If the power coming to your house is crap then it won't matter how many taps or dedicated lines you have. The best thing to have is a power conditioner and they are mega buck if you want one that is respectable. I can't believe how many people are suckered into buying "Special Cable" that has absolutely no effect on their system. I am sure that everyone has a spectrum analyzer and an oscillator that they can sweep signals through their cables to make sure they are synergistic. Get a power conditioner and be done with it.
Dedicated power,long power cords - waste of time?
I am thinking about putting in a couple of dedicated lines but if I do this I will require extra long power cords, say about 20 feet in length, as the dedicated outlets must be installed across the room from where my system resides? There is no way around this.
Currently I have 3 pieces on 1 15 amp line. Bryston amp, Hovland preamp and my digital gear is plugged into a small BPT conditioner also on the same line. Installing 2 lines would allow me to drive the preamp and amp on their own lines and leave the digital alone on its own.
The downside is having to run 2 really long power cords which I would plug directly into the amp and preamp's IEC inlets.
Am I spinning my wheels here? Is this money down a rathole???
All opinions and/or related personal experiences are most welcome.
Currently I have 3 pieces on 1 15 amp line. Bryston amp, Hovland preamp and my digital gear is plugged into a small BPT conditioner also on the same line. Installing 2 lines would allow me to drive the preamp and amp on their own lines and leave the digital alone on its own.
The downside is having to run 2 really long power cords which I would plug directly into the amp and preamp's IEC inlets.
Am I spinning my wheels here? Is this money down a rathole???
All opinions and/or related personal experiences are most welcome.
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My dedicated line. Don´t know if all of you may read it, but you could atleast scroll down and look at some pictures of how I did it. Just "next-page" it at bottom... Shielded power-line. Dedicated fuse and line. High-quality wall-sockets. If you ask me - worth the effort and money. Rewarded with calmer sound. Cleaner sound. Amp really enjoyed the bigger AWG ; ) Best, Mike |
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