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PS Audio Power Plants

My music on great days sounds three dimensional with  great sound stage depth, good solid bass , and no harshness on the high end.Those few days, I may listen for hours, However most days it sounds flat with no depth and I can't listen for more that 30 minutes or so. This is not a new thing. Its been happening through all different equipment and several houses for years
Has anyone had this experience and would a PS Audio Power Plant like the P10 or P20 help?
Thanks
keithjacksontucson
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jriggy
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Might be worth meantioning the Core Power Technology Equi=Core 1800 or 1200. The price is right, they review very well and despite the issues happening with another product the company is trying to release, the Deep Core, the 1800 is a great unit. I waited 3 months this past summer but I believe there is no longer a wait time (?). It’s not in my main system but quieted and brought out low level detail and better dynamics in my TV/HT system. 
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instlouis
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Gentlemen - 

Although the OP was speaking of PS's "Regenerator",  your references to the AQ, MC and Torus are like comparing Apples to Watermelons.

Where the PS P5/P10/P20 are power re generators taking wall AC to DC to pure AC , your mentioned pieces are just glorified surge suppressors . ( and the MC 6 Hemisphere is limited to 10 amps which cuts out a lot of power amps. ) 

Whatever makes you and your system happy....Just a FYI ...  Carry on ! 

Shad 
jaybe
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I swapped out a Blue Circle X0e 6 for a new P5. I think the BC was better, deeper background, quieter, at a quarter the price. I wanted to like the P5, it’s still in the system but it might get pulled soon. Not trying to push the BC, just amazed at how that unit sounded compared to the"big name" PSA unit. No other experience with PSA.
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fsonicsmith
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There is only one right answer when it comes to power conditioners of any type-"they are all system-dependant". Everyone wants an easy answer and there is none. Welcome to audio. Matching components requires trial and error, finding the right loudspeaker requires trial and error, cable selection requires trial and error, and so it goes. Everyone's AC supply quality is unique, the extent of EMI/RFI is unique, the amount of back-wash noise into the AC is unique, and then all of this interacting with your particular components is unique to your system/situation. The fact that your system sounds different at different times of day is helpful but not reliable. It might be your grid or it might be you or it might be something in your house or it might be your neighbor turning on his Back to the Future Flux Capacitor (that last bit is a joke). But seriously, find a retailer who offers 14 day or better yet 30 day trials (I happen to like TheCableCo. no connection) and try a passive like an Audience or Isotek, an active like a PS Audio and a balanced isolation type such as Furman/Equi=tek/Equi=Core and find out for yourself. That is what I am doing. 
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twoleftears
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@hifiman5 Well, there’s another part to this story. I ordered the P5 a couple of months ago, directly from PS Audio. There was a delay of a few weeks before it was shipped. While I was waiting, I stumbled over the fact that the P10 and P5 were being discontinued, and replaced with new models that were supposedly much better and also a good deal more expensive. Also that current models couldn’t be upgraded. Further looking revealed that P5’s were unavailable (sold out/discontinued) just about everywhere, and that stores were selling their remaining P10’s at significantly reduced prices. I must have been one of the last people to whom PS A sold a P5 before they too ran out of units. Frankly, I was a bit miffed at paying full price. Unless the unit had done exactly what I wanted it to do*, it was going to go back. Otherwise, I would definitely have contacted them and got their take on the situation with the "whine".

* Explanation: my Rogue CMII integrated has some low-level hum *both* from the transformers and through the speakers. Together, the three sources can be heard from the listening chair when the music falls to silence. I’ve worked through a whole hassle of checking wiring, home remedies, disconnecting everything, various power conditioners, etc. etc., without any of them making a dent in the hum. Perhaps I’ll start a separate thread on it one day--too many things to list here. Level of hum is perhaps not enough to annoy many people, but it brings out my OCD.


P.S. For the record, units from Isotek, iFi, Audioquest, Furman, PS Audio, Blue Circle, Granite Audio, Audio by Van Alstine, Ebtech, have all passed through my listening room.  The people at FedEx are beginning to recognize me...

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