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post #1 of 10
7/10/11 at 11:28pm
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Hey guys I just moved to a new place which is pretty nice lol

Although at the place where i'm gonna place my rig the power outlet on the wall is pretty far away, i think around 3m so I'm gonna need a extend outlet for 3 meters, I wonder if that would affect anything, or should i get a quality power outlet? ALthough getting a power conditioner is out of question. 


Edited by BrucYSN - 7/10/11 at 11:33pm
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post #2 of 10
7/11/11 at 3:26am
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Anyone have experience in similar problem? I haven't completely move in yet, I just wonder if there is anything that I missed lol

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post #3 of 10
7/11/11 at 8:23am

It seems to me that if you're worried enough about power quality for long power cords to be a concern, you should be worried enough to get a power conditioner.  You can pick up a Furman rack-mount at Amazon for something like US$65.  I bought one about 15 years ago, and it has been feeding my various stereo and home theater setups ever since.  I noticed a difference in TV picture back before I went digital, but it's been so long since I worked without one I can't really tell you how big that difference is.

 

Personally I'm not too worried about it. I think a power conditioner is nice, especially given all the electronics and appliances on my circuits, and or the the price it's worth it to me. I'm considering getting a second low-budget Furman for my computer audio setup. It's only 3x the cost of a decent power strip!  But that being said, I've personally never noticed any power source noise through my audio equipment. YMMV!

 

I'm obviously no expert on the matter, but since you bumped your own thread and no one else has piped up, I thought my tiny bit of experience might be better than nothing.  If anyone else pops in, you'll probably want to ignore me and listen to them smily_headphones1.gif

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post #4 of 10
7/11/11 at 1:55pm

Something like this? http://www.cablewholesale.com/cgi-bin/googletrack.cgi?url=/specs/51w1-04225.htm&gclid=CNSw9a2W-qkCFVAD2godiSlURA 

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post #5 of 10
7/11/11 at 3:05pm
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hmm interesting .. so I will take that they don't matter at all? 


Edited by BrucYSN - 7/11/11 at 3:08pm
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post #6 of 10
7/11/11 at 3:10pm
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Dosen't the power conditioner would lower the power supplies? I read it somewhere at here. 

Although $65 isn't bad lol 

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Originally Posted by Justinicus View Post

It seems to me that if you're worried enough about power quality for long power cords to be a concern, you should be worried enough to get a power conditioner.  You can pick up a Furman rack-mount at Amazon for something like US$65.  I bought one about 15 years ago, and it has been feeding my various stereo and home theater setups ever since.  I noticed a difference in TV picture back before I went digital, but it's been so long since I worked without one I can't really tell you how big that difference is.

 

Personally I'm not too worried about it. I think a power conditioner is nice, especially given all the electronics and appliances on my circuits, and or the the price it's worth it to me. I'm considering getting a second low-budget Furman for my computer audio setup. It's only 3x the cost of a decent power strip!  But that being said, I've personally never noticed any power source noise through my audio equipment. YMMV!

 

I'm obviously no expert on the matter, but since you bumped your own thread and no one else has piped up, I thought my tiny bit of experience might be better than nothing.  If anyone else pops in, you'll probably want to ignore me and listen to them smily_headphones1.gif



 


Edited by BrucYSN - 7/11/11 at 3:12pm
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post #7 of 10
7/11/11 at 3:12pm
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No I just come across some of the Power Strip stated that they have isolated outlets and better extend cords blah blah blah and asking for something around $100 - $200 

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post #8 of 10
7/11/11 at 5:27pm

This one looks very much like mine.

 

http://amzn.com/B0014598WQ

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post #9 of 10
7/11/11 at 7:43pm
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That's nice enough, although people claimed that most power conditioner has some sort of negative impact.... anyway I'd still need a power strip to solve the problem, dose any one heard the wiremold power strips? 

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post #10 of 10
7/12/11 at 5:54am

uhh ... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812120307 power strip. i dont know why you need any thing fancy past a surge protector.

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