Don't just listen to (other) people's opinions on these things!!
You forgot to add “other”, as in just me and mine.
Shunyata Venon V16 or Furman Elite 20pfi
Hi, All,
So I currently have a Furman Elite 20pfi with everything in my rig (system does double duty for music and HT) plugged into it. Including the Puron AC Power Conditioner (this thing absolutely lowered the noise floor when I plugged it into the Furman). I took advantage of the 40% off sale and bought the V16. Received it yesterday. However I see that the V16 does not offer surge protection whereas the Furman does. I did not realize this. I should mention I have my system on a dedicated 20Amp circuit and I also have a whole house surge protector. Is this a deal breaker, should I just return the Shunyata? I did read, almost unanimously, that the V16 will improve the sound and lower cross interference by isolating.
Thoughts? And should the V16 not offering surge protection be a deal breaker?
Thanks in advance...,
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Thanks @zlone. I do have a whole surge protector and my rig is on a dedicated 20A line. I was told that all Shunyata conditioners offer surge protection. No further details and I didn’t ask. I guess at this point I’m comfortable enough to keep the V16. I have not yet installed it as I am waiting on my power cord for it (it doesn’t come with one). I ordered the Magic Power 20A cord from Frank at Signal Cable. Soon as I get it it I’m going to switch from the Furman to V16. |
OP, definitely let us know your results! Also if you have the budget to compare a few power cables, especially from the Venom to the wall, could be fairly substantial. I run a Shunyata Theta XC 20 amp cable and got a substantial improvement compared to others. I love my Cardas parsec cables on all my other gear but from the PC to the wall, the theta was a massive improvement. I got a steal on two for $500 each. Have the other one running my PC (Gemini 8) in the studio |
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