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Power Line Conditioners

I am looking at buying a unit to filter out AC line noise etc..

I have a pair of Sunfire amps for the main speakers and a
DBX 3bx1 amp for the A/V speakers. RCA Proscan IDTV big screen TV. These are the main power users in the system.

The Sunfire amps can put put some serious power but I don't
know what their input requirments are. The DBX amp input is 600w. The last thing I want to do is limit the dynamics etc.. from the amps.

Anyway...I started looking at units by Panamax 5500, Monster 5100 and the recently Tice Powerblock III B. I want a quality unit but dont want to spend a bunch of
money. Should I look at other units?

Your thoughts and comments are greatly appreciated.

Thank you
Chris
ctyler
ctyler OP
17 posts
 
More info....

I see that there is a 10 amp fuse on the input to the Sunfire. This means the max possible useage would be 1200 watts. My speakers are 4 ohms and not very efficiant, 88db. I ran everything by a Sunfire Tech and he figured about 800 watts max on the input for each amp in my setup.

I did run a seperate 20 amp breaker for my stereo equipment.
The Big screen is on another standard wall outlet/circuit.

I do have one more question. There are PLC's that can correct the PF. As far as the sound is concerned does this make any difference? Perhaps this is only applicable to the regenerators.

Its' been a LONG time since I was in school. All I remember about the PF is that a lower the PF means power is wasted. I know it has to do with current lagging voltage etc.. and that with a PF of .8 it takes 2000w to the job instead of 1800w with a PF of 1. Don't get your calculators out...these numbers were just thown out there.

Thank you for your input.
Chris
tom_nice
387 posts
 
I had the original Power Wedges, then changed to Cinepro Line Balancers, and have never looked back. Why not contact Eric Abraham at Cinepro, outline your system, and ask for his advice? I've found him a very straightforward guy. And I recently saw an Audiogon for a Cinepro 20 at half price. Just throwing a few more ideas into the mix--hope it doesn't just add to your confusion, but when you ask a wide open question like yours, you've got to expect fans of a variety of products to stick up loyally for their own choices.
bob_bundus
1,834 posts
 
Chang Lightspeed 9900 amp. Has a 30 amp rating + 4 outlets; use two if in doubt.
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