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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: How do power conditioners work? by drdna on 2009-02-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Avicenna's failure is the great Avicenna success! in Audio Discussions  8 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]It turns out that Avicenna absolutely flawlessly and absolutely naturally cures electricity from all imaginable distortions and noises and feeds equipment with an absolutely perfect sinusoid; It is also turns out the Avicen...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #244: Supply and Demand by Paul S on 2009-01-08 
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Are we all in agreement that up to now "the best power" in terms of sound has been the best wall power?Maybe this has something to do with the fact that on a good day there is a LOT of current pushing the "best" wall power into a system tha...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1371: Some info. by xandcg on 2015-02-26 
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Here are some info about power conditioners:https://www.gearslutz.com/board/gear-shoot-outs-sound-file-comparisons-audio-tests/484756-without-power-conditioner-voltage-regulator.htmlhttps://www.gearslutz.com/board/so-much-gear-so-little-time/859885-p...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1141: Something Odd... by Paul S on 2013-06-03 
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Yes, Romy, it is certainly an info-mercial first, with all the usual flash/buzz "facts" in play.  Also, although all "studios" I know of are "balanced", many of the "hot-rod" studio guys also use all sorts of "power conditioneers".  For one thing, it...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Heat Lamps by Paul S on 2009-08-14 
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Was it my old Audible Illusions pre-amp that kept lower voltage on all the time?  But I was worried about constant 20% power causing constant 20% plate dissipation on my expensive NOS tubes, so I tested it and wound up unplugging it most of the time....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #179: PS300 and other stuff by mmhifi on 2008-12-11 
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I had PS300 and founded only 1 place it did the job - for my then Valhalled Linn LP12. At all other places it worsened sound. Eventually after 4 years it went south.I tried no-label balanced isolated trans-didn't work for me but of course it doesn't ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: Enjoyed this discussion... by clarkjohnsen on 2013-08-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Wine, women, song.. and audio in Playback Listening  71 Replies 
...of wines and power conditioners and Bruckner and cigars. That said, I don't do cigars; I really, really do do Bruckner; power conditioners vary in their effect from place to place, day to day, and hour to hour (not only that, but most of them need...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #25: Cords and cables and bidats by Vance on 2008-04-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Museatex Bidat pages. in Didital Things  57 Replies 
Yeah, the power cord was nothing special. The Shunyata cord PLUS the Hyrdra conditioner represent the single best upgrades to my system aside from John's mods. I was skeptical about power cords and conditioners, but I'm a bit of a fanatic a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #29: Once a whore... by Paul S on 2006-12-31 
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You are correct, I neither know nor expect, really, that the person from whom I bought the 6N6Ps tested them in a way that will make any difference to me, and I certainly did not buy them with any particular sense that this was the case.&nb...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #76: The APS PurePower: the basic misunderstanding by Romy the Cat on 2007-11-27 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]... I will showily dump in this thread some observations of mine about APS PurePower regenerator... [/quote]If you, I, they, we, whoever… consider APS PurePower as just a power treating or regenerating devise then I feel th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1484: Loop Gain vs. "Clogs" by Paul S on 2015-11-24 
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Of course, some of the noise heard is due to system gain, including loops. But it seems like some of my electricity problems are a sort of "clogging up" of the system, like a hotrod running on cheap gasoline. Basically, the system is "sluggish", an...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #74: Evolution by Paul S on 2013-08-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lamm Industries: a special interview with a special company in Audio News  105 Replies 
What one NEVER hears from these guys is why and how they evolve their sound over time, and this is because the particular product or products is/are the focus, rather than any organic, felt sense of sound that is merely facilitated - or not - by the ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #40: EdgarHorn, 2A3, cables, wire, DEQX by drdna on 2011-12-30 
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[quote user="slack key"]I know that speaker position and room acoustics are important.  I use a laser to align the speakers, room treatments, hallographs, crystals, ionizer, Z-sleeves, bybee filters, etc.  I also have power conditioners, installed de...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #27: Vibration injection? by drdna on 2008-11-30 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Also, in DHT the electrons flow dispatched not from uniformed nice cathode but from many 3-D wires that make the arriving to anode not… time-aligned and more unsystematic. BTW, this is one of the reasons why many DHT people...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1316: What else? by steverino on 2014-06-06 
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 It certainly seems that once sinusoidal shape gets within a certain spec range  its differential effect becomes negligible. This doesn't necessarily mean that more drastic deviation of sinusoidal shape would be inaudible.The only other factors I can...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1451: Loading the AC Regenerators by Paul S on 2015-11-02 
