What power condition do you use?

[McMagMan]

I'm starting my research into getting a power conditioner for my system below. :scratch2: At this point I'm leaning torward a Powervar 1200-11. I would mod it with PS Audio powerport outlets, an IEC and apply damping material. This looks like the least expensive way to get into this. I have a dedicated 12ga isolated grounded circuit for my system and whole house surge protection at the main panel. I know there are a few Gray setups out there but I'd like to see what everybody else is using or not using and why. If you are in the "other" group please add a post as to what you're using.

[jaynemo]

They have released the new Premier and new P500's can be found floating around for about $1200 new.

[NeedForSpeed]

Monster HTS 3600, Used an HTS 3500 for 2 years, Then a transformer blew
this year that was suppling juice to my house, The unit shut everything down
as advertised, But went into alarm mode. Found out that "Kills" the unit, And
it is normal. Monster honored the warranty, And sent the newest equal model.
The 3600 is the same with 2 changes, A digital readout, Vice analog, And the
very annoying blue LED has been toned down. A product that actually did
what it said it would, And saved $4000 worth of AV stuff.

[meggy]

Main is a Monster HTS 3500 plus ADC strips w/ damage warranties.
(have had ADC actually pay off for damage to computer equip, BTW).

[JimJ[VT]]

Monster Pro2500.

Got it for $199 from Musician'sFriend, seems to work fine.

[howiebrou]

RGPC 400 Pro. May be a 1200 later on.......................:scratch2:

howie

[mike175gr]

I use Shunyata Hydra 6 and Hydra 2. I also use RGPC 1200s and 400 Pro.

[Victor]

Shunyata Hydra 8 here. The Shyunata conditioner and VX power cord did a great job of keeping the RFI and EMI problems from the CD player out of the rest of the system.

Victor

[masterlu]

Richard Gray all the Way....

[exracer]

nothing yet... so have to vote for nothing...

[Face]

Pure A/V PF60.

[jbrainey]

I just use a cheap power strip/surge protector but I am in the market and have been checking on prices and models. I really like the Monster HTS 3600 but I understand it is NOT a power conditioner. I am running out of recepticals (again) and I really need the assurance that my gear wont be damaged by spikes, surges, lightning strikes or whatever comes in through the wall. :nono:
I will be watching this thread and am looking forwards to adding another "component" to my system.:thmbsp:

[centralflori]

I use the RGPC1200 at the suggestion of many here and I couldn't be happier. Really sharpens the music, like taking a blanket from covering a speaker.:thmbsp:

[PHC1]

Richard Gray. 600s and Pole Pig. :thmbsp:

[jesse111]

Not on the poll but Equitech balanced power is used by a lot of professionals in the military, music, studio worlds as well as other critical applications such as hospitals.

Equitech is also certified to meet the highest ANSI/UL standard (Std. #1012) for AC power distribution equipment.

Richard Grey gear is not. Some may consider this extremely important. Some obviously do not.

I use a 3Q and 1.5Q in my sytem.

http://www.equitech.com/index.html

[rcarlton]

Belkin Pure A/V PF60.

[pmsummer]

Pert, but my wife doesn't like how it smells.

[Jericho]

I use a PSAudio P1000, works well, don't see many Richard Gray's here in Belgium

[oboogie80]

Monste HTS 3500.Seems to be pretty nice for the $









Accuphase,4-Rotels ,Dahlquist DQ 10,LP1,MSB,Rabco,Sota Sapphire,Rega,Pioneer

[Holst]

This thing, 23 bucks.

http://www.opti-ups.com/image_upload/product/SS1200%20(Black)_180836995241da2db441f06.jpg

[EasyRiderNYC]

I wrote C.H. at McIntosh and ask for some advice.

http://www.furmansound.com/product.php?id=PST-10D

[Duffinator]

Adcom ACE-515

[gearhound]

An old GE unit.
Rescued from the dumpster, when the computer droids at work "modernized"....for the 8th time!?

Steve

[speakerfritz]

Not on the poll but Equitech balanced power is used by a lot of professionals in the military, music, studio worlds as well as other critical applications such as hospitals.

Equitech is also certified to meet the highest ANSI/UL standard (Std. #1012) for AC power distribution equipment.

