I had the 1500 panamax for years and when i sold it for $50 on offer up I got myself a Furman 20 , 20A is a little better has better filtering , its a rock solid piece I picked it up used on eBay for 400 , The Furman 20 has a capacitor bank inside Power factor is what they call it it also gives you a work light on the front so you can mount it high in your rack and beam light down. Ive spoke to the tech department at Furman/panamax Same company Furman is better and whatever you do stay away from the Panamax 5400 the tech department advised me it has a voltage regulator its there flagship model and all voltage regulators induce noise so stay away unless you need it it what they told me , pay a little more and get a Furman. None of these things are going to blow your skirt up but the panamax 1500 had a fixed power cord and the firman you can change out the cord so if your a tweaker and want to change the cord out there you go. My panamax took hits over the years and always did it's job , every time you have a power outage there is a surge of some kind when the power is restored , its a must have .
Panamax Power Conditioner: Keep or Upgrade
I have a Panamax Max 1500 Surge Protector/Power Line Conditioner which I have had in my system for approx. 15 years.
Recently I began the process of upgrading parts of my system. Wondering if I should replace the Panamax due to its age and the advancement in technologies over the time period?
Any recommendations on this?
I am looking for thoughts and feedback on whether the Panamax is still serviceable, especially from those that have experience of this model, or maybe look at other parts of my system?
Thoughts on the Panamax and if majority feel it’s time for an updated model, please let me have some recommendations. Budget to mid-range price ranges. Would like to keep it, as we all would, the best bang for the buck!
Not going to outline the rest of my system, so I get feedback just on this power conditioner question. Especially because it is the oldest piece in my system.
Thanks for all comments and thoughts!
Big E
Recently I began the process of upgrading parts of my system. Wondering if I should replace the Panamax due to its age and the advancement in technologies over the time period?
Any recommendations on this?
I am looking for thoughts and feedback on whether the Panamax is still serviceable, especially from those that have experience of this model, or maybe look at other parts of my system?
Thoughts on the Panamax and if majority feel it’s time for an updated model, please let me have some recommendations. Budget to mid-range price ranges. Would like to keep it, as we all would, the best bang for the buck!
Not going to outline the rest of my system, so I get feedback just on this power conditioner question. Especially because it is the oldest piece in my system.
Thanks for all comments and thoughts!
Big E