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RE: AC Power

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In Reply to: RE: AC Power posted by Lynn on May 07, 2008 at 19:36:47

** What is the technical basis for power conditioning, AC purifiers, etc.? **

Power factor correction, voltage spikes, surges, RFI and EMI. Ironically many of the garden variety products specify their capability in these areas. But as you may have guessed, many audiophile vendors leave their spec's up to the users' imagination.

Compare Furman spec (mainstream )

http://www.furmansound.com/product.php?div=02&id=IT-REF_20i

to Shuntaya's (audiophile)

http://www.shunyata.com/Content/technical-HydraVrayspecs.html

** I have also read quite a few posts stating that a high quality power supply should isolate a component from AC issues. **

Some probably do, but as with many other audiophile products with zero (or near zero) specs, there is little guidance. Stuff like power factor correction, and surge suppression are fairly standard stuff that should be specified. I will rather go with mainstream mfr on stuff like this, an ineffective product could prove very costly in the event of real AC issue.

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Follow Ups:

Shunyata Hydra Model-4 internals - andy_c 09:50:09 05/13/08 (1)
- RE: Shunyata Hydra Model-4 internals - Grant 09:51:50 05/16/08 (0)
"But as you may have guessed, many audiophile vendors leave their spec's up to the users' imagination. " - Analog Scott 09:35:13 05/11/08 (13)
- Lumping power conditioner manufacturers into the group called "audiophile vendors" sounds like a sick joke to me. - Ugly 10:42:57 05/11/08 (12)
  - after our exchange on another thread - Analog Scott 21:44:43 05/12/08 (11)
    - Yes I remember. It appeared you were being purposefully obtuse there too. - Ugly 07:50:17 05/13/08 (10)
      - RE: Yes I remember. It appeared you were being purposefully obtuse there too. - Analog Scott 16:24:30 05/13/08 (9)
        
        lol ... - TBone 17:40:18 05/14/08 (5)
        
        Ha! I see the most respected among us are starting to band together. - Ugly 18:54:05 05/14/08 (4)
        
        figures .... - TBone 21:20:13 05/14/08 (3)
        
        RE: figures .... - Ugly 01:46:50 05/15/08 (2)
        
        the advantages of pretending ... - TBone 06:04:20 05/15/08 (1)
        
        Now there is a solid argument... - Ugly 07:29:12 05/15/08 (0)
        
        RE: Yes I remember. It appeared you were being purposefully obtuse there too. - Ugly 07:46:17 05/14/08 (2)
        
        "Here is a hint: read my posts slowly and several times." - Analog Scott 15:08:13 05/14/08 (1)
        
        RE: "Here is a hint: read my posts slowly and several times." - Ugly 19:11:23 05/14/08 (0)

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