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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1310: If Battery, then DIY Battery by Paul S on 2014-06-04 
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I guess I needed to say that, outright. Of course I do care about seamless power during line lapses, but not much. I mainly see the battery as a "treated", high-current DC reservoir/source for converting to laundered AC. And, like I have said many...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1174: No Battery, or Battery Only? by Paul S on 2013-06-15 
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Of course, all the mfgs. claim their AC regenerators and correctors put out perfectly shaped, perfectly clean sine waves, and they also say that this is why their devices "work" (and never mind if they don't actually work...).  But people who use...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1306: Get rid of battery... by Romy the Cat on 2014-06-04 
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[quote user="Paul S"]It surprises me if you wish to do away with the battery. Or, perhaps a unit could be offered "less battery", which the purchaser/user could add on his/her own. This would "solve" the logistical problems (and the expense) of shchl...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #976: Chernobyl Black Forest by Romy the Cat on 2011-12-27 
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[quote user="steverino"] Sorry for the potentially ignorant question since I do not yet own one. Can't you remove the battery pack from the unit and see what the sound is like? According to the Pure Power web site the battery packs are optional so I ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #719: The new PP2000 – still fine. by Romy the Cat on 2011-01-17 
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More days came, with different electricity and it looks l like the PP2011 hold its stand – I did not detect a significant change in Sound so far. I gave a scoop plagued in the wall all time and I did not see so far a relation between the wave profile...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #973: Again about the PurePower battery charger. by Romy the Cat on 2011-12-27 
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[quote user="Lx_"] Indeed when the battery gets charged the sound is different from when it is charged. I have noticed this especially after the battery is discharged completely (after PP shuts itself down when running on battery). I think this i...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #26: Ha! It might have lasted FOREVER! by Paul S on 2020-08-19 
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The new battery got here and when I removed the charging and PS adapter harnesses from the old battery I noticed that the threaded positive post on the original battery is broken, inside the battery! I must have over tightened it after cleaning and r...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: It's OK because I am doing it for the wrong reason by Paul S on 2007-09-29 
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I agree with your observations, and my own misgivings swirl around exactly the points you raise.  In addition, I have tried battery phono stage and all it had to offer was quieter "background", everything else was worse, despite the wild and exo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1066: Congratulations… as usually. by Romy the Cat on 2012-09-19 
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[quote user="manisandher"] So, the PP+3000 arrived... and went pretty much straight back.As soon as I switched the battery pack on, it started hissing and emitting a God-awful smell. I packed everything up and had it collected the next day. The r...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Yes, I should compare it again periodically. by Paul S on 2007-10-14 
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True enough, Romy, and who knows, there might be a day or a late night when it sounds no different or even better with the wall power.  Meantime, there is just no down side to using the battery for the iDAT-44+, despite my bad experience with th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #53: Rowland Cadence with Battery PS by Stitch on 2013-10-19 
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Last year I had the chance to listen to the Vitus SP-102 Phono Stage. When I remember right, it was ok, some of the better modern Phono Designs. It wasn't as thin and dead as Pass Phono for example, but it was also not able to go out of the way in re...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #600: Battery vs. line by manisandher on 2010-12-03 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Those 3 new units had huge between butteries and AC.[/quote]I don't really want to share my thoughts on the sound of the PP2000 until my dedicated circiut is in place. But I will say that fed from my current utility line, t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #629: The differences between… by Romy the Cat on 2010-12-08 
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[quote user="TonyB"]The differences between the battery operation and AC operation are to be expected.One case is isolated (hopefully) from AC, the other case is not. If anybody thinks otherwise,they are fooling themselves. [/quote] Tony, the fact is...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #686: PP battery wear by Lx_ on 2011-01-03 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]The recent LX’s posts made me to think about the PP2000 buttery. He reports that his buttery got way weaken from 2009. I used my older PP2000 from December 2008 and my currant problematic “upgraded” problematic PP2000 used ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #704: RE: Output voltage varies between AC and battery by Romy the Cat on 2011-01-07 
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[quote user="manisandher"] Also, when I switch from AC to battery, the output voltage (as measured by a true RMS voltmeter) INCREASES by between 3-4V. Now, I am NOT suggesting that this increase in voltage is causing the difference in SQ. However...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #742: Capacitance shunted battery: next day. by Romy the Cat on 2011-01-27 
