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In Reply to: Lets Talk About Power Conditioning....There Seems To Be 4 Major Catagories to Conditioners posted by Mister Pig on February 12, 2001 at 15:26:58:
One of the best kept secrets of the Power Conditioning world is the latest revision of the Tice Powerblock - the IIIC.It is NOT like any previous Powerblock in the older series in that it does not use isolation transformers. Instead, it uses wide-band parallel filters.
As such, its effect is like a DISAPPEARING blanket of hash-extinguishing fabric being cast over the music. It kills all of the digital harshness, thinness and constriction, but leaves every smidgen of musical impact, dynamics and excitement fully intact! In contrast to the compressing effect of transformers, this fabulous and remarkable component actually makes the soundstage sound much more full and substantial at the same time!
It is costly, but the build quality is very very solid and meticulous.
I auditioned it next to a Power Plant 300 with Multiwave, and it sounded so much better. While attenuating grunge like the pp300, it revealed layers more detail than the PP300, and presents more dynamics than the pp300. I find that the pp300 sounds rather dead without multiwave, but multiwave SS1 seems to bring back a bit of the detail, edge and harshness that was present before the PP300 was installed.
It has a very different effect than the Hydra. Stardust tends to give you more detail and openness, but the Powerblock IIIc kills off more of the hash than the Hydra. If you don't already have stardust in the form of a King Cobra, the Hydra may be a good buy. But since I already have a King Cobra and Black Mamba, the Powerblock IIIc helped address problems not fixed by stardust.
Today's power purification market seems to be monopolised by PS Audio, but don't forget Tice's new technology which has greatly improved the Powerblock. If you have only heard the Powerblock IIIa or IIIb and felt it was not as good as the Power Plant, you have not heard what the IIIC is capable of!
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Follow Ups
- Tice Powerblock IIIC - DkB 03:43:30 02/13/01 (1)
- Leveling The Playing Field - Ubiquitous Skittercat 15:19:00 02/13/01 (0)
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