Power Conditioners

ft_townman
ft_townman Posts: 30
edited March 2012 in Electronics
from what ive read it is good to own a power conditioner to keep all the elctronics from a brown out or any other power malfunction. Have you or do you use one? Is there any noticeable difference in anything? And what brand or model would you recommend? i'm sure there will be difference in opinion here so lets keep on topic please and not argue about who has the bigger *%$#
SAMSUNG LCD--52", 240hz
Panamax 5300PM--Power Conditioner
CSIa6--Center Channel
RTIa3--Front High Channels
FXIa6-- Rear Channels
Sony--3-way Tower Speakers (20yrs old)
DSW pro 500--Subwoofer
PIONEER 1021-K--7.1 Reciever
My Own Custom Audioquest 14/4--Speaker Cables
Audioquest--Cinnamon HDMI Cables
Sony--PS3

eventually i will own the RTIa9's but for now im using20 year old sony 3way towers.:mad:

STILL NEED:
Pioneer Elite 7.1 Receiver with pre-outs
Emotiva XPA-3 Amplifier
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited March 2012
    I use an APC-H15 for my digital stuff and a power regenerater for my analog stuff.

    There are many choices out there.
    Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
    Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
    Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
    Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
    Digital: Mac mini 2.3GHz dual-core i5 8g RAM 1.5 TB HDD Music Server Amarra (memory play) - USB - W4S DAC 2
    Cables: Mits S3 IC and Spk cables| PS Audio PCs
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  • Marty913
    Marty913 Posts: 760
    edited March 2012
    The most often discussed (probably because they are reasonably priced) seem to be the APC-H15 mentioned above by thsmith, and the Belkin PF30 & PF60. The main difference between the two is that the APC-H15 has voltage stabilization and consequently is more expensive. There are plenty of positive comments for both and I haven't read any bad comments about either. Many people have commented on both sound and video improvements with both brands. I have the PF60 and am very happy with it. If you're generally interested in audio/video filtering both do a good job. If your looking for added surge protection both are similar in specs. If you're on a constrained budget, the PF60 is quite a bit cheaper. If your area is experiencing frequent brownouts it sounds like the H15 may be a better bet.
    Sony 60'' SXRD 1080p
    Amp = Carver AV-705THX 5-Channel
    Processor = NAD T747
    Panasonic BD35 Blu-Ray
    Main = SDA-1C Studio with RD0s, spikes, XO rebuild, rings, I/C upgrade
    Center=Polk CS10, Surround = Athena Dipoles, Sub= Boston 12HO
    Music/Video Streaming = Netgear NEO550
    TT = Audio Technica
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