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post #1 of 6
1/24/09 at 1:50am
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I have just received an old Tripp lite LC-1200a power conditioner.Would this be useful with my whole home theater system including my headphone amp (Tube) to condition the power?I have a monster power bar there now but I was contemplating using it in tandem with this to condition the power as best as I can.
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post #2 of 6
1/24/09 at 3:41am
probably not a good idea, you can try it though, but listen carefully, pay close attention to dynamics, and frequency extension. most power conditioner's, especially ones not designed for audio, hinder sonic performance.
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post #3 of 6
1/24/09 at 9:01am
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Originally Posted by Head Whipped View Post
I have just received an old Tripp lite LC-1200a power conditioner.Would this be useful with my whole home theater system including my headphone amp (Tube) to condition the power?I have a monster power bar there now but I was contemplating using it in tandem with this to condition the power as best as I can.
If you already have it, why not give it a try? Just unplug if you don't like it.
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post #4 of 6
1/24/09 at 6:47pm
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Originally Posted by MikeW View Post
probably not a good idea, you can try it though, but listen carefully, pay close attention to dynamics, and frequency extension. most power conditioner's, especially ones not designed for audio, hinder sonic performance.

There are several very good reasons why you should use this device:

1. Surge protection.

2. Voltage regulation. While any amplifier won't run its' best unless plugged into the correct voltage, I'm pretty sure tube amps are particularly sensitive.

3. Noise reduction. Tube amplifiers often don't have as high a power supply noise rejection ratio as solid-state amps.

Furthermore, I would remind you that any electricity going into your amp will be travelling through about thirty feet of extremely cheap copper: The transformer windings.
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post #5 of 6
1/24/09 at 7:41pm
dont' get me wrong, im all for surge protection, but unless you get somthing targeted towards HT/audiophile market, alot of times it really does reduce sonic performance. Now, if the trade off is worth it (lower performance for protection) that is up to each individual. I use PS Audio Power products, as I think they are an excellent value, do what they are supposed to do, and do it without hurting performance. They are pricey though, I also have a battery UPC that I had my computer hooked up to, and as soon as I plugged my PC into the PS Audio Duet, I saw a massive gain in performance (sound performance, not pc performance), the Sqaure sinewave of my APC UPC was absolutely destroying sound quality. Now, if you have a power regenerator, or high end "On Line" UPS it's different, and would need to be listened to on a case by case basis, depending on equipment etc, some high end tube amplifers have very good power supplies built in too.
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post #6 of 6
1/24/09 at 11:07pm
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like I said though I aready have a conditioner the Monster power hts 1000
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...500_AA280_.jpg
On the tripp lite computer conditioner there is different ratings like -50db and -65db on some of the plugs.what does this mean?

When I pluged it in ,it had some audiable transformer hum.How can I get rid of this?
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