|   A.C. Line Conditioners | wjn901
Nov 29, 2001 1:44 PM | | I am looking at the 2500 or 3500 Line Conditioners from Monster Cable.
I was in Sound Advice and the High End room was using the 3500. Problem was the voltage meter was dropping down to almost 80 volts from the 120 volt center.This was a Kell unit they was using. I have a new home and the power I push can make the light dim as if a iron or large power source was turned on. Is a Line conditioner with a built in Voltage Stablizer the way to go. Or run a A.C. Line just for my system with the Monster 2500 or 3500 . I want to stay around the $500. range. |
| re: A.C. Line Conditioners | billdean
Nov 29, 2001 2:17 PM | | I was using a Monster 1000 Power Conditioner with my system, and thought it did a good job in reducing noise floor and clearing up the sound (sorry for the non-technical description).
When we built a new house, I had a separate 20 amp circuit installed dedicated to the newly installed home theater. I also used an Eagle brand industrial outlet on the new circuit. After doing this, I actully thought that the unprocessed power coming in resulted in clearer sound than with the Monster Power Conditioner on the line.
I then later added a 220 watt 5-channel power amp, and installed a second 20 amp dedicated circuit for the amp. Again, the dynamics and resolution of the plain new circuit were better than the new circuit with the power conditioner in use.
If you are handy with electrical stuff, you can put in a new line for $50 , all in. If you are sorta able, e-mial me, and I'll tell you how to complete it. |
| Agree with previous post dedicated line the way to go! | Robert Hamel
Nov 30, 2001 9:32 AM | | Hello
I would run a dedicated line. Before I ran a line I had too much garbage I could hear because of both a refrigerator and the washing machine on my power line. I used to hear all sorts of stuff. As in the post above I have a 20amp line dedicated to my set-up. I have a bridged 300 watt center channel amp, 120 watts per each L/R top speaker and 180watts for each stereo sub, 50 watt rears and 150 watts for my LFE sub. The top L/R and rear amps are from my reciever. I have never had any problems that I could ever determine as a lack of AC Power. Even with the dedicated line I would occasionally get some clicks or pops now I use a computer grade 15A line conditioner, I know it should be at least the same as the line, and I don't get a thing. I think my noise floor dropped also but I can't be sure as I completely hardgrounded the whole lot becuase of the noise on my local cable line. With it all hardgrounded it now quiet as a mouse. Both were worhwhile invesments for me. I would run the line first and live with it a while and then audition the power conditioner. You my not need it. |
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