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Discovering I may have the cleanest AC power in USA

PS Audio Noise Harvesters are on sale. $50 each.. So naturally I had to buy a pair. 36 hours later in my home.Well I clean the prongs, Caig Gold them, and plug them in.
Nothing.
Nothing.
I am wondering broken? DOA?
I move them to other outlets not on my stereo in the kitchen, in the bathroom (the bathroom has a air cleaner plugged in the same outlet, motor running). OK a single blink.
I remember the dimmer thing. Plug the Noise Harvesters into the stereo again.. and turn on the only dimmer in the place (in the bedroom, on a different circuit) KABLAM!!! Now they are blinking pretty regular. OK they are NOT broken.They also blink when I put them on an Adcom AC box also on different circuit than stereo. Both the Cable internet box and the WiFi box are on it. And yes they blink every minute or so.I checked the Furman REF 20 outlets, no blink. The direct to the amp.. no blink.+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
So I apparently have just naturally the cleanest AC line in America? (For my stereo equipment.)
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Part of it may be the fact I packed the duplex enclosure 20 amp single line I use for the stereo with small quartz crystals coated with Automotive dielectric grease, in small baggies, the duplex is also the Furutech GTX NCF type, and the wall plugs are also filled with the loose small quartz crystals, plus some flattened baggies of the crystals wrapped around the outside shell of the plugs at the wall
Good thing I only ordered two of the Noise Harvesters. More are not needed. (and I actually do not even need the two. but that is OK. I can keep them as a sentinel, to know if I ever get noise on the lines.
So I do not know if my home made anti noise crystals work magic? (along with the Furutech NCF which is basically a refined version of my own crystals) or if I really do have some of the cleanest AC around. (PS I live in a 90 unit apartment building, folks above below, around me. Things like my frig I have several ferrite cores with the AC zipcord wire wrapped in and around them, ditto air cleaners, lamps..
elizabeth
erik_squires
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Couple of things:
Furman devices with SMP naturally filter starting at about 3 kHz. This is because the surge protector is effectively a low pass filter. This behavior is what makes series mode surge suppressors superior. It is nearly impossible for a high slew rate surge to slip through. Unlike all parallel mode / disposable units. This also means they don't current limit in the 60 Hz range. An ideal situation for amps.

Further, LiFT adds some active noise cancelling which to my ears clearly works.

I also like to keep an eye on the voltage, it is how I discovered my building was running 130V and got them to readjust the city’s load balancing. :) Seriously.

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cleeds
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erik_squires
I also like to keep an eye on the voltage, it is how I discovered my building was running 130V
It absolutely pays to monitor voltage. My problems were the opposite: Low voltage, sometimes down to 93VAC. I battled the electric utility for years ... although to its credit it has improved enormously over the last 7 or 8 years.
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nrenter
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I have 2 iFi AC purifiers on my circuit (and another on the way). After the holidays I’ll pick up an AC meter to monitor line behavior. 
elizabeth OP
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kodak805... Seems YOU are interested in what I could or do not find on my AC lines WAY MORE THAN I AM. LOL             
As it is, not reluctance, more like I really do not care, nor am I worried. So why should I waste money to satisfy YOUR curiosity?
kodak805
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Elizabeth,  I am in no way trying to tell you what to do.  I was merely providing information from my own experience.  It was you after all who began this thread regarding clean power.

Respectfully, you are the one who criticized my choice in a power level meter and suggested alternative devices.  That is fine.  This forum is to inform.  My curiosity has long been satisfied regarding my own power needs.  I was merely hoping i might be of some modest help to others.

I apologize if my tone offended in any way.
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