Richard Grey gear is not. Some may consider this extremely important. Some obviously do not.

I use a 3Q and 1.5Q in my sytem.

http://www.equitech.com/index.html

it's very nice, but the 3Q and 1.5Q is not a line conditioner, line filter, or line regulator...right...it's a balanced transformer that move the ground reference and results 120 being turned into 60-0-60. Theory is that the inverted phases will cancel line noise. It seems to work within a narrow ragne very well. exposed shots of these do not show any filtering or RMI type componets. I made a DIY version using a 5000w medical grade transformer. I still connect a regulator and a line conditioner to it.

[Tedrick]

Chang Lightspeed CLS 9600 in the main rig.
Adcom ACE-515 in the living room/HT rig.

[McMagMan]

I bought a Richard Gray 1200S which is talked about in the thread link below. It just seems easier to do it that way. :D

http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=121502

[Elfasto]

Don't use one, but the power is fairly clean up here. Maybe in a few years.

[barrynsue]

Belkin Pure A/V PF60. Ecost had them on sale a few months back for $165.00shipped and I have been totally satisfied.

[kr-5150]

I currently just use a good General Electric totl surge protector.Its got cable/data/phone/network protection also. Eventually I plan to get an APC w/ power conditioner...

[Bill C]

Could any of you who have tried both RGPC and Shunyata comment on any differences in performance you noticed between them?

[Jovinyl]

Monster HTS 3500. Price was right. Also Furman PL-plus

[McMagMan]

I just thought I'd bring this to the surface again and see if any new folks might want to join in. :D

:music:

[Rilands]

Furman it-15 Reference i

http://www.furmansound.com/product.php?div=02&id=IT-REF_15i

[whoaru99]

Sure...

I don't use one because I believe the PS in my gear is good enough - meaning I don't have any power issues I can detect.

My house is heated with dual-fuel arrangement. I leave it run electric almost all of the time. There are two plenum heaters that draw a total of 16kW (67A @ 240V). Even though I get a slight line voltage drop when they kick in, I have yet to hear any sort of click, pop, etc. come from my system.

[slwiser]

Two BrickWall units and one ZeroSurge provide my surge protection as well as some very good A/C filtering (-38 dB at 120kHz on a steep slope at that point).

[David]

Audience AdeptResponse AR12...
Tried them all.. Including the much vaunted Richard Gray products...

...this is the one I'll be keeping.

[Fred Sanford]

Aris, Elan and Furman in the recording studio. APC battery backup.

Tripp-lite UPS on the music servers and house audio system.

Panamax on the dubbing rack and on the main theater/listening room. Adding a UPS on each soon, might be Tripp-lite again.

For what it's worth, my old company sent back pallets full (no exaggeration) of the consumer-level Monster power conditioners as defective for a while there. Pro-level seemed to work fine. Main issue was the switched outlets switching on & off by themselves, but there were other issues, too. We also used thousands of the Monster power strips and they were excellent.

je

[Grainger49]

Just judging from the "other" category, you didn't put in enough choices.

I have a Power Wedge.

[Fran604g]

Adcom ACE-515, I don't have a clue how it stacks up against any of the others. I use it for the overload protection, power up and down delay and the fact that it's a good power strip.

[TONEPUB]

Running Springs in all three systems....

Main system has a Jaco and a Danielle (each on 20A dedicated lines)
System two has a Jaco on a 20A dedicated line
Living room system has a Haley
Plasma, TIVO and DVD player also has a Haley. A little overkill
there, but the picture looks great .

Three of our reviewers have another two Jacos, two Haleys
and a Duke...

Very happy with the performance. Most dealers will give you a
15 day trial, so it's worth giving a listen to see if you like!

[OvenMaster]

Intermatic surge suppressor/line filter/power strip. $10 at HD. Actually works getting rid of line noise.
Tom

[Mark W.]

Monster HTS3500MKII seams to handle all my needs I got about 17 different things plugged into it. All well within it's rating. It's handled a couple of nasty flashes thru the AC where the power goes out then browns then out then back on full all within a couple seconds. Which can't be good for unprotected vintage gear.

[Gohan]

I don't use any

[mike175gr]

Shunyata Hydra 6 & 2. RGPC 400Pro and 1200s

Fantastic performance!

