SEEKING A POWER CONDITIONER WITH 12 OUTLETS

[DasguteOhr]

Isotek EV03 Nova- Rfi noise reduction 80db , smart surge protection,dc voltage cancelation.

 

[microstrip]

(...) FWIW, my conradjohnson gear did not respond positively to the regenerator, so in my opinion, it is necessary to have the no risk trial period. YMMV

Different mains systems, different results. I am on 230Vac /50Hz and I had very good results with the PSAudio P10 with conrad johnson when I needed it. But as the "cleaning" brought by the conditioner could be excessive considering the cj tonality I also changed the power cords. Altogether a clear improvement.

IMO the prices of power regenerator devices are ridiculous - $10k for a 2kW power amplifier that just has to generate a 50 or 60Hz sine wave with low output impedance. But, yes, they work and are sometimes needed ...

 

[wil]

I recommend you to check Synergistic Research Powercell 12 UEF. I would stay away from any transformer based or in series filter.

Could you go into the reasons to avoid a transformer based filter/conditioner?

 

[mtemur]

Could you go into the reasons to avoid a transformer based filter/conditioner?

Any transformer is an extra component in AC line that kills dynamics and liveliness. I know you’ll say your experience is different—that your transformer-based AC filter does the opposite—but believe me, it doesn’t. All you need is a good AC line directly feeding your audio setup, preferably with a parallel filter that doesn’t suck the life out of it.

I read the latest Stromtank review in the March 2025 issue of Stereophile. As I understand it, the reviewer finally conducted the test properly. Instead of switching the Stromtank between wall power and battery while keeping the cables connected to the Stromtank, he tested the setup with all cables connected directly to the wall receptacles and compared it to cables connected to Stromtank battery power. As a result, the reviewer didn’t like it at all—he found it stifled the system’s gloriousness. This is similar to I did years ago, with very similar results.

 

[Kal Rubinson]

I used the AQ Niagara 5000 (12 outlets) for years but when we renovated and I reconfigured the entire system, I switched over to the Furman Elite-15 DM i (13 outlets). Seems to do just as well.

 

[cuntigh]

I tried first Lessloss, 2 Bybees and ended with the Torus AVR16. End game for me.

 

[sbo6]

Just a thought to share.

In my case, a few years ago I was enjoying my ARC based system when it started to sound constrained. I did some looking, and couldn’t really see any obvious issues that would cause the flattening and less than lifelike sound. Then one afternoon during this period my ARC Ref 6 shut itself down. It went into a protective mode. The cause was LOW voltage. I got out power monitoring equipment and discovered voltage drops to below 95 VAC. Our power is provided by TVA which is usually a reliable supplier.

I was running AQ Niagara power conditioners at the time. Over the course of the next few days, I saw voltage swings from 90 VAC all the way to 140 VAC. My Niagara gear could smooth and clamp, but it could not fix very low voltage.

I had been skeptical of regeneration up to this point, but I decided to try a used PS Audio regenerator. I was quite surprised by its excellent result. ARC recommends that their gear sounds best at 117.5 VAC. On this regenerator setting, my ears told me that their recommendation was quite good.

Shortly thereafter, I traded some gear to PS Audio for a new P20. The P20 has more than enough outlets for your purpose.

Regeneration is the only strategy I know short of building your own power plant, that can protect you from low voltage swings. I am very pleased with mine. I run a P20 at the main part of the system (now based on Burmester rather than ARC). My phono gear is remotely located, and I run my used P12 in that location to power my ARC Ref Phono 3SE and turntables.

I highly recommend a regenerator trial. PS Audio has a generous trade policy as well as a very generous no risk trial period.

FWIW, my conradjohnson gear did not respond positively to the regenerator, so in my opinion, it is necessary to have the no risk trial period. YMMV

Wow, as others have said huge voltage swings = likely huge current swings = not good for your gear. I would ask your power company what's going on.

FWIW, I had a PS Audio Power Plant. the thing would click every now and again but seem to work just fine. I switched to a AQ Niagara 5000, huge benefit in sonics. Lower noise floor = more detail without fatigue and sounded more effortless. I then jumped to a Shunyata Triton/Typhon, again huge benefit in blacker background, etc. Then recently switched to the Shunyata Everest - biggest difference of them all. You don't realize how the others flavor the sound until you hear what the Everest doesn't do to the electricity to flavor the sound. YMMV.

 

[LL21]

Just a thought to share.

In my case, a few years ago I was enjoying my ARC based system when it started to sound constrained. I did some looking, and couldn’t really see any obvious issues that would cause the flattening and less than lifelike sound. Then one afternoon during this period my ARC Ref 6 shut itself down. It went into a protective mode. The cause was LOW voltage. I got out power monitoring equipment and discovered voltage drops to below 95 VAC. Our power is provided by TVA which is usually a reliable supplier.

I was running AQ Niagara power conditioners at the time. Over the course of the next few days, I saw voltage swings from 90 VAC all the way to 140 VAC. My Niagara gear could smooth and clamp, but it could not fix very low voltage.

I had been skeptical of regeneration up to this point, but I decided to try a used PS Audio regenerator. I was quite surprised by its excellent result. ARC recommends that their gear sounds best at 117.5 VAC. On this regenerator setting, my ears told me that their recommendation was quite good.

Shortly thereafter, I traded some gear to PS Audio for a new P20. The P20 has more than enough outlets for your purpose.

Regeneration is the only strategy I know short of building your own power plant, that can protect you from low voltage swings. I am very pleased with mine. I run a P20 at the main part of the system (now based on Burmester rather than ARC). My phono gear is remotely located, and I run my used P12 in that location to power my ARC Ref Phono 3SE and turntables.

I highly recommend a regenerator trial. PS Audio has a generous trade policy as well as a very generous no risk trial period.

FWIW, my conradjohnson gear did not respond positively to the regenerator, so in my opinion, it is necessary to have the no risk trial period. YMMV

Quite a voltage swing! Wow. I have read great things about the P20. FWIW, the Torus AVR series also does voltage regulation. Our incoming also fluctuates a bit and generally to the high side...so 240V but more often 245V-251V,. After discussions with the equipment designers of our sound equipment, the Torus is set to put out 230V which works very well.