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Isolation Transformers

I've been considering isolating my digital gear from the rest of my system. I've read some good information in the archives and want to know if anyne has direct experience with the MGE or Tripp-Lite units. Tripp-Lite offers a hospital grade and a base model, both appear to be hardwired. Not sure what the differences are other than cost. MDE has a hardwired and cordless model. I like the idea of using my own power cord, but not sure this would make a big difference. I'm leaning towards a 1KVA version. Any advice would be appreciated.

BTW - I don't and cannot have dedicated lines. I'm using a North Star transport and Monarchy M24 DAC at the moment.

Clio09 (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

07-19-06

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07-19-06 Tripplites are good rugged units, but not for audio. too mu ... Nsgarch

07-20-06 In my experience some isolation trannies are more suitable f ... Dazzdax

07-20-06 I've gone back and forth on the power regenration thing for ... Clio09

07-20-06 Clio, i don't think i'm expressing myself properly. first i ... Nsgarch

07-20-06 Nsgarch, thanks for the advice. as always you are very help ... Clio09

07-20-06 Has anyone ever seen any data that shows that the power supp ... Bob_reynolds

07-20-06 Bob, yes they're all tied together at the panel, but a dedic ... Nsgarch

07-20-06 Nsgarch, sorry, but i'm still missing something. i'll start ... Bob_reynolds

07-20-06 Nsgarch - no can do since i rent and the system is not using ... Clio09

07-20-06 Bob, i'm sorry, i was responding to your question about dedi ... Nsgarch

07-20-06 Basic question: why isn't the noise on the primary side of t ... Bob_reynolds

07-20-06 Nsgarch, actually i wasn't implying anything unusual or addi ... Bob_reynolds

07-21-06 Bob, my experience w/ isolation transformers is limited to a ... Nsgarch

07-21-06 Nsgarch, since my post about dedicated circuits didn't get d ... Bob_reynolds

07-21-06 Without knowing anything about your digital set up one can o ... Psacanli

07-21-06 Bob, each separate (branch) circuit in your house is referen ... Nsgarch

07-21-06 Large iron core isolation transformers are very effective in ... Zargon

07-21-06 Thanks, nsgarch and zargon. i appreciate your contributions. Bob_reynolds

07-28-06 I recently bought a furman elite 15 and was extremely please ... Paulholland1

07-28-06 When you implement a isolation transformer that is not purpo ... Yada

04-23-07 Boy some experts are missing the boat here!! the isoloation ... Audiobubba

10-17-12 Clio09, did you end up getting an isolation transformer? i d ... Sabai

10-17-12 Sabai, i did try a topaz unit and also tried the exact power ... Clio09

10-18-12 Clio09, i am surprised to hear the neighbors affect your tra ... Sabai

10-18-12 Sabai, i was pretty surprised as well. the topaz units come ... Clio09

10-18-12 Clio09, the topaz are highly rated. this is a mystery to me. ... Sabai

10-19-12 Sabai, i have a set of speaker cables that incorporate bybee ... Clio09

10-19-12 Clio09 how do you get a hold of alan. thank you. Marqmike

10-19-12 That is a good question. he used to have a facebook page but ... Clio09

10-19-12 Thanks clio09 Marqmike

10-19-12 Clio09, you're welcome. i took a long hard look at the topaz ... Sabai

10-19-12 I have to say after looking at alan's website and noticing h ... Clio09

10-19-12 Clio09, i took a look and saw there was no content on the al ... Sabai

10-20-12 Here are some pictures i found googling them. you just plug ... Clio09

10-21-12 Clio09, thanks for this link. i have never seen the pe befor ... Sabai

10-22-12 Sabai, the pes have been working great for me. they provide ... Clio09

10-22-12 Clio09, thank you for the details. since i have no experienc ... Sabai

10-22-12 Sabai, found an old review i posted on audio asylum: http: ... Clio09

10-23-12 Clio09, thank you very much. i'll take a look. Sabai

10-23-12 Just don't dare send the item back for a refund... he can be ... Ozzy