I had the Powercell 10 SE for one week now and here are my initial observations.
The first 3 days were dark and repressed sounding, which was expected from what I heard from others. I went away for the weekend and about a week later, I happen to go home for lunch. I also have been burning in the Powercell 10 SE since I installed it. I put in a very familiar and well recorded CD and pressed play and went for lunch in the kitchen. After the first song, I was drawn back to the room to sit and listen. The Powercell finally opened up... improvements noted so far... the soundstage got bigger and seems to have no limit, instruments are bursting from their exact locations in ultra clear clarity with lots of texture and definition, my midrange presence has improved. The music sounded more involving, more alive. The notes seem to start and stop quicker and become razor sharp. The black background level and separation of left to right is very noticeable and enhance the soundstage.
I assume some more improvements are to come over the next week. I was told I was just about there. Overall, I’m very satisfied and pleased with this power conditioner. The improvements over the PS Audio are just what I was hoping to hear in my system. The reason why I used PS Audio power plant premier was because I didn’t have dedicated lines. PS Audio unit adjusts to a perfect 120 volts and also reduces THD to a very minimum. I was happy to hear when Ted mentioned that he developed and voiced the Powercell not using a dedicated line. Anyway, the Powercell works leaps better than the PS Audio unit. I now understand the concept of not having any transformers or chokes for filtering in the power supply. Instead the Powercell uses an electromagnetic cell. To me, this unit is like using a direct connection to the wall. To my surprise, plugging my integrated amp into the Powercell sounds much better than plugging it directly into the wall. It seems purity has been missing from my system since adding the PPP and I did not realize this until now. If you can afford it and want a pure system that is very alive, give this unit a try. Dedicated lines are not needed for this unit to sound its best.
The first 3 days were dark and repressed sounding, which was expected from what I heard from others. I went away for the weekend and about a week later, I happen to go home for lunch. I also have been burning in the Powercell 10 SE since I installed it. I put in a very familiar and well recorded CD and pressed play and went for lunch in the kitchen. After the first song, I was drawn back to the room to sit and listen. The Powercell finally opened up... improvements noted so far... the soundstage got bigger and seems to have no limit, instruments are bursting from their exact locations in ultra clear clarity with lots of texture and definition, my midrange presence has improved. The music sounded more involving, more alive. The notes seem to start and stop quicker and become razor sharp. The black background level and separation of left to right is very noticeable and enhance the soundstage.
I assume some more improvements are to come over the next week. I was told I was just about there. Overall, I’m very satisfied and pleased with this power conditioner. The improvements over the PS Audio are just what I was hoping to hear in my system. The reason why I used PS Audio power plant premier was because I didn’t have dedicated lines. PS Audio unit adjusts to a perfect 120 volts and also reduces THD to a very minimum. I was happy to hear when Ted mentioned that he developed and voiced the Powercell not using a dedicated line. Anyway, the Powercell works leaps better than the PS Audio unit. I now understand the concept of not having any transformers or chokes for filtering in the power supply. Instead the Powercell uses an electromagnetic cell. To me, this unit is like using a direct connection to the wall. To my surprise, plugging my integrated amp into the Powercell sounds much better than plugging it directly into the wall. It seems purity has been missing from my system since adding the PPP and I did not realize this until now. If you can afford it and want a pure system that is very alive, give this unit a try. Dedicated lines are not needed for this unit to sound its best.