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Power Conditioner Architecture. Discuss Differences?


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   		 From the way I see it there are three basic types of power conditioners in our hobby. At least the serious ones.

1. Isolation Transformers. Perhaps the most common and have the possibility of being current limiting.

2. Capacitive ones, or large banks of capacitors. Blue Circle incorporated this, and the advanate is non-current limting

3. Regenerative tpyes, PS Audio Power Plants. The new Class D based ones offer the most output, but its essentially an amplifier so it has a theoretical limit of output and current.

What would you consider the benefits or each type and their greatest limitations? If you were to select one, which would it be?

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.
neonknight

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Different use cases may dictate the requirement. You may end up with something like a non-current limiting Shunyata for your amp and a Puritan or AQ for your sources if you live in a city in an apartment building. Or even a regenerator like the PSA for all components. Depending a lot on what’s going on in the power line and what your setup looks like. I don’t think there’s a one formula fits all type conditioner.

I’ve used Shunyata Hydra for years then switched to Piritan. Two different types of design.
Since running a dedicated line, I actually prefer everything direct to outlets now using very high quality power cable on every component and plugged into Furutech GTX-D NCF outlets. My Puritan PSM156 is looking for a new home.

But…as with everything in this hobby…YMMV

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