Comments on Profile Post by AdvanTech

  1. Cakecake
    Cakecake
    Idk I use Furman pst-8 , sounds fine. Dunno if mov negatively affects things , if it does f me.
    Aug 14, 2020
  2. AdvanTech
    AdvanTech
    I wonder, do you have enough outlets within reach to try your audio setup without the strip?
    Aug 14, 2020
  3. E_Schaaf
    E_Schaaf
    I feel like it's generally really difficult to tell whether or not a strip is making an improvement when you have to power cycle all your gear and it takes time to warm up. I have detected some differences cold, but not beyond placebo necessarily.
    Aug 14, 2020
  4. AdvanTech
    AdvanTech
    @E_Schaaf I’m not looking for an improvement necessarily, just a no-nonsense strip that won’t be taking anything away.
    Aug 14, 2020
  5. Scott Kramer
    Scott Kramer
    I'll get tarred/feathered, but PSAudio Dectet, and/or a Duet (that I think is best cause no wire, just beefy copper bus bars and huge inductor, only 2 pair outlets tho, will never sell it) don't believe in their regen's won't go that far
    Aug 14, 2020
  6. monacelli
    monacelli
    I like cheap and simple for this kind of stuff (nervosa be damned). I did replace my wall outlets because they were super crappy and basically anything I plugged in literally fell out. For outlet expansion, I use these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000V58T0C
    Aug 14, 2020
  7. Scott Kramer
    Scott Kramer
    I'm used to it, but have taken it to friends places dropping it in place of a cheap power strips & everyone just looks at each other WTF... my thought is at least don't use a 5 dollar power strip.
    Aug 14, 2020
  8. Scott Kramer
    Scott Kramer
    Aug 14, 2020
  9. NationOfLaws
    NationOfLaws
    I bought this rack mounted jobby for $49 because 1) it wasn’t super expensive, 2) it had plenty of outlets, 3) I thought I was going to be rack mounting more stuff (as it turns out, DIYing a 1U switch box using Front Panel Express is so f'ing expensive). It works really well. It does not include audiophile baubles, so perhaps not for sophisticated ears but I can’t tell a difference.
    Aug 14, 2020
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  11. Thad E Ginathom
    Thad E Ginathom
    I like cheap and simple too, but I'd rather have a mov than fried electronics. Not that I'm really crazy abut surge protection, other than planning it for the whole house. Since about ten years ago.
    Aug 14, 2020
  12. AdvanTech
    AdvanTech
    @monacelli that strip seems to be exactly what I was hoping to find, thanks so much!
    Aug 14, 2020
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  13. Riotvan
    Riotvan
    I use a Furman PL8 II, sounds a bit cleaner with it then without i think. Main thing is the protection it offers. Be wary of noisy units thoug, it's the transformer for the lights but you can open up and disconnect it. Dead silent now.
    Aug 14, 2020
  14. penguins
    penguins
    Accell power squid for a cheap power protector (also has a tiny bit of noise filtering). Maybe sounded better at a placebo level vs wall outlet, but things didn't get worse. Bought for convenience at time.

    Otherwise I'm also using 2 Tripplite Isobar surge protectors and haven't had any issues including gimped sound quality.
    Aug 14, 2020
  15. Case
    Case
    Ditto on the Tripplite
    Aug 14, 2020
  16. Thad E Ginathom
    Thad E Ginathom
    Aug 14, 2020
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  17. NationOfLaws
    NationOfLaws
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  18. Boops
    Boops
    I think @k4rstar had a recommendation for this?
    Aug 14, 2020
  19. k4rstar
    k4rstar
    Aug 14, 2020
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  21. Thad E Ginathom
    Thad E Ginathom
    A guy on another forum (I left) made himself an extension box. It was well done and a work of art, but... "I filled it with clear acrylic for the insulation." Yes, it looked nice. But WTF does he think the *air* does in ordinary strips? Audiophool.

    My plug/socket nervosa is the oxide that builds up. Good idea to keep them clean. Oh, did I mention I'm lazy...
    Aug 15, 2020
  22. Boops
    Boops
    Can someone give me a brief explanation: how do MOVs gimp things?
    Aug 17, 2020
  23. Riotvan
    Riotvan
    If used for surge protection they work once and it’s over and they wear out over time so might not even protect fully. That’s how I understood it anyway.
    Aug 17, 2020