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The Power Plant Regenerator debate drags on

I have seen a lot of videos on this topic and read a lot of threads. Do AC regenerators work -- in the sense of actually contributing to the improvement of a system's sound? This, of course, assumes there is a problem to fix, but if there is, it's an interesting question.

I know ASR did a couple videos about the PS Audio Powerplant in 2022 and there was a lot of discussion around that time.

It was surprising to see Paul McGowan raise the issue just a month ago (Dec. 2024) on his channel, here: https://youtu.be/wAywgassj1Q?si=6PqP7Y1jP2IebxE1

It's a pretty predictable "objective measurements" vs. "subjective listening" issue, but there is some discussion of placebo effects in Paul's reply.

Anyway, possibly of interest. Or not. Just weird to see it come up again after a couple years.

hilde45

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hilde45 OP
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I’d be curious to try it if I could get a solid assessment of my power. Presently, things are really quiet on my line, but as the saying goes, "You don’t know what you don’t know."

Paul at PS Audio takes ASR seriously. He doesn't agree with them, but he considers various elements in their argument and doesn't merely ridicule them. Good model to follow. 

 

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Every neighborhood has crappy power. (I work for a very large utility)...
there is no "if" you have crappy power, you do.

If this is true -- and I’d like to know HOW the average consumer can measure what matters at the outlet into which they want to plug in their gear -- then why do many people hear no difference with power products?

If power IS crappy for everyone AND that results in obvious sound defects then why don’t these products fix it for them?

We can say some are too insensate to notice

We can say others have equipment that masks the problem.

But many others simply do not hear a problem (with their good ears and sensitive gear). (Many on THIS forum have said, "My power is not a problem for me.")

That would indicate that the initial premise is wrong -- and some people have power that is not a problem.

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