Power Conditioner

[curtis]

I bought a Tripplite line conditioner off of eBay...I think the model is LC1800. Anyways, it made more a difference with my TV picture than with the sound of my system. It really depends on how bad the power is in your area or house.

-curtis

[UnholyB0B]

What's the big difference between a power conditioner and UPS. I might have a free UPS/APC 700 but not sure if it will help me. Got 2 refrigerators , Big screen TV, AV stuff all on one circuit. When the frig kicks on the lights dim and notice lines on my TV. I rent so I can't change the wiring =(

[X52]

I'm willing to bet your land lord wouldn't mind you havinf another cucuit put into another room. Its safer. You just have to pay for it.

JH

[andyw]

As I understand it, a power conditioner "regulates" the electricity passing through it, cutting off surges of higher power. Most UPS just kick in when power drops below a certain level, though some UPS have built-in power conditioning. Since you have a UPS to try out for free, give it a shot...

I lived in an apartment that had a similar problem on one outlet; hooking up a UPS there showed how bad the situation was, as the UPS did its low power warning beep about every 15 minutes. I ended up changing to an outlet on a different circuit, as the beeping was really annoying.

In my current house, I just use a Tripplite.

[X52]

andyw,

What Tripplite model do you use? Are you happy with it?

JH

[andyw]

I'm using a Tripplite Isobar8Ultra, which does line noise protection and surge/spike protection, but it isn't a power conditioner. That was enough for me in my current house.

http://www.tripplite.com/products/pr...?productID=111

A friend of mine swears by power conditioners and gave me an A/B demonstration, but I honestly couldn't hear any difference. Whether that's because there was no difference or because of hearing damage from too many rock concerts in the '80s is open to debate...

[azanon]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Whether that's because there was no difference or because of hearing damage from too many rock concerts in the '80s is open to debate...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">
You and me both. Sadly, i took an online hearing test, and I wasnt hearing anything above 15K hz.

[Derek]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by azanon
You and me both. Sadly, i took an online hearing test, and I wasnt hearing anything above 15K hz.
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were you using computer speakers? if so, how do you know if the speakers were actually able to produce any sound above 15khz... []

[bikeman]

I had my hearing tested by an audiologist. I can't hear anything above 16k hz. The audiologist said it was just a natural part of aging and my abusive listening habits from years gone by had little to do with it.

David