I agree with SuperQ that a true-sine, on-line ups is the best solution. DCtoDaylight: that -is- a 1-box, easy to put in, solution.
Nonreality: I wouldn't hear it as I live on a boat and almost always have to make my own AC. Right now we are in a marina and we have shore-power. However, we feed that through an isolation transformer for safety aboard (boat is in salt water...) and the transformer acts as LP filter. I'm not trolling, the on-line ups is a way better and cheaper thing to buy than those crazy power-cords because it actually will provide clean power, regardless of the question if you need any of it or not. It's probably cheaper than "audiophile-rated" conditioners too, which improve nothing over a well designed PSU inside your audio-kit. All that these cords and conditioners can do is reduce risk from lightning damage and all of the rest they can do is already done in the PSU's inside good kit (but they falsely claim more). The UPS can isolate you 100% from the grid. After reading some pages on wikipedia, I understand that the definition of audiophile has changed over the years. They are now considered non-technical, which makes me understand many postings in this forum better. Within the group of audiophiles must be a minority who are actually technical like me and obviously SuperQ. I'm also a HAM. I know that when I operate my HAM radio I will cause distortion with my neighbours audio as they will be able to hear me from their speakers even with all their audio-kit turned off! My RF will also travel into the AC grid and affect people's audio a bit further away. So yes, some people can have a use for clean power because HAM's live ashore too and there's more sources for AC pollution which can give audible results. I also think that most people in the group that buy the conditioners and cables are not having any problems at all and just destroy some $$$ they have. Makes me smile ;-) ciao! Verm. -- DeVerm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DeVerm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18104 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=52348 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
