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sbayne

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Using battery power to go off the City's power grid
He joined July 28, 2022 and has over 220 posts.   
Using battery power to go off the City's power grid
ricevs and theaudioamp - How about some middle ground? Can we agree inverters need more measurements (such as THD) BUT that does not invalidate what we are hearing? If you can't agree to that please move on.     
Using battery power to go off the City's power grid
viber6 - I run my total system from it. I've never tried it with just the front end equipment. The total draw, including my amp, is only 450 watts so the AC200MAX is barely breaking a sweat (it has a 4,800 watt pure sine wave inverter with a 2200 ... 
Using battery power to go off the City's power grid
sns - agreed. Vinnie Rossi has also used batteries in his products over the years. The portable lithium ion phosphate battery and inverter technology has made some significant advances in recent years and the price for quality units keeps going do... 
Using battery power to go off the City's power grid
Here is another reviewer I like regarding these products. Good tests and to the point. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn799FaTeuf9lzDk78fwt6g    
Using battery power to go off the City's power grid
sjsfiveo and grannyring - yes, I've made this point a number times. You must make sure the inverter produces 120v at 60Hz under full load. Not every inverter can do that. Some of them are even designed to reduce voltage as the load increases! So b... 
Using battery power to go off the City's power grid
Yeah, Ric seems to like that Giandel inverter. http://tweakaudio.com/EVS-2/Inverter_Power.html  
Using battery power to go off the City's power grid
tksteingraber - thanks for sharing your setup and sound test results. I'm guessing you have a pretty good inverter based on the amazing change in sound quality.  
Using battery power to go off the City's power grid
The Bluetti AC300 inverter and a couple B300 batteries would be excellent!    
Using battery power to go off the City's power grid
Bill - I’m sure you will do your own research but just make sure to buy one that more than meets your system power requirements and can handle the initial power surge of your amp (not sure what your current system is).  The inverter should remain ... 
Using battery power to go off the City's power grid
Check out the hobotech reviews on YouTube. All inverters are not the same.  Rockpals has gotten some fairly bad reviews for inverter noise and voltage stability, sorry.  Bluetti and Ecoflow make quality units but they cost more.  Mine was $1,800.    
Using battery power to go off the City's power grid
sns - no doubt parts quality is important especially the inverter. The cheaper ones can't maintain a consistent voltage under load and the sine wave begins to breakdown. Obviously, avoid those. There are some excellent online reviews since these n... 
Using battery power to go off the City's power grid
jbs - Yep, totally agree the quality of inverter is very important. I’m just going by the numerous reviews of the Bluetti on the internet. The link I provided is probably the most thorough and indicates the inverter is very quiet. I’ve detected no... 
Using battery power to go off the City's power grid
Right. Same concept as the PS Audio PP since it generates a 120v/60HZ pure sine wave from its inverter - except mine is coming off a battery.  
Thinking of taking the plunge.
A good way to get your feet wet with streaming is with a Bluesound Node 2i. Available for $400 or less used. HI-Res DAC built-in, uses NAD BluOS (which is stable streaming software) and it’s easy to use. You can obviously get a better DAC and/or S...