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What kind of surge protector are you using? I'd like to think something like a Furman would be ok?
I think one of these days I need to invest in a higher quality one. From Furman or Tripp-Light. I got a gift card from Amazon, so I should buy one.
The one I was using was some giant home theater Belkin surge protector. It's all metal and with about 11 outlets. Got it at Sam's Club for $30 I think.
I couldn't really tell the difference between with and without unless it was with specific headphones. For months I complained that my DJ100 was too bassy from my Micro Amp.
Turns out it was just this surge protector. Sounded fine with the Q701. With the DJ100 it's not that subtle.
When I tried my DJ100 with the Magni I was using a Cyberpower brand unit. Some random one I got for cheap.
I have no idea what it is that causes this. Perhaps the noise filtering?
Someone reviewed my amp once and claimed a surge protector was robbing it of power. That seems hardly possible..I mean it probably doesn't require that much power itself.
I should point out that most likely nobody would notice a difference. If they did it's only with specific headphones or setups.
I was looking into Monster brand surge protectors for home theaters (don't ask me why). The marketing is funny. One of them claims it has a "high current" noise filter and the cheaper ones don't have this.
I can't really make sense of any of it. The cheapest method is just for me to plug it into the wall and unplug it when i'm done!
BTW I wonder if Astrodyne makes a power supply for the Magni. I bet if an american built one existed, it would add like $40 to the price.