Nottington Ace Space question, motor placement.

Hello Zeal.

The Wave Mechanic (at least the model which I have) is a high quality power filtration device. NAS takes the position that filtration of line power makes an improvement in the sound, a position with which I concur. I would be hesitant to put a potentially noisy controller in front of the motor, so, absent a trial in your system, I would stay with power filtration.

Wave Mechanic as overkill? It depends on your POV. I used to run my NAS Mentor/ Mechanic through a prior isolation transformer. When I added a CVT (constant voltage transformer), it SEEMED to improve further. So I use all three: a 500VA medical isolation transformer from Plitron, a 30VA CVT from Sola, and a Wave Mechanic.

One other argument for the Wave Mechanic is that, as a power filtration device, it protects the motor, which is a high value item.

Good luck!

Hello Zeal.

I'm rather a perfectionist, and that colours my judgement. Most sane people would think that one power filter of the Wave Mechanic's quality was enough.

As to your Tice filter, I'm afraid that I don't know the brand. But I do know and recommend the Wave Mechanic, and, guided by what I hear, have gone even further. I doubt if the Wave Mechanic would be overkill.

Updated the Wave Mechanic and motor to the latest versions. Big improvement.

My old Wave Mechanic was just filtration and voltage adjustment, but the new version is much more complex, and sounds far better (smoother, stronger, cleaner).

Hello John.

My Wave Mechanic was 1997 vintage. Mr. Bastin is of the opinion that what I received was not a true Wave Mechanic; I expect that Tom F simply pulled an early prototype off the shelf and sent me the unit in good faith.

I am exploring a more exotic motor controller based on an HP signal generator (which is gathering dust) and some 6090 op-amps. If it works, I'll let you know.