living the regulated 120 here

living the regulated 120 here

my hts3500 is telling me it's 120. it wouldn't lie to me, would it?

living the regulated 120 here

Lucky bastard.

Got to love living in an old house/apartment in the middle of a crowded residential area.

For the more technically inclined members... how would something like this be:

This for Voltage Regulation

http://www.tripplite.com/products/product.cfm?productID=208

and this for an Isolation transformer

http://www.tripplite.com/products/product.cfm?productID=231

I can get both for under $400.

What is in the tripplite voltage regulator is an 8 tap transformer. Picks the appropriate tap