amplifier is likely to benefit least from power conditioning, especially if the power conditioner is wimpy, in my opinion! I also think most electrical noise is generated by your own components ... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
@richardbrand +1 on "an expensive power amplifier is likely to benefit least from power conditioning” in analog design requirements, more noise / ripple / drops in the AC power requires more circuitry, higher cost components, etc., to isolate “non ideal” AC power issues from sound.. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
OP, many recommended plugging your amp directly into the wall to not starve the amps draw when using a shared conditioner. Two things: 1. Most are high power amps, tubes and/or mono blocks. |
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