Power Distributors: Shunyata Delta-X, AudioQuest Niagara 5000, and PS Audio PowerPlant 12

The power company will be installing a new voltage regulator feeding into our development next week. It sounds like this was on their to do list long before I submitted my concerns. 

The electrician will install a new grounded 20A line to the specification that Shunyata Research specified (much more affordable than I was expecting) next week as well.

The Furman 2400 is here, but I will not use it until the 20A line is installed. I plan to wait until the community voltage regulator is in place as well (should be completed before the 20A line is installed if their projections are correct). 

I am tempted to return the Furman (out of the box, but never turned on). The Delta-X will arrive in 10-14 days. 

Does this sound like the best plan?

@lordmelton I will look into the solar solution down the road. We were considering solar anyway. The house we moved from had a 12.4 kw system for eleven years, but we did not have a battery. We will install a battery (maybe 3) in this house. Besides the house, and stereo, we also will power an electric kiln, and a hot tub with each having dedicated 50A lines.

Thanks, Ralph

@thriftyaudio 

The sound great. Congratulations. You are on your way. 

@thriftyaudio - keep us posted after the voltage regulator- hopefully that solves the problem

Thanks @kennyc  The Electric Coop upgraded some equipment at the sub-station. We had some power outages over a few days after that they claim was not related, but who knows. My electrician says his customers are pleased with the upgrade (he lives in the neighborhood too). My new dedicated 20A line is in, but the isolated ground line is not. Turns out there is poor grounding for the house (met old code standards, but not current). He will upgrade the grounding for the house next week and also add the IG for the 20A line. I have two Hubbell IG5362 (recommended by Shunyata) for 20A line arriving later this week. We decided to put four outlets on the line so I could connect the Furman, the Delta-X, and the Pass amp if I want too bypass any filter for the power amp. 

The power has been very stable (119-121V) according to both the Furman and the Panamax (just using the Panamax to monitor the power with nothing plugged into it). 

The Delta-X should arrive later this week with an Alpha-X XC power cord. I went ahead and ordered an Alpha-X NR to upgrade one of my other cables (probably the DH Labs Extra Power, but maybe one of the Synergistic Pink cables).

I feel better about the power coming into the house now. This potential crisis motivated me to upgrade the power distribution. I will use the Furman Voltage regulator in some fashion since the Delta-X does not have enough outlets for my system. This is a huge upgrade for equipment that deserves better power delivery. I will provide updates once everything is in place, then again after some time for me to adjust to, and understand, the changes. I will also have lots of options with how the power is set up.

@thriftyaudio 

"The electrician will install a new grounded 20A line to the specification that Shunyata Research specified (much more affordable than I was expecting) next week as well."

Why the 20 amps when everything in your system is 15 amps, they'll never ever even come close to drawing the 15 amps anyway! I had a MAC7200 that has a huge power supply and could generate in excess of 300 watts per channel if I wanted it to which I never did and into very inefficient speakers I'd sometimes hit 80 dB peaks along with all my sources and accessories running I'd only draw .9 amps. Currently with my tube integrated and phono stage and everything else I still can't draw more than 1.3 amps. Your reasoning doesn't quite live up to "thriftyaudio"!