[Triode User]

Wow! You must live out in the 'sticks' somewhere then... you need one of those giant Elon Musk Battery 'Walls' installed!!

Yes indeed. Out In the Sticks is exactly where we are on a small old farm in between villages in the Vale of Belvoir just north of Melton Mowbray. Being so close to the power company transformer does have issues in that our mains voltage is around 250V most of the day and often goes up to 253V. I got the regenerators initially to be able to control the mains voltage because my 845 triode amplifiers always ran a bit too ‘hot’ due to the voltage. I even had one redplate and go into runaway. Luckily I spotted what was happening and pulled the plug from the wall just in time.

 

[Triode User]

SJ vs Farad Super 3 not really a fair/great contest though is it. I was relating to Single Farad Super 3 vs muliple Farad Super 3.

Sorry I misunderstood what you meant.

 

[ZappaMan]

Yes indeed. Out In the Sticks is exactly where we are on a small old farm in between villages in the Vale of Belvoir just north of Melton Mowbray. Being so close to the power company transformer does have issues in that our mains voltage is around 250V most of the day and often goes up to 253V. I got the regenerators initially to be able to control the mains voltage because my 845 triode amplifiers always ran a bit too ‘hot’ due to the voltage. I even had one redplate and go into runaway. Luckily I spotted what was happening and pulled the plug from the wall just in time.

If your voltage is 250, does that increase your power bill lol?

 

[Triode User]

If your voltage is 250, does that increase your power bill lol?

The sly dogs! Yes it might. You need eyes in the back of your head these days!

 

[Kentajalli]

The sly dogs! Yes it might. You need eyes in the back of your head these days!

I packed up my class A tube amps. I use a solid state these days!
Honest . . .

 

[miketlse]

Yes indeed. Out In the Sticks is exactly where we are on a small old farm in between villages in the Vale of Belvoir just north of Melton Mowbray. Being so close to the power company transformer does have issues in that our mains voltage is around 250V most of the day and often goes up to 253V. I got the regenerators initially to be able to control the mains voltage because my 845 triode amplifiers always ran a bit too ‘hot’ due to the voltage. I even had one redplate and go into runaway. Luckily I spotted what was happening and pulled the plug from the wall just in time.

Does remind me a bit about a post from maybe a decade ago, from a poster who lived near a hydro-electricity project, that provided plenty of eco-friendly electricity, but also provided mains electricity with inconvenient electrical frequencies/distortion. All of these type of issues are addressable, and Triode I think you are one of the better informed stakeholders, so hopefully you can influence the way forward.

 

[Reactcore]

I have two noob questions: is there a consensus on the best reasonably priced power supply for DAVE? And does it always involve opening DAVE for installation?

If its to combat Net RF.. you can also power Dave with 140v DC off batteries.. you wont need to open it then.

I had another idea lately that i might try once.. what if one uses 4 commercial 40v solar panels in series with led arrays attached.. placed in the basement, shed or attic wired to a standard power socket near the audiogear.

No charging needed then.. and completely isolated from net RF

 

[Ards]

That's handy to know, my skill level is slightly beyond wiring a plug so there'll be no stopping me. But as I have a PS Audio Powerplant regenerator would it be overkill?

FWIW, using a P12 here and the benefits with DAVE power supply upgrade (Farad, in my case) are very positive.

 

[alphaman]

Don’t own a single Chord product. Had no plans to acquire until ASR started puttin’ out da vidz. Now methinks it’s time to order up a DAC … mail order with a brief detour thru the Seattle area. A lab tech called Amir wants to unbox therapy first. Uhnnnnn! Oh I need some extra TP for that messy squeeze. Uggghhhhhhhhnnnnn!

 

[TheAttorney]

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[Kentajalli]

Don’t own a single Chord product. Had no plans to acquire until ASR started puttin’ out da vidz. Now methinks it’s time to order up a DAC … mail order with a brief detour thru the Seattle area. A lab tech called Amir wants to unbox therapy first. Uhnnnnn! Oh I need some extra TP for that messy squeeze. Uggghhhhhhhhnnnnn!

I know on ASR personal insults and name callings are business of the day!
But if it is wrong over there, does it mean Head-fi has to emulate?
So, please, do not stoop to the level of name-calling and ridicule.
Let's not get personal. Even (specially) when they do!

 

[ra990]

Uhnnnnn! Oh I need some extra TP for that messy squeeze. Uggghhhhhhhhnnnnn!

I've never read/heard this sound before "Uggghhhhhhhhnnnnn". Are you ok?

 

[Somatic]

Wow so even with Farad the regenerator helps? I have a ZeroSurge unit between the wall and the LPS ...

FWIW, using a P12 here and the benefits with DAVE power supply upgrade (Farad, in my case) are very positive.

 

[Triode User]

Wow so even with Farad the regenerator helps? I have a ZeroSurge unit between the wall and the LPS ...

Don’t forget that any persons comments regarding the effect of power conditioning or regenerators are entirely personal to them and their mains supply. I am lucky and have pretty low noise mains with no factory or offices nearby and only a handful of other houses on the power company transformer. The only effect I have noticed with a regenerator (P10) is a degrading of the sound quality. So whilst for some they may help, for others they can have a negative impact. Try before you buy is the best/only motto here.

 

[audio_1]

That is interesting and I am pleased for your result.

My experience is that every time I have tried exotic fuses I have heard zero difference in sound (or more accurately not enough that I could reliably put it down to the fuses). This has been with £450 SR fuses and with QSA fuses costing up to £1000 (although also trying their cheaper options as well). I have tried them in the 13A plugs and I have tried them in the mains inlets on the devices. Each time and wherever, zero difference or at least so small that I personally could attribute it to inaccurate audio memory between changing the fuses.

Mind you, I admit I am not a good candidate to try fuses because of a natural inclination not to comprehend how they can make any difference. If it was the bottle neck theory then a 5mm copper rod cut down to fuse length would sound best. One person I know on here has done that and suggest I at least try it.

I was under the impression was that some fuses such as QSA are not dealing with the fuse element as such but are rather dealing with ‘treatments’ to the fuse and this treatment can also be applied to many electrical components.

I say all of this knowing that many swear by the SQ improvements due to fuses but so far I am not one of them. Mind you my experiments have always been with borrowed fuses and I have not paid for them if that makes any difference.

I use Schuko plugs and sockets in my system as the UK 13 amp plug and socket are so badly designed. This obviously eliminates the plug fuse. My Niagara 7000 is the European Schuko version.