Interesting article on industrial power filters vs. audiophile power conditioners:
https://www.headphonesty.com/2025/11/industrial-power-filters-beat-audiophile-power-conditioners/
Basic surge protection with some noise filtering without strangling the amplifier?
I’m looking to get a basic multi-outlet surge protector that has some basic noise filtering and that has at least a few outlets for high-voltage equipment (amp in my case) that will not kill the sound of the amp.
Do those of you with practical experience and/or technical know-how think that that the Furman Elite -15 PF i fits this description? (From its own write-up, it does.) Are there other devices in roughly the same price range (<$1k), that I should consider?
The amps in question are a JRDG 625 V2 and a CODA CSib.
For one data point of comparison, I tried plugging the 625 V2 into a Torus RM-20 and while the sound floor did seem improved (from already very quiet to even blacker), the sound quality immediately suffered a lack of vitality and dynamism. So, the amp is not connected that way any more. The other upstream components (pre-amp, Roon Nucleus One, streamer & DAC) do seem to like the Torus though.
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i believe this article... «For instance, Mike Lavigne, after installing a full Equi=Tech system, described consumer audiophile conditioners as “child’s toys” next to properly engineered industrial gear.» Lavigne know his stuff...
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Isn't "voltage regulation" one of the three pretty critical components to proper system protection and filtering/performance? |
My neighbors are less interesting that yours sound, @amtprod ! I don’t really know if my building (16 stories, 61 units built in 2007, urban downtown) has voltage issues, but we’ve never noticed any visible fluctuations. Fortunately for me, both the Rowling and the CODA have very robust voltage regulation systems built in. |
@kirkwallace HA! Oh he is SUPER interesting all right! He owns the house, his first when he was younger, but he and his wife live in a different house a few blocks away. He basically tore out the entire back 1/2 of the property and converted it into a giant shop (he use to work in steel girder construction in the 60s and 70s, helped build a few of our bridges). So, when he retired, he rides his bike over here and works in the shop all day, and goes home!!
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