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Looking for clean power

My electrical power is noisy. Some of the noise is from other stuff in my home. Some is from the outside line. I am going to have some new dedicated lines installed (one for each power amp, one for digital sources, one for other audio equipment, and one for the plasma TV and its accoutrements), off a new subpanel I think. I'm concerned, however, that the main electrical supply to the house itself is a piece of crap. I'm really just hoping to get some advice and/or input on what to tell my electrician to do. Thanks in advance.
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rives
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It's not cheap, but Equi-Tech makes the finest wall mount units. Run a dedicated 220 V line to one of their subpanels and then they have separate circuits that can be used for amps, analog source, digital sources, TV and others depending on how large a unit you buy. These are really the brute force isolation solutions. Equi-Tech's home page
rives
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Sean: Where are the Xentek or Topaz available, and what kVa are they rated up to? I did my own isolation with a medical x-ray iron core transformer. However, these are custom made for the medical industry and specific companies and not readily available. It would be good to find these large size transformers from a "common" source.
rives
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Sean: Thanks I'll e-mail you. I used a 6.5 kVA unit in my home. I know it weighed about 250 lbs. The larger equitechs weigh up to 400 lbs. I do think they are fabulously built. They were made for recording studios and now are being marketed for home enthusiasts. They also have UL rating, which to some (insurance companies) may be important. Just my 2 cents--but I certainly would like to find transformers at a more affordable price.
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