You can’t filter noise out of a power signal. Neither.
Notice that nobody shows an oscilloscope picture of the electrical output other than regenerators.
WHICH POWER CONDITIONER IS BETTER PASSIVE OR ACTIVE WITH ISOLATION TRANSFORMERS
Looking to purchase a Power Conditioner to reduce the noise floor in my system as well as to protect my system from electric spikes. The two types of conditioners seem to be as follows:
- Passive conditioners such as an Audience AR-12 T4 which claims that passive conditioning with the use of chips is the way to go because their filtering is better accomplished without the use of isolation transformers. The proponents of passive seem to claim that the use of isolation transformers adds noise to the components in the chain.
- Active or non passive-An example would be the Niagra 3000, 5000 &7000 by Audioquest which all use Isolation transformers to accomplish the filtering. Most of the conditioners I see advertised seem to accomplish filtering with the use of isolation transformers.
- My question is what type is better and why? Any recommendations would be appreciated. My budget is $4000-$5000.00, would consider used, a/k/a pre-owned.
- Thank you for your input.
Showing 3 responses by carlsbad2
@nonoise This is not the first instance Ive heard of the Niagra limiting current to an amp. And I fully agree it depends on the gear. |
@nonoise I agree, it is hit and miss how each amp works with power supplies. And it can be the opposite of what you think. I have a 14 lb, 2 wpc tube amp that is very sensitive. Jerry |