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I would say that nothing has changed since last night. The sound still a bit harder then I would like it to have. This hardness is very interesting and in way different, it is not type of the hardness that I would discard as “bad” attribute of sound ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #760: Battery = x%? by manisandher on 2011-02-01 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]In my estimation our playbacks running from averages electricity I have here in Boston operates at 3-5% of abstract sonic quality scale. Use of the devises like PP2000 moves the “quality” to perhaps no more then 10-15%. How...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #374: PurePower battery function by PurePower on 2009-07-13 
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The PurePower batteries provide power to the AC regeneration whenever it is required. That could be during a black out, it could be during a brownout, it could be for a fraction of a cycle it could be for 10 minutes. The simple fact is the incoming U...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1723: Battery malfunctioning by steverino on 2020-11-08 
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Romy, My unit went dead. I should note I have one of the old pre-move models. I brought it into my customary repair shop and they identified the battery and a small wire as the issue. They replaced them and the unit sounds better than ever or at leas...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1642: Noise and disconnected DC battery supply by drdna on 2018-08-31 
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[quote user="kodomo"]the faint grunge I hear from the upper mid and treble ... It is an audible noise, it kind of buzzes...[/quote]Yes, that describes it. This is THE characteristic noise when there is a defect in the Pure Power unit. As far as I kno...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1306: Get rid of battery... by Romy the Cat on 2014-06-04 
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[quote user="Paul S"]It surprises me if you wish to do away with the battery. Or, perhaps a unit could be offered "less battery", which the purchaser/user could add on his/her own. This would "solve" the logistical problems (and the expense) of shchl...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1273: Again, The Battery by Paul S on 2014-02-08 
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I have pretty well convinced myself that it is important to have a battery as an "active" element between the up and down converters. Of course, the PS units do without this, though I have not tried the newer ones in my own system. Obviously, a big,...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1377: Tesla home battery effects for audio input by drdna on 2015-07-17 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]the “sound” of these oscillators/inverters is something that describes the sound of electricity. Tesla for sure would make great batteries but I do not think that they would case to make oscillators “good for sound”.[/quo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #370: Battery operation by beachbum on 2009-07-11 
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Hello i was told by the shop that sold me my pp2000 that the unit was not designed for battery back up in normal operation. That battery back up was added only for cases of power lost. Ive had that happen only once in the time ive used the unit. Now ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: Once More, With Battery by Paul S on 2010-12-28 
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Not sure now what the problem with battery power was earlier.  It might have been a tiny dab of solder on the input adaptor. ..  Whatever it was, it's gone now, and I am back to battery power!Basically, the recent mod makes far better sense with batt...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: Battery Power; Now More Than Ever by Paul S on 2013-02-24 
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I touched on local electricity problems in a recent electricity post.  Briefly, the local nuclear plant has been shut down by concerned politicians after "leaks" were detected.  Setting aside mutated flora and fauna, sound has been worse more of the ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #20: Evolving battery technology by decoud on 2013-03-01 
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It is worth making the point that new technology such as Lithium iron phosphate batteries has changed the game when it comes to running digital. These things have no memory, do not suffer from staying charged, and have really very acceptable energy d...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #25: Finally replacing original battery... by Paul S on 2020-08-17 
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The original Odyssey PC625 battery I used for my DAC finally crapped out, a couple of months ago. This means it worked when I wanted it to for 12 1/2 years. Not bad, I think, and this even though it mostly just sat there, doing nothing, since I usual...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1065: No comparison by manisandher on 2012-09-19 
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[quote user="manisandher"]I'm happy to compare the new PP+3000 to my old PP2000 and share my findings.[/quote]So, the PP+3000 arrived... and went pretty much straight back.As soon as I switched the battery pack on, it started hissing and emitting a G...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #627: Battery --> 60Hz 120V rms converter --> dedicated lines by AOK_Farmer on 2010-12-08 
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I meant this scheme. Have the converter start at 105v when turned on and increase to 120v as a nice soft start for the tubes perhaps. Anything is possible with such a set up. I do think that audio is/will benefit greatly from all the technological pu...
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