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Anyone try APC's conditioner?

We use a lot of APC's (Advanced Power Conversion) heavy duty battery backups and power conditioners at work. 3000 VA jobs that output a pure sine wave during battery delivery. I've always thought they would probably be able to make a decent conditioner for audio use. I've seen ads in the last couple of audio rags indicating this has finally happened. Does anyone know anything about these units?
tonyptony
cytocycle
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I have used APC Smart 600 and 1000 and 1250 and Triplight LC1800 conditioners on my system and it was the most congested/limited dynamics and noisy system I have ever heard.. Computer conditioners sounded aweful no matter how successful they are at maintaining voltage or conditioning through a battery.
tonyptony OP
500 posts
 
I wonder why that is? And what APC will do to their audio series to eliminate that?
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linkster
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APC = American Power Conversion. I should know as it is a Rhode Island based company.
tonyptony OP
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Thanks for the correction!
abe_av
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believe it or not, I used to work for APC back in mid 90s. Good, reputable company with solid engineering although more toward practical than performance. But the rest like Monsters, I don't even trust their engineering! Not sure their new conditioner, is it high-end and for audio market?
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