DaveBSC
Headphoneus Supremus
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Neither the ExactPower nor PS PPP are *battery* regenerators. The Liebert regenerates new AC sine wave from battery 100% of the time. The Exactpower is not even a regenerator. It does not regenerate new AC sine wave from ground up. It just "analyzes" and corrects the AC waveform from the wall by adding some voltage here and there, etc.
PS makes the argument that using a battery is significantly worse as far as sonics are concerned than their method, which is essentially a power amplifier running at 60Hz. They claim that the battery method often produces worse AC line distortion than the wall.
In any case, I prefer the AR system to everything else I've heard, including the Hydras which are very similar to the Audience conditioners but I don't think sound as good. Unlike the massive transformers required for 1500+ watts, Auricaps are extremely lightweight and practical, there are no batteries to worry about replacing, and they handle both sensitive source components and the most power hungry amplifiers with ease. The latest versions with Teflon caps, OCC leads and the copper ground plane system are hyper expensive, but if I had a $50K+ system, that's what I'd be using.