You don’t need any of it. People are preying on you and making you feel like your missing something. It’s all about the “UPSELL” in retail audio. You’re not missing anything.
Why do I need power management if I have a great power cord?
Isn't it kind of unnecessary to additionally add a power conditioner if I have an expensive audio file grade Power cord connected to a component?
So you buy a Power conditioner from a hi-fi store and they say oh, you need a really good power cord to go with that and then another one to go from conditioner to the component. Do you need it all and why? Seems the last couple of feet before the component should be more than enough.
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All of the electronics to clean up the power is already inside each component…. in or around the power supply, that’s why many people say their amp sounds better without a power conditioner. It’s because you’re choking the power twice when you use a power conditioner. The engineering department at the company that makes your equipment has already done this for you. Buying anything else it’s just a waste of time and money |
I just saw your questions. I’ve spent thousands and thousands of dollars on all of this junk and it didn’t make a difference to me or any of my friends that I had over two here for themselves. All of my componentry is Macintosh it all has the stock power cords and all of my inner K’NEX are from Best Buy or Amazon. I have no noise in my system whatsoever. There’s no need for any of that redundancy |
Thank you for the explanation of the noise floor. I really didn’t sign on to audio Gon tonight looking for a beef. I guess some of you guys are hearing something, I tried to hear it and spent a bunch of money in the process and nothing.… I wish it did work for me because I’ve got the time and the money and I would go all in if I did. I’m not trying to change anyone I’m only trying to be a voice for the new people that stumble onto some of this craziness. Good night, enjoy the music. |
You could throw dedicated circuits into the mix too. When I listen to my Mcintosh 611 mono blocks the meters usually say that they’re drawing around 6 W each which is plenty loud. I’m not a scientist but if you do the math for watts to amps that means that the amp is only drawing .5 amps each. Combined, those two giant looking amplifiers are only using around 1 amp out of the 20 A available on a dedicated circuit. Actually, you’re only supposed to use around 15 A out of the available 20. So that means that you have 14 A of electricity left to use before you even come close to using up the available power. Many of these amplifiers today are made to look mean and power-hungry because that’s what sells. |
It’s been fun and interesting reading all these responses this morning. I didn’t mean to hijack this thread from the author. I have a question for those of you out there that believe that the majority of these products make a difference. Let’s use transparent cable as an example. Their interconnects range in price from a few hundred dollars to $37,000 for a pair. What makes them worth $37,000 a pair? Just to give a reference of what $37,000 will buy, here is a list of the top 10 cars that $37,000 will get you.
10 Best Luxury Cars Under $35,000
I know I know this is America you can charge whatever you want blah blah blah. Don’t you think that this kind of makes people wonder what kind of voodoo is making two pieces of wire worth $37,000. Do you think it helps or hurts the argument that something weird is going on?
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I learned this the hard way about 30 years ago. I built a loft apartment in an old building and when I put circuits in the panel I didn’t know about balancing the load. When I got my first electric bill it was sky high. I was delivering parts for an electrical construction company and I asked one of the engineers what happened. He Came over to inspect my job and laughed because I had all the circuits on one leg. He explained me that the electric meter reads the higher of the two legs and if you don’t balance the load you’ll get a crazy electric bill. |
@ditusa thanks, I understand how a home circuit panel works. I have no reason to make this up. I got a crazy high electric bill and I asked my friend who was the vice president of engineering for a large electrical firm why my bill was so high. He came by the house switched around some wires in the panel and said everything would be fine and let them know. The next time my bill came it was approximately half. I asked him what I had done wrong and he explained to me that my electric meter reads the higher of the two phases and that is why my bill was out of whack I was drawing 80% of the current I was using on one phase. Then he said that’s why things that draw a lot of current like air conditioners stoves etc. are always 220 v So that you never have to have that issue. They draw an equal amount of power from both phases. I promise you I’m not making this up and I saw it firsthand. |