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Who has tried one of the PS Audio Power Regenerators?

I just read that PS Audio has introduced a new and more affordable power plant, the Stellar Power Plant 3.  https://www.psaudio.com/products/stellar-power-plant-3/.  I have been a long timer user of their various units,  going back to the Power Plant Premier, then a P5,  P10,  P15, and now a P20.  I was amazed at how much these bad boys improved my system and have been pushing them ever since to all my audio friends.  Going from the P10 to the newer generation P15 was eye opening to say the least.  Here is a link to my review of the  P15 https://forum.psaudio.com/t/my-review-of-the-new-p15-power-regenerator/6712.
If the big boy units are not within the budget,  then for sure try the new Stellar PP3. It can be used on all front end gear which is where they are most important. PS Audio  builds and services all their gear in Boulder and are known for having a great customer service department. I do not think a system is running at its full capability without using one of their units.  Try one.

PS:  If anyone is concerned that i am working for PS, let me assure you I am not. I have a small menswear retail clothing store in Greensboro NC.  www.thehubltd.com  
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markny2011
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Hi,

I had an original Powerplant - and the capacitors recently went bad.  To my complete astonishment, PS Audio would not service the unit because it was too old.  (It was about 11 years old).   I would seriously be concerned about buying their products because they are not committed to service - despite what you say.    I have had many very old Levinson pieces - they service everything.  25 years old - no problem...

markny2011
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Yes - I was told the parts were no longer available for the PowerPlant.  What I needed were capacitors - and the exact capacitor used in the Unit were no longer available.   PSA told me they would not replace the old caps with new caps that were different.  I got all the schematics and service materials.  Brought the unit to a local electronics service business.  Waited 3 months and they told me they could not get the unit working when they replaced the caps with a different product.  They said there must have been another problem, and after 3 months they said they did not want to spend more time on it.  They didnt charge me.  I picked it up and threw it away.

markny2011
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They did offer me an upgrade - offered 40% off of a new unit - but with a PP3 - what they essentially were saying - "we wont fix your old unit, but you can have our new $3,000 unit for $1,800.  The experience was so bad with their poor attitude that I was not in the mood to send them $1,800 for a new unit.

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