I use a 1500 VA Cypber Power Pure-Sine UPS for my system ( 400W/ch + plasma TV) and it's more than enough even for watching big-bang movies. As for music only, there's plenty ample power for all of the dynamic range you could ask for, and I do find that components plugged into the UPS have a better sound vs when they're not...makes the music come to life much more. As for judging whether my $350.00 UPS is as "good" as $2,000.00 "Audiophile" power conditioner do-hickey, well, that I can't say. I do know my UPS does not come in a fancy brushed-aluminum case nor is it advertised in EVERY high-end audio mag/website/whatever, so I don't suppose it can possibly be as good...right? ;0)
Is a pure sine wave UPS the best power treatment ?
Having read about the benefits of power conditioning, I have to ask why dual conversion UPS are not used more often? If one was to get a sufficiently powered model, say 3000watts upwards, this should be enough to satisfy all but the most power hungry systems out there. Surely generating "clean" power would be better than any device trying to work with the existing incoming power and trying to modify it. Am I missing something?.
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