Good small/single outlet power conditioner for preamp.
Anyone know what’s out there?
I am demoing a very nice preamp but it, for currently an unknown reason, does not play well with my Puritan PSM156 conditioner. The pre exhibits noise/hum from the speakers with any source ICs plugged into it.
But the preamp straight to the wall is hum free and all is fine.
If I wanted to keep this pre, straight to the wall is not ideal. So I am preliminarily curious what nice small/single outlet power conditioners are out there for me to consider…
thanks
@jriggy It sounds like there's some sort of offset being created in the puritan, which can happen when you use a balanced power conditioner, but it usually makes things better. I recommend the Furman because of it's 5-star surge protection and that I've heard it when absent. Is there any other external copper connection coming into the system, such as a TV or coaxial cable? Ethernet is OK. |
@erik_squires No, not on this deadicated circuit. Just the system: a CD transport and its LTA ps, an AppleTV, an IFi spidif Purifier, DAC, pre and amp. |
@erik_squires nope. Dang it, I had some hope with that one…
Anyone know which power conditioner is considered the competitor to the Puritan 156?? I guess I could always try that one… but I’d have to commit to this preamp first and then pray that it is compatible with the new conditioner. |
@erik_squires Hey, what about Equitech 2Q. Ok it's more than he wants- but Furman is also sizeable :) |
