Posted by TelegraphHill (A) on November 21, 2006 at 14:57:45

Hi,

I am trying to solve a popping problem when nothing is playing on my stereo, nothing connected to my amp.

Just the occasional pop, from both speakers, volume all the way down, not dependent on what source is selected on the amp but happens when in my old apartment the fan/blower for the furnace goes off. (Yes, all on the same circuit, if you can believe it.)

Have a duet in place.
Plinius 9200 -- > 200 wpc @ 8 ohms.
dynaudio 1.3SEs. -- horribly inefficient speakers but are a delight.

I thought a P500 would be sufficient, but was taken aback when I was informed by PS Audio on the phone that a P500 wouldn't be enough. He indicated that I'd need at least a P1000. I'm not going to do that behemoth.

Can I really not be served more than adequately served by a p500?

PS Audio representative's rationale was that at 200 wpc, two channels, i'd need 400 watts, and @ 50% efficiency I'd need 800 watt capability.

I thought, well, maybe, for nanosecond or a microsecond.

My deal is that I can't afford the Power Plant Premier, but w/ the P500s starting at $850.

Any opinions?

Thanks.

• Re: Power Plant Premier or P500 - paul@pmm-i.com 11:22:20 12/14/06 (0)
  In Reply to: Power Plant Premier or P500 posted by TelegraphHill on November 21, 2006 at 14:57:45:

  I currently have a P1000, and am waiting for my new PPP to arrive, once it does, I would be willing to sell the P1000 - it is a great unit.

  feel free to email me - paul@pmm-i.com
  
  

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• Re: Power Plant Premier or P500 - paulmc 20:30:55 11/29/06 (4)
  In Reply to: Power Plant Premier or P500 posted by TelegraphHill on November 21, 2006 at 14:57:45:

  I don't think the P500 is going to give you enough power unfortunately. Any chance you could use another circuit?
  
  

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  • Typical P500 "Warm to the touch" - jaynemo 01:10:35 12/21/06 (3)
    In Reply to: Re: Power Plant Premier or P500 posted by paulmc on November 29, 2006 at 20:30:55:

    I recently purchased a leftover P500-great unit! Although I think I'm now addicted to the "clean mode". I run (2) vintage gear systems thru it.I have a 256 WPC Marantz 510M & 150 WPC Pioneer Spec 4 connected to the direct mains duplex outlet (never run at the same time), which I understand is always live (even with P500 turned off). Preamps and all sources , with the exception of the turntable (direct mains)are either directly plugged into P500 or via Juice Bar) fed thru regenerated AC side of P500. I rarely exceed 35W from all sources on the regenerated side. My question is when the P500 is powered off and sitting idle, is it typical that the left back corner (when viewing it from the front) is warm to the touch?
    
    

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    • Re: Typical P500 "Warm to the touch" - paulmc 06:37:37 12/21/06 (2)
      In Reply to: Typical P500 "Warm to the touch" posted by jaynemo on December 21, 2006 at 01:10:35:

      Yes, it is normal. The unit is never actually off, it just stops the regenerated power from going to the outlets - so it's normal.
      
      

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      • Fan Activation - jaynemo 09:11:03 12/21/06 (1)
        In Reply to: Re: Typical P500 "Warm to the touch" posted by paulmc on December 21, 2006 at 06:37:37:

        Thanks Paul, this is what I kind of thought. For future reference, when typically does the fan come on? I dont usually push any of my equipment that hard, but would like to get an idea....
        
        

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        • Re: Fan Activation - paulmc 18:25:27 12/26/06 (0)
          In Reply to: Fan Activation posted by jaynemo on December 21, 2006 at 09:11:03:

          Well, there's nothing exact. The fan comes on when the heat in the heat sink rises to about 65 degrees C and it comes on very quietly. It gets faster with increased heat.

          Typically, the efficiency of the PPP is such that the temperature never gets that high under most conditions.
          
          

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