[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] power strips/conditioners

[netchord]

made a small change to my 2nd system
(http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?41527-A-Photo-of-your-Transporter-setup-Please!&p=822445&viewfull=1#post822445)
which occasioned the new pics, and was surprised by the sonic
transformation, which was unexpected.

some years back I bought one of these Belkin power conditioners:
http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00064NXIG?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage

i don't remember what i paid for it, ~$350 if memory serves. it mostly
did its job well, although i never liked the sound of the Primare amp
when it was plugged into the Belkin, so i always plugged the amp
directly into the wall. it's been in the current setup for ~ a year,
but i never liked the way it looked on that stand, which forced me to
stack the meridian and transporter. so, last week i replaced it with a
Furman power strip:

http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0009GI7NC?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00

for which i paid ~$91.96. you can't see it in the pics, but everything,
including the primare amp is plugged into it. big change sonically,
much punchier, more dynamic, increased slam, if you will.

i may buy another for my main rig.



--
4 TB Drobo-->FW 800-->mac mini-->Ethernet
Transporter--> Wireworld Eclipse 6 coax-->Meridian G61
G61--> Nordost Red Dawn-->Primare 30.3
Primare-->Ocos--Vienna Acoustics Beethoven/Maestro
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[jh901]

Plug a Shunyata Defender into the same outlet as the strip and report
back.



Cary Audio 306 SACD Pro | Cary Audio SLP-05 | Cary Audio SA-200.2 |
Focal Diablo Utopia III
__Acoustic treatment: DIY Cylinder Bass traps | "Rule of Thirds" for
speaker & sweet spot position
__Speaker Cables: Analysis Plus Big Silver Oval | Shunyata Venom series
power cords and power conditioning
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[Julf]

Post by jh901
Plug a Shunyata Defender into the same outlet as the strip and report
back.

Or a $15 X10 power filter.



"To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this
fast-growing art of 'high fidelity' the quackery will bear a solid gilt
edge that will fool many people" - Paul W Klipsch, 1953
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[Dura]

Any moment now someone will demand een ABX double blind whatever, don't
comply and get buried in sarcasm.


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[Julf]

Post by Dura
Any moment now someone will demand een ABX double blind whatever, don't
comply and get buried in sarcasm.

Oh, I guess $15 was just to cheap to be audiophile, so my suggestion
clearly was taken to be sarcasm... (it wasn't, but this comment is).



"To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this
fast-growing art of 'high fidelity' the quackery will bear a solid gilt
edge that will fool many people" - Paul W Klipsch, 1953
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