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Electrostatic speakers and power conditioning

Hi,

Does anyone have any opinions as to whether electrostatic speakers can benefit by connecting the AC adaptors to a power conditioner or directly to the wall. I've heard that a power conditioner can shorten the life of the speakers as they would not be getting full power. If possible I would connect the speaker straight into the wall but the number of outlets may be limited in which case I may look into the Eichmann strip which is a bare bones product.

Thanks.
silverarrows

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nsgarch
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What do you mean by "the AC adaptors"? and to better answer you question, what kind of stats do you have?
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nsgarch
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Silver -- I understand now that your stats are powered by a 12V DC wall wart? That's fine, but it won't benefit from any kind of power conditioning/regeneration as the AC/DC adaptor is itself the limiting factor quality-wise.

As for the risk of low power, a drop in wall voltage would probably affect performance, but would not cause damage. In any case, no power conditioner will keep wall voltage from sagging if your power company's supplied voltage fluctuates wildly. A regenerator (not a conditioner!) will hold the votage steady if that's a problem in your area -- you can check your wall voltage at various times of the day and night using a simple volt meter from Radio Shack. It should measure about 117 to 123 volts to be within an acceptable range.
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