I'm moving to Australia from the US. I was planning on shipping my Magnepan MMGs and Bryston 3B-ST amp out there. The amp I would have converted to 230V after I arrive. The thing is, I've been fighting a power line noise problem for a very long time. Now it looks like it was due to a high-impedance ground. I know first-hand that AC power is a huge issue and I would so much prefer to never deal with it again and use batteries. That would mean not shipping my gear to Australia.
The question is, how will performance compare to what I have now? Can I create a truly isolated system that still has dynamics and slam?
I only need to power a low-power computer and amp. I don't use a preamp and my Proton DAC is USB-powered.
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Topic - Should I switch to a battery system? - ggking7 08:49:37 03/17/12 (52)
- Pros and Cons - ggking7 09:37:45 03/18/12 (2)
- RE: Cons - genungo 12:27:04 03/18/12 (1)
- Maybe with some. - Vic D 19:46:56 03/18/12 (0)
- Mains power here is 240 V …. - three_sox 16:24:43 03/17/12 (16)
- RE: Mains power here is 240 V …. - welly 23:48:56 03/17/12 (2)
- RE: Mains power here is 240 V …. - welly 06:11:46 03/18/12 (0)
- It is 240V in Sydney and the rest of NSW ~t - three_sox 00:57:28 03/18/12 (0)
- RWA prices in US vs. Australia - ggking7 16:32:03 03/17/12 (12)
- Ok ... - three_sox 17:19:18 03/17/12 (11)
- Don't you pay GST on all goods and services? nt - Norm 11:09:21 03/18/12 (2)
- RE: Don't you pay GST on all goods and services? ... - andyr 12:48:34 03/18/12 (1)
- All I remember is that I always seemed to be paying it. - Norm 13:26:45 03/18/12 (0)
- "1600 square kilometres", Sox??? ... - andyr 00:22:21 03/18/12 (7)
- RE: "1600 square kilometres", Sox??? ... - Bill the K 09:21:53 03/18/12 (3)
- Haha, not quite, Bill. :-)) ... - andyr 12:40:41 03/18/12 (2)
- RE: Haha, not quite, Bill. :-)) ... - Bill the K 01:19:57 03/19/12 (1)
- Alas, Bill ... - andyr 01:55:48 03/19/12 (0)
- Andy ... - three_sox 00:49:27 03/18/12 (2)
- Did you only go to school for a year, Sox?? :-)) nt - andyr 00:53:25 03/18/12 (1)
- Now you’re being generous … - three_sox 00:56:36 03/18/12 (0)
- My experience with RWA - flatmap 15:57:08 03/17/12 (1)
- Proton here too - ggking7 16:13:12 03/17/12 (0)
- RE: Should I switch to a battery system? - IEaudiodude 13:35:57 03/17/12 (0)
- RE: Should I switch to a battery system? - JNS 13:21:54 03/17/12 (1)
- Custom? - ggking7 14:12:15 03/17/12 (0)
- RE: Should I switch to a battery system? - Todd Krieger 12:27:28 03/17/12 (1)
- RE: Should I switch to a battery system? - RGA 03:29:49 03/23/12 (0)
- Battery Powered Speakers Might Be An Alternative - Audio Snob 10:42:18 03/17/12 (7)
- I was thinking more like Red Wine Audio - ggking7 10:49:36 03/17/12 (6)
- RE: I was thinking more like Red Wine Audio - egidius 07:44:21 03/18/12 (5)
- Ambience speakers - ggking7 09:22:51 03/18/12 (4)
- RE: Ambience speakers - egidius 11:19:33 03/19/12 (0)
- RE: Ambience speakers - egidius 10:35:21 03/18/12 (2)
- "the best sound is to be got with freshly loaded batteries" - ggking7 10:43:18 03/18/12 (1)
- RE: "the best sound is to be got with freshly loaded batteries" - egidius 10:50:11 03/18/12 (0)
- Why dont' you wait 'til you get there - AbeCollins 10:38:33 03/17/12 (0)
- Is anyone's sound 100% consistent between 12AM and 12PM? - ggking7 09:22:03 03/17/12 (4)
- Sure. - Dave Pogue 05:46:27 03/18/12 (0)
- Anyone? - ggking7 23:04:43 03/17/12 (0)
- RE: Is anyone's sound 100% consistent between 12AM and 12PM? - mls-stl 14:34:49 03/17/12 (0)
- Nobody wants to answer this question. :) (nt) - ggking7 13:12:46 03/17/12 (0)
- "AC power is a huge issue" No, no it isn't. - Chris O 09:21:33 03/17/12 (10)
- Is your power as quiet as batteries? - ggking7 09:24:43 03/17/12 (9)
- "You say 'very' quiet, but would you say 100% as quiet as batteries?" ... - andyr 00:11:53 03/18/12 (0)
- Yes. And you can't get 100 watts out of a battery amp unless - Chris O 17:47:05 03/17/12 (6)
- RE: Yes. And you can't get 100 watts out of a battery amp unless - egidius 12:15:43 03/19/12 (3)
- How is the Audio Consulting amp? - ggking7 14:54:03 03/19/12 (2)
- RE: How is the Audio Consulting amp? - egidius 08:59:38 03/20/12 (1)
- Speakers? - ggking7 10:06:04 03/20/12 (0)
- Great picture and point. nt - Norm 10:09:56 03/18/12 (0)
- RE: Yes. And you can't get 100 watts out of a battery amp unless - IEaudiodude 21:03:34 03/17/12 (0)
- RE: Is your power as quiet as batteries? - Vic D 11:00:38 03/17/12 (0)