18-Jan-2019, 06:25
(This post was last modified: 18-Jan-2019, 06:29 by audio_engr.)
(18-Jan-2019, 02:53)zambie Wrote: How has your power setup journey proceeded? Do you feel that investing in a power plant (e.g. PS PP that you have) rather than a power conditioner is a better path to go prior to getting this power cable - in terms of SQ? The other thing that comes to mind is the high current drive requirements of the devialet amp for dynamics. I definitely feel like a power plant will give the devialet more readily available current surge as opposed to a conditioner. That said - any thoughts on 20amp wall sockets feeding into a power plant >> devialet instead of 15amp? I haven't come across any threads yet that compare the merits/demerits of upgrading to 20amps supply. Given that music dynamics are driven by current, would have thought that 20amp sockets would be more prevalent in the community. Any thoughts?
I chose PS Audio PP-12 after an exhaustive comparison with the competition. I also required power regeneration as my incoming voltage was way too high @ 128 ~ 133 volts ac 60Hz. The PP-12 perfectly took care of my requirements.
I also have a dedicated mains feed to my audio room; directly from the mains circuit breaker, (10 AWG x 3) deep cyrogenic treated Romex wiring that terminates into Furutech FPX Rodium receptacles designed for 20 Amps. The PS Audio PP-12 to the Furutech wall receptacle cable is SR Atmosphere UEF Level 2 20Amp cable of 5-Ft.
I now have 4 x 220-Pro-CI plugged into my PP-12; each 220-Pro-CI is a monoblock of 440 watts @ 6 ohms. Two of such monoblock units bi-amping Bass are plugged into the Section-D [High Current] of the PP-12 while the remaining two monoblocks are on Section-C of the PowerPlant that does Mid/Highs. All the Four monoblocks use SR Atmosphere for Devialet spec powercords.
I am waiting for IsoAcoustics Bronze footers (12 pcs; 3 per monoblock) to be delivered tomorrow and each of these monoblocks sit on a 2-inch thick marble slab cut to Devialet's size that weigh 70 Lbs each. These in-turn sit on 4 x [Salamander Amp Stand with spikes over a 1-1/2 inch thick marble slab over thick pile carpet on the floor].
Each & every small bit adds to the SQ and its the cumulative result that translates into the kind of sound I seek for.
Roon Nucleus w/ Hypsos PSU & AQ Tornado + Roon RAAT > AQ Diamond ETH > etherREGEN using SFP + Hypsos PSU | CEC TL-5 CD Transport + AQ Z3 + 3 x Orea Indigo > AQ Diamond AES/EBU
Devialet 440-Pro CI > AQ Wel Sig RCA-XLR | 6 x Orea Bronze, 2 x Synergistic Research Atmosphere PC | B&W 802 D3 {Bi-wired} > AQ WEL Signature (Biwire)
REL G1-Mk2 pair | PS Audio PP 12 + AQ NRG-1000 | Puritan GroundMaster + RouteMaster | SAM DISABLED - DPM OFF - Northern Virginia - US