anyone heard of OneAC line conditioners?

faster100

I picked one up used at the flea market model cl11007
output says 120 vac and .625 amp is that low? on amps or does it matter with a line conditioner.. could you use it for an amp or pre? it was sold with some computer stuff so i assume it was for a computer at some point maybe.. looks just like this one

Skynut

I have never experienced one of these but I am in the market for a new conditioner.
I say hook it up and report your findings but that is just because I am curious.
.625 amps sounds too low for anything, I am not sure what to think about that.

faster100

the website said, under the specs... Load 75 VA

I tried my pas pre on it and it worked fine.. not sure if it hindered, helped or anything

Skynut

I own the Panamax 5510 and at first hooked everything up to it. It is rated at 15 amps.
I noticed my bass went away but it took me a few movies to notice how much it had changed.
I read on another thread here that the wrong power conditioner can limit the reserve power available to your system. This was the case with mine.
I went home and plugged my powered subs into the wall and the bass was back.
This last weekend I plugged my amp directly into the wall but already I have problems. When the system is on and I turn off the ceiling fan I get a pop sound that comes from my speakers. I am sure this has to do with the amp not being isolated from the fan circuit.
Now I am looking for a conditioner that is built for amps.
PSAudio upc 200 was recomended F1nut in this thread
I have not had the money to buy one or two yet and I am now thinking about getting the Power Director 4.7 to replace my Panamax.

faster100

figured as much, it may be good for my computer i guess or maybe the tuner or cd player.. wow 2k for a conditioner... that should work good

RuSsMaN

Don't waste your money on a conditioner, ANY conditioner.

Get a dedicated line, and if you feel the need to take it all the way, add a balanced power supply.

Skynut

My Panamax is balanced, but it changed the preformance of my amps.
It works great with all the other components, the t.v., dvd, sat, vcr, just not the amps.

RuSsMaN

Your Panamax isn't true balanced, how they get away with claiming it is, I have no idea.

I'm talking about a straight, balanced power transformer, no circuit massaging, filtering, etc etc. 60 on each rail.

Skynut

RuSsMaN wrote:

Your Panamax isn't true balanced, how they get away with claiming it is, I have no idea.

I'm talking about a straight, balanced power transformer, no circuit massaging, filtering, etc etc. 60 on each rail.

What do you recommend?

faster100

He said a dedicated line is best

Skynut

I don't have a dedicated line and was interested in his opnion for a balanced power conditioner.
I should save it for another thread.

madmax

What is a balanced power supply?
madmax

Skynut

Balanced power is 60 volts on each leg of the power cable instead of 120 comming in on the hot and the neutral having 0.
It is supposed to alternate -60v and +60v on the hot and neutral.
I think.

faster100

Nah i got what i needed, carry on.. here

madmax

Skynut wrote:

Balanced power is 60 volts on each leg of the power cable instead of 120 comming in on the hot and the neutral having 0.
It is supposed to alternate -60v and +60v on the hot and neutral.
I think.

So it's an isolation transformer?
madmax

Skynut

Not really sure what it would be called.
Mine has a large transformer in it and when I had all components running through it, it would hum. I could not hear the hum out of the speakers just when I was close to the rack.
It says it provides balanced power but RuSsMaN says it is not.
I have read that there are many power conditioners out there claiming to be more than they are and I had hoped mine was not among them.