I am fond of Geoff (in a kind if well yeah he is weird, but fun, way) . And any banter between us I hope is taken as lighthearted.
I agree with larryi about not taking chances with expensive gear. And why I am not plugging my new $7000 box into the PS Audio P-600 I use at 111Hz. I do have several other digital bits plugged into the higher AC Hz, but all of them are cheap or old and reliable, or used bought cheap.There are warnings about ’digital power supplies’ (Confusing since that is not a regular power supply for digital gear, but any ’digital’ power supply for any gear) not being happy on a higher input AC.I found a Behringer DEQ2496 really sounded worse in 111Hz than on 60. And that my Sony 555ES changer quit working, Mainly due to overheating, so as soon as it was back on 60Hz, it was just fine.. So yeah there can be problems. And my guess is, the problems for a manufacturer to build and market a regenerator capable of outputting higher AC Hz far outweighed the pluses. As far As I can tell Paul McGowan likes 400Hz, but will not make one for commercial sale. And most likely due to endless questions, complaints and more questions. Then the liability issues.. I Googled 400Hz and airplane and found a bunch of info and products including ones to use on the ground with aircraft that use 120V AC to make a variety if AC voltages at 400Hz (including 120V) So if I or anyone else was interested. I think that would be the way to go.
I agree with larryi about not taking chances with expensive gear. And why I am not plugging my new $7000 box into the PS Audio P-600 I use at 111Hz. I do have several other digital bits plugged into the higher AC Hz, but all of them are cheap or old and reliable, or used bought cheap.There are warnings about ’digital power supplies’ (Confusing since that is not a regular power supply for digital gear, but any ’digital’ power supply for any gear) not being happy on a higher input AC.I found a Behringer DEQ2496 really sounded worse in 111Hz than on 60. And that my Sony 555ES changer quit working, Mainly due to overheating, so as soon as it was back on 60Hz, it was just fine.. So yeah there can be problems. And my guess is, the problems for a manufacturer to build and market a regenerator capable of outputting higher AC Hz far outweighed the pluses. As far As I can tell Paul McGowan likes 400Hz, but will not make one for commercial sale. And most likely due to endless questions, complaints and more questions. Then the liability issues.. I Googled 400Hz and airplane and found a bunch of info and products including ones to use on the ground with aircraft that use 120V AC to make a variety if AC voltages at 400Hz (including 120V) So if I or anyone else was interested. I think that would be the way to go.