Line Conditioners

This looks good to me...

http://www.equitech.com/products/rack/rack.html

As far as I know, the De Zorel line conditioners are the only ones that publish any specs. They will begin to be imported in USA within the next few weeks.

I might be sent a copy of their top of the line model for auditioning in my EMI-RFI infested apartment building. They are specifically designed for two channel audio.

www.dezorel.com

(Just in case--I am NOT the importer nor a dealer nor a shareholder or anything like that).

What is your rig, Charles? I would like to know more about the Richard Gray. However, their explanation on how it works is totally bogus, according to knowledable people...

This has been discussed in the Asylum if you're interested.

Here's the link Charles: It's titled: "Charlatan of the Year Award: Richard Gray."

I really don't know if it works or how long is its projected lifespan...

http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/general/messages/100292.html

From what I understand this Richard Gray doesn't know how his device really works. Here's another link to a power conditioner discussion in an European forum:

http://www.zero-distortion.com/discussions/viewtopic.php?topic=14&forum=1&13

I am neither for or against the Richard Gray unit. I would just like to find out the truth...

Flyfisherman, what's your rig? I am going heavily into the subject of line conditioning these days. I am determined to learn all I can but have not found much feedback on the Richard Gray units.

I live in an apartment building with 200+ units each outfitted with washer, dryer, dishwasher, microwave, dimmer switch in the living room, plus all the 'de rigeur' TV's, stereos and computers. Also, there's lots of fluorescent lights in the hallways with noisy ballasts! It's a very nasty situation and my Tice A/V Solo has a hard time during heavy use periods. There's also a 50,000 Watt transmitter less than 5 miles away! It's simply too much pollution and voltage fluctuations...

I am also looking at the DeZorel line conditioners from Yugoslavia. They seem to be *really* good. The European guys in TNT-Audio Forums have gone nuts for them. They are finally available in the US.

Someone agreed to send me some Vans Evers Reference 12's (analog and digital) for trial in my apartment. I'd love to have a Richard Gray unit to compare...

My A/V Solo is going to end up front with the video gear (DVD, VCR, Proton 600T Preamp/Video Tuner, 27" Sony WEGA). I definitely plan to plug it into something to take care of primary filtration. Whether it turns out to be a Richard Gray, a balanced power transformer, a voltage regulator, De Zorel, etc. is for me to find out...I'll take my time to figure out what will work best.

It seems the Tice doesn't like to see heavy loads...

I will try the Power Var isolation transformer in conjunction with the Vans Evers Reference 12's. If they work signifiantly better than the Tice I will purchase a second Power Var (one for digital, one for analog). I would then upgrade the built-in filtration units, perhaps with those published by Jon Risch in his website. That would free the Solo for up front video & amplification work and to move my Proton amp close to the speakers. I currently have 28 ft runs of CAT5 and silver plated copper, not exactly a desirable situation, but cheap through The Home Depot. Filtration for the power amp would be the following upgrade.

Just one day at a time...