The best plug in filter ever!

Greetings to all,

It’s been a long couple of weeks. I replaced my MIT Z Stabilizer conditioner with a Audience Forte V8, replaced the 2 MIT AC filter outlets for my amps with a hospital grade outlet for the subwoofer amp and a Furutech GTX NCF outlet on the Main amps.

I listened to my system for 5 days (without the Puron filter) listening to the same 5 CD’s and 4 albums over and over again. I made notes while listening. My system sounds very good to my ears.

 I then plugged in 1 Puron filter into my front end equipment. I have been listening to my system this way for the past 8 days, listening to the same CD’s and albums over and over. I’m happy to say the Puron filter is doing No harm. I’m not hearing  all the other improvements that other have heard. I believe that since I already have good AC Power coming into my house, I already have a very quiet system. I have 3 of my circuits on their own isolated ground system. No hum, buzz or hissing comes out of my system.

 The 1 thing noticed with the Puron filter is on 1 of the CD’s the background singer is now more in the room with the voice much more pronounced. That’s a good thing.

For now the Puron filter will stay in my system. In a few more days or weeks I’ll remove the Puron filter and see what the system sounds like without it.

For right now I’m Tired of listening to the same music over and over. I will play something different today.

 I think the following might have happened when I didn’t get positive results the first time using the Puron filter.

The MIT Z Stabilizer was not compatible with the filter?

Having 2 filters plugged in at the same time overloaded the system?

The Puron filters I have needed to be broken in longer than others have experienced?

For now my system sounds Great. I’m happy with my system.

@ozzy I never heard a AC conditioner that I liked. I always thought they did more harm than good. Have you recently removed your conditioner from your audio circuit and just plug your equipment straight into the outlets? I know you have very nice conditioner’s in your system. I have never had that brand in my system. Maybe give it a try.

 I’m going to listen to some different music now. Have a good day.

Joe Nies

joenies,

I commend you for sticking to it. I know what you mean about playing the same music over and over, it can get old fast.

I also agree that most power conditioners due more harm than good. Except the Niagara 7000 even when used with my mono amps there is a big improvement.

But originally, I did not like the Puron’s plugged directly into the Niagara. Perhaps I didn’t give them enough of a chance, so I am going to try it again.

ozzy

Just ordered another 3 Puron’s.

This will now provide me with 3 per dedicated line and one more in my router/modem/Uptone Regen/ AfterDark clock/ linear power supply room.

I will still be using these outside of my AudioQuest Power conditioners.

ozzy

@joenies

Super glad you are3 pleased with your system. This IS, after all… where the rubber hits the road.

As far as Large Scale AC Conditioning I’m (obviously) a BIG Fan of Balanced Power. In my own home I had more than 3volts of DC riding on my AC Line. With my Core Power 1800 – 35mV now. Big difference – easier for the entire system to “work”. Transformers are happier – I’m happier.

I know you live far away, and freight is a bummer for something big/heavy – but I can and WILL help.

Available at your leisure


@ozzy

Glad the folks here have your referencing your experience with Puron

I believe strongly that Puron with your Niagra’s will get you to the next step in performance. Break In as you well know is an important consideration.

Video performance is not to be believed in my home. Really nice. Lynn and I are watching LIV Golf right now and it’s just stunning.


All,

Thanks for your support while we get these Secure Payment Links embedded in the verafiaudiollc site. We’ve had a learning curve there, but we finally have it right. The new links will post up shortly.

Apologies re the price increases May 1^st. Just no choice.

Thanks again – Mark

My review of Puron & Equi=Core 1800
    
Firstly I am going to review these two pieces as one, because I think they go together like PB & J, or Rum & Coke.
Secondly I want you to understand that I don't think these pieces are as much of an upgrade to a system as say upgrading to a much better speaker, if you don't already have an excellent speaker system. This is an upgrade for people who think they have a state of the art system. They may even think their system can't be improved upon! Well fasten your seatbelts if you are in the latter group.

Just to give a standard to the review I will explain my system so you can judge for yourself if I qualify to make the improvement claims.

My stereo system consists of:

One pair Emerald Physics EP2.8's (carbon fiber drivers version) tri-amped.
One pair HSU VTF-3 MK5 HP self powered subwoofers.
One 4 ch Axiom Audio ADA1500 power amp (2 ch driving the woofers and 2 ch driving the midrange)
One NuPrime STA-9 stereo amp (driving the tweeters)
One Legacy Audio Wavelet used as a Pre-Amp/4 way electronic x-over, DAC, DSP.
My most frequently used source is an Apple Airport Express streaming ALAC digital music to the Wavelet 
via a Toslink connection.  
Speaker wires are all 12 gauge, high strand count OFC and all interconnects are balanced XLR Better Cables Silver Serpents, except the RCA better cables to the subwoofers.

The addition of the Core Power Equi=Core 1800 can be summed up in a single word. Clarity.
Plugging everything but the subwoofers into the Equi=Core 1800 power conditioner was like removing a blanket from in front of the speakers. My system had never sounded so clean and free of background noise.  Better detail, imaging and sound stage. Then I plugged in the Puron to the power outlet the Equi=Core 1800  was plugged into and WOW!! Instruments were even more defined in space. There was more depth to the sound stage and more separation of instruments from each other. Vocals were defined and very localized. The sound was bigger. The sound stage grew from wall to wall and floor to ceiling and imaging was very stable. You can close your eyes and point to an individual instrument or vocalist. For me the biggest improvement was in the high frequency range. Every now and then, on certain music, I would get a distortion from the tweeter. Not sibilance, but more of a chirp sound. I thought I might have been overdriving the tweeter or that the surface of the diaphragm in the compression tweeter was distorting or resonating. Once the Puron was added into the mix, I have not heard that distortion, or any other again. My guess is it might have been caused by DC on the power line that is now being filtered out by the Puron, but I can't prove that. All I know is everything sounds cleaner, cleared and much more lifelike than it even has, and it was pretty good before the addition of these two pieces. Well worth the money, IMO, if your system is this revealing. You may be quite surprised at just how much better your system can sound with a cleaner power source. I had no idea how badly my power source was affecting the sound system until I heard the difference for myself. 10 out of 10!!