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
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