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An electrical engineer who works for the power company (and who has no interest in hi-fi) was incredulous that I did not know that all "conditioners" and "regenerators" are aimed at a specific type of load, at least in terms of their ability to do wh...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #630: Float by Paul S on 2010-12-08 
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Romy, it is of course your forum, and it has rarely been productive to differ with you.  I will try to glean what I can that is helpful from your remarks directed to me and otherwise keep my observations as "objective" as possible.  For the record, I...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #802: 10 KVA by Jorge on 2011-03-25 
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I have a 10KVA Isolation transformer that feeds on two separate 8 ga cables running direct from the house meters into an breaker into de transformer. This breaker is the one I use to turn my system on and off.  The Isolation transformer recieves two ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #20: Power Conditioning not the way to go by Vasyachkin on 2010-03-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My feelings about new exciting audio products in Audio Discussions  25 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]One of the greatest area where a lot of done but with zero success is the power treatment – the electricity still is the main bitch of audio in my world. Well, I should not say that what among what is done everything has ze...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #333: Herman's unfortunate experience by PurePower on 2009-05-26 
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The failure Herman had was probably on the input side - not the output. You will notice 2 things. 1. The system operated normally for 6 months, so it is unlikely an overload issue.2. The PurePower did its job of protecting the audio equipment (self s...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #52: Some thoughts about APS-type units and butteries. by Romy the Cat on 2007-07-05 
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Above, talking about APS-like regenerators, I was skeptically referred to the battery back up functionality in the APS PurePower, calling it bogus and completely unnecessary. It was very funny to read at the APS site as the APS guys promote their uni...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: How do power conditioners work? by drdna on 2009-02-03 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]It turns out that Avicenna absolutely flawlessly and absolutely naturally cures electricity from all imaginable distortions and noises and feeds equipment with an absolutely perfect sinusoid; It is also turns out the Avicen...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1896: Earth is not necessary for all Audio Equipments by Amir on 2023-02-20 
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[quote user="RF at Ona"]Romy and friends,Reading about the sensitivity of your system to electrical power supply problems reminds me of the days when I used to make my own equipment as much for the learning experience as for the final result.One of t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #647: The need of a transparent power solution by Jorge on 2010-12-11 
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I am sorry I do not want to pollute the PP2000 thread with battery options.Right now I am in the process of testing a lot of different comercial amps to see what I will stay with, or which route I will be taking with my system in the near future for ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1461: Suggestions by JOHNR on 2015-11-21 
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I can only offer a simple solution to this problem.Decide on which row you wish to place digital services.  I would also include anything that has a switched mode power supply because of the Y capacitor thing.  Assume Row 1 will be used for digital s...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #784: How to deal with PP2000 crosstalk. by Romy the Cat on 2011-03-09 
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Bill, when you were at my place I use two PP2000 running together as at that time I did not discover the effect. I was running my MF at -2dB and my tweeter at -1.5dB. As now I use one unit and I return back my MF and HF channels to the level as they ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #106: That's the core point by Antonio J. on 2007-12-07 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]... So, my point is that I do not care if one or other company trade their regenerators and that I might get the same or near the same cheaper somewhere else. There is many Class AB power regenerators that are being use in...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #39: Clairvoyance and the psyche by slack key on 2011-12-30 
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Let's see "series crossovers"... hmmm, very interesting.  Something to look into?  Where can I get more information?  Should I contact an audio tech to design one?  Can I send the current crossovers somewhere for evaluation or do I also have send the...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #78: The PurePower devise - the First Action by Romy the Cat on 2007-11-28 
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I wrote in “My Playback” section: "Power-wise, I have 3 dedicated 20A 8ga lines, separate for my amplification, analog and digital chains. I do not use any power devices: filters, conditioners, regenerators, or isolation transformers – none of them ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #478: The Egyptian Empire, Parthia, Romy, dogma and scientific progress by oxric on 2010-03-20 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]I do not like the idea of batteries for anything. It is kind of ridicules to use batteries. Yes, in some cases there is some improvement on low voltage electronics but it is ONLY because the power lines are badly sounding t...
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