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Voltage from outlet question

Hi everyone,

I recently moved to a new apartment and set up my audio gear. I have a Furman power conditioner that has an LED readout with the voltage coming in. At my old apartment it always read 121 or 122 (I think I saw it at 120 a couple of times). At my new place, however, it usually reads between 115 and 117, and I've seen it drop as far as 112. I've never seen it any higher than 118. I'm wondering what impact this might be having on the sound and if there is anything that I can do to stabilize/improve the power coming from the wall outlet.

Thanks for your insight,
Scott
smrex13
smrex13 OP
423 posts
 
Thanks for all the responses. I am definitely going to change the outlet. I think a power regenerator is probably out of my price range at this point, so I'll go with the outlet change and see what a difference that makes.

Cheers,
Scott
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pbnaudio
1,534 posts
 
Triplite LCR2400 This one will stabilize your voltage for very little money.

Good Listening

Peter
plasmatech
77 posts
 
Apartment wiring is typically marginal in the best case scenario. Change all the outlets if you will be living there a while. They often use .99 cent outlets for speed of installation, the ones you just slide in a bare wire.... Very little surface contact and a recipe for fire hazards in older units. I changed mine and found 30% with heat marks...
blueish wire, insulation discoloration with hardening and brittle material.
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