LinkyThe above (click "free" on the right column) is the background noise to my phono preamp. I remove my computer's power cord part of the way in, which is the quiet part, then replace it (when the noise cuts back in). There's a bit of hum and radio interference regardless but unplugging the computer kills most of the noise.
I can't plug the computer in anywhere else; all of my stereo is plugged into the same power strip as it out of necessity. Would a power conditioner eliminate the power line noise or is it due to something else? I don't want to drop a few hundred without knowing that it might help.
And should I get one for my whole hi-fi or just one of those two-outlet dealies to plug my computer and a power strip (with the stereo) into? I have a two-watt 45 amplifier so it's hardly starving for power (two watts, even into medium-efficiency speakers, is plenty loud enough for me, by the way; your results may vary but it's amazing how little I needed the other 148W when I moved down from solid-state).
I'll be glad to answer any questions that might help.
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Topic - Would a power conditioner help? - Mark Tinordi 00:54:56 04/24/07 (13)
- Re: Would a power conditioner help? - Bruce from DC 16:10:23 04/24/07 (9)
- Re: Would a power conditioner help? - Dan Banquer 04:18:31 04/25/07 (7)
- Yes, but Bybees work - WinthorpeIII 11:15:34 04/25/07 (3)
- Re: Better than Bybees? - geoffkait 07:34:28 04/26/07 (2)
- Re: Better than Bybees? - WinthorpeIII 08:02:06 04/26/07 (1)
- Re: Better than Bybees? - geoffkait 08:24:06 04/26/07 (0)
- Re: about those photographs - Bruce from DC 05:45:50 04/25/07 (2)
- Re: about those photographs - Dan Banquer 06:15:50 04/25/07 (1)
- Re: smoking - Bruce from DC 06:52:29 04/25/07 (0)
- Ah, that makes a lot of sense - Mark Tinordi 18:48:57 04/24/07 (0)
- An isolation transformer power conditioner solved my hum problem - Bambi B 12:53:37 04/24/07 (0)
- Re: Would a power conditioner help? - STUART 06:32:57 04/24/07 (0)
- Re: Would a power conditioner help? - Michael Samra 02:35:34 04/24/07 (0)