[bocoogto]

I don't use any and don't intend buy one in the future. In 1977, my house was struck by lightening, and it fried my TV and damaged some vintage Dynaco equipment. My insurance company replaced the TV with a new one and paid to get my PAS3 Dynaco fixed along with many other items like the well pump. Why would I want to pay hundreds of dollars for a device that adds no sonic improvement to my system? I pay hundreds of dollars a year for homeowner's insurance that covers any damage that may occur to items in my house---which has happened ONE TIME in my life.

[riverrat]

Audience AdeptResponse AR12...
Tried them all.. Including the much vaunted Richard Gray products...

...this is the one I'll be keeping.

Just took a look for this one....$4100. About what my daily driver 1988 4runner is worth.

It would be valuable (at least to me) to have feedback on the best units at various price points, so as to avoid comparing apples with oranges. Personally, I'm looking to spend about $300.

[centralflori]

I don't use any and don't intend buy one in the future. In 1977, my house was struck by lightening, and it fried my TV and damaged some vintage Dynaco equipment. My insurance company replaced the TV with a new one and paid to get my PAS3 Dynaco fixed along with many other items like the well pump. Why would I want to pay hundreds of dollars for a device that adds no sonic improvement to my system? I pay hundreds of dollars a year for homeowner's insurance that covers any damage that may occur to items in my house---which has happened ONE TIME in my life.


The benefit of surge protection is not the main reason for power conditioning equipment. If you can't notice a sonic improvement you don't have the right power condition equipment. The Richard Gray RGPC 1200 made McIntosh equipment sound like a new system with more detail than ever before. There may be others that work well, but there are definitly no regrets here for adding the RGPC 1200. Listening to the system now, can't imagine it sounding better, but some say adding multiples of this unit make it even better.:yes:

[Glen B]

Not on the poll but Equitech balanced power is used by a lot of professionals in the military, music, studio worlds as well as other critical applications such as hospitals.

Equitech is also certified to meet the highest ANSI/UL standard (Std. #1012) for AC power distribution equipment.

Richard Grey gear is not. Some may consider this extremely important. Some obviously do not.

I use a 3Q and 1.5Q in my sytem.

http://www.equitech.com/index.html

In my 2-channel system I use a DIY conditioner based on an Equitech 2Q transformer for my analog components and another brand transformer for my digital components. I have experimented with different brands of balanced isolation transformers and the Equi=Tech has been the best all around in terms of sonics, low inrush current, inaudible mechanical noise, and immunity to DC on the power line. The only downside is its massive weight. The bare transformer weighs in at 60 lbs. and complete chassis weighs a hernia-inducing 105 lbs.

In my HT/secondary 2-channel system I use a Belkin PureAV PF-60 conditioner. I like its ability to individually program switching and delay for each outlet bank. This works great for my Phase Linear 400 Series 2 amp with its lack of a power switch.

[stuwee]

Smart Lite's 1400VA's have saved my butt, more than once, free (8 of them) from local radio and TV stations upgrading their stuff, call around in your area, ask what other stuff may be dumpster bound, never hurts to ask for anything:D
Craig

[terryblulite]

I use an ETA,TrippLite, and Furman power conditioners,plus 4 UPS's of various brands.I prefer the mid-price and up of the Tripplite stuff.Not sure why-family tradition maybe.We just always had a local supplier of Klein tools and TrippLite.

[Mr.P]

Richard Gray 1200C.

[djnagle]

I am building my own. Surge protection, Noise filter, 8 sockets, and maybe a Constant Current Transforner. All in an artsy-fartsy box. Cheers.

[defilamintkid]

:music: PS Audio Quintessence :music:

[RT Fan]

Monster HTS 2500 Mark II on one system and a Monster HTS 3600 Mark II on my other rig. No complaints, no problems on either piece.

[Codswallop]

Monster HTS 3600 MKII...For the price it's great... makes a noticable difference here in the dirty Northeast. :music:

[Glen B]

I am building my own. Surge protection, Noise filter, 8 sockets, and maybe a Constant Current Transforner. All in an artsy-fartsy box. Cheers.

Did you ever complete this project ?

[whell]

I use a Monster 3500 Mk II today. I'm saving my pennies for a PS Audio Power Plant. :thmbsp: