Richard Gray's Power Company


This is a huge inductor in parallel with the power line. It's supposed to act like an electronic flywheel to smooth out power supply fluctuations. I like the concept. Has anyone had personal experience with this device? Did you use it with the low powered front-end components, the high powered amp, or everything? What improved or worsened?
jlambrick
Richard lives here in New Orleans and is a real nice approachable guy. I have tested his Power Company in my system, it gave things a much better resolution and low level detail, mid afternoon power sounded like late evening ideal power. It was very resolving on the amp, pre and transport.

I did not try it on my Proton TV but can only image it would improve that as well

waiting for that extra $700 in change to pick one up

tom

has anyone compared it to balanced power setups like equi-tech???

Tom
I plugged my entire HT system into it and was very pleased with the results. The biggest difference I noticed is how much the picture on my 60" Sony TV improved.
I had a unit in my primary system for about a year and have
recently moved it to our cabin (second system). Overall, I
believe it produced a positive net result although I believe
that some of the negatives pointed to in the Stereophile
review were also present in my system. I have been an
audio enthusiast for 30 years and have come to appreciate
the need for synergy in a system. As such, I would encourage
you to 'try before you buy'.
Prior to my RGPC S400 I was using a Monster 2500 which is a very good unit for its price. I have everything plugged into it with the exception of my amps. The difference between the two units were night and day. The Monster made a huge difference in my audio system when I first inserted it into my system. The biggest change was that I noticed my sound stage become more quiet with less backround noise. The RGPC took everything to another level. A much much better bottom end, smoother and warmer highs and an even quieter soundstage. I've also noticed better blacks in my front throw projector. Hope this helps.
I've never tried one of these myself, but i'd like to. I think that Duke from AudioKinesis has experience with them and was impressed with what they did. As Tom mentioned, Richard Gray is from New Orleans and Duke is right in that neck of the woods also. While this could be a case of the "good old boy network" supporting each other, i have too much respect for Duke to believe that. Maybe he'll chime in with his observations concerning the RGPC products. Sean
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