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Generator Power Supply--Audio Epiphany

A few days ago a wicked storm took out the power for several days.  My fish were not going to tolerate that so well.  Nor was the fridge.  Was bummed the weekend audiofest was on hold.
Ran out and purchased a Generac 8500 watt generator.  Later that night, with a non-audiophile approved 12g power cord I fired up my secondary audio system.

AUDIO EPIPHANY!

I could not believe how good this system sounded.  NEVER better.  10K speaker cables never could have touched this improvement.

Now the power went back on.  I feel like a junkie without a fix. (Not that I have first hand experience with such things).

Anyone else experience this???
corelli

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erik_squires
15,654 posts
 
You know, it may be worthwhile measuring your house voltage. It could be something as simple as your generating giving you a nice little voltage boost.

If that's true, then what you probably want is a conditioner with built in voltage regulation.
erik_squires
15,654 posts
 
Good compromise is Furman with LiFT and series mod protection. Next step up is PS Audio.


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