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Better at night….? Do I need a power conditioner? (Read 46 times)
RY
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Better at night….? Do I need a power conditioner?
Today at 05:39:33
 
Hello fanatics…

I have been diving deep. I endnote and leave no rock unturned…. I am curious…

Maybe it is the scotch… laphroig… Smokey, delicious… maybe it is the winter…. But i swear, it all does come together at night.

I understand this is due to less noise in the power grid.

I have installed two dedicated outlets, with fancy recepticals… and it’s marvelous.

It’s all marvelous. But i am a hedonist with my ears… and so i wonder.

If it seems clear, that even with dedicated outlets, my sublime mystical machine sounds better at night…

Do I need one of these power conditioners?

Or are they for those with dirty power within their home, and all are subject to the power grid’s fluctuations….


(Unless a decent battery…?)

Curious what you all think is the path to yet more nirvana….

R.
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Re: Better at night….? Do I need a power conditioner?
Reply #1 - Today at 10:16:27
 
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Do I need one of these power conditioners?


Yes, for blissful daylight hours. That sun really plays havoc on the power grid.

I chose a passive scheme for power conditioning. It finally fell in place after many years.

Enjoy your journey Cool
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Re: Better at night….? Do I need a power conditioner?
Reply #2 - Today at 11:31:26
 
What did you do for a passive power conditioning?
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Re: Better at night….? Do I need a power conditioner?
Reply #3 - Today at 13:02:53
 
Go over to Flick's Charoit in the Members System Picture Gallery Forum. I spell it out there over my audio journey.

By passive power conditioning I mean no regeneration or box that does it all. I do not think that those boxes is a complete solution to taming fluctuating AC power and I'm not just talking 60 cycles.

Synopsis:

Balanced transformer

Capacitor banks

9 gauge romex home run feed for an isolated outlet(6 gauge would be ideal with an appropriate connection)

Another home run feed for system dirty power connections

Grounding boxes

Swiss Digital Fuse Boxes

All Directional 10 gauge shielded power cords for components

VR tubes
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