PS Audio Power regenerator


My PS audio can support 1,000 W.

Preamp, streamer, turntable and DAC is maybe 150 W, Power amps run 600 W.

My thinking is to only run the small power consumers for 150 W than all to minimize risk of interference with the heavy duty amps.  I am sure someone can help.

dcaudio

Showing 2 responses by bigtwin

@dcaudio  You don't mention which PP you are using.  1000 watts is roughly 8 amps, so I'm guessing it's the PP 12, which should be able to deliver 8 amps of constant draw.  That's not a lot, but many systems will only draw 3 - 5 amps while running, leaving a little room for  spikes in the draw.  Running the front end equipment and plugging your amps directly into a separate dedicated 20 amp circuit would be a solution.  You're giving up protection against a catastrophic power surge, but there are ways to protect against that as well.  It could be argued that 8 amps of current is not sufficient for any larger system.  Look at the actual draw when your system is running (assuming here the PP gives a readout) and decide for yourself if you need something different.  If you want to go all in...........

Cheers,

When I first stumbled upon Audiogon, I was thinking about buying a PP 15 for my own system, having read about the vast improvement in the quality of the power and how much better my system would sound. Looking for reviews on the PP12, I came across this on a site I had never heard of. ASR. So I posted this link and asked members, who is ASR and how is it possible they seem to show the PP12 does nothing, according to all the tests they ran. Now this is just electricity we are talking about so the test results should be pretty obvious. The PP12 should show very clear and marked improvements. All I learned by posting my question on Audiogon is you can’t say anything that could be construed as positive when talking about ASR. So I will go out on a limb and pose the question again. How is the testing and review of the PP12 faulty? Because if it’s not, the PP12 is a giant waste of money. BTW, I also directed this review and question to Paul at PS Audio. He got back to me but not with any substantial explanation. So I’m still waiting for anyone to refute the ASR review with some science to back it up. Cheers.  @amir_asr