Isolation transformer question


I know people who say they have bad power, and want to buy an isolation transformer.

When it comes to audio improvements, what will an isolation transformer do that all of the transformers in your gear aren't already doing?

(I'm not talking about "power conditioners" which include many things like filter capacitors, inductors, and so on)

clustrocasual

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lloydc

You need to know that isolation transformers hum.

 

Mine don’t.

If there’s a hum, that most likely indicates that there’s a gremlin somewhere else in the circuitry. Possibly a grounding issue.   Yet, poorly made transformers can hum - if the windings are uneven or if the lamination deteriorates.