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Criticize my power supply arrangement

I have a mutt of a power supply arrangement, and am wondering about its effectiveness. Several of the items are new and have yet to burn in, so I am unsure of the final impact to the sound of my system.

In the wall is a Porter Port, a cryo-treated hubbell outlet. Plugged in to that is an Audience Adept Response AR2P-T. Plugged in to that is a Rigid (Home Depot) 12 Gauge 25' Extension, into which is plugged a Monster HTS1000 Surge Suppressor. From there to the components is a mix of Virtual Dynamics, Pangea, and generic PCs.

The HTS1000 serves as both a surge protector and localized multi-outlet source, as the rack is about 20' from the outlet. It has a fixed power cord, the same size in thickness as the Rigid 12 Ga extension. I bought the Adept Response in lieu of a more expensive conditioner/distribution center.

It seems to me that the constraining factor in this is the fixed HTS1000 power cord. If I were to use a long but higher grade PC from the Adept Response, the power would still have to go through that the HTS1000 PC.

This all feels ok to me for now, as I have three recently installed elements which have to settle in. At that point, I will do some comparative listening to another outlet to hear the differences between what I have now, and what I had before.

One option which occurs to me for the future would be to acquire a surge protector with an IEC connection for a heavier duty PC from the Adept Response.

Any comments would be welcome.

Chuck
cmjones
tvad
9,467 posts
 
You don't say if you rent or own, but if you own I would suggest installing a 20A dedicated line to your service panel and locating a new duplex closer to your electronics.

If you don't want to install a 20A dedicated circuit, then at least have a new duplex installed closer to your electronics. The cost will be surprisingly low compared to what we typically spend on power products.

Doing this will eliminate the long 25' extension cord and allow you to plug your components into a power conditioner/surge suppressor closer to the outlet.
dcrugby
96 posts
 
all great responses, i think.

tvad is probably on to the most cost effective improvement, imo, but it is a pain in the rear to have work done. i ended up moving my main system after i put in lines and to be honest, i don't notice much difference.

short of that, i would definitely put the audience at the end of the extension cord. my view of monster is generally not great, but i've never had any experience with that monster unit. i googled it and people seem to like it ok, so maybe it's better than other monster products, but i'm still suspicious.

so if it was my system, i would probably just put the audience at the end of the extension cord (i would probably try to get a 6 or 8 gauge or so, but if you're not drawing too much power, you might be ok) and replace the monster with a ps audio of some kind (upc 200, quintet, etc) and be done with it.

you can go nuts stressing out over the last 2%.
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cmjones OP
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Thanks for the info so far.

When I installed the new outlet, I reacquainted myself with the in-wall wiring in the house. According to internet sources, standard house wiring is 14 gauge. That is now tightly connected to the hubbell outlet, and the 12 gauge extension is tightly plugged into that. Why is that not an effective carrier of current to the location of my components?

I did place the Adept Response on the far end of the cord, per Elizabeth's recommendation.
macdude
96 posts
 
I owned the AR2P, the model beneath yours. As nice as it was, it colored the sound (I also noticed a loss of slam). This was quite obvious upon first installing the unit. I eventually got used to it as it's a very nice coloration. I now use a different line conditioner and it's obvious that the AR2P caused a tonal shift in the sound of my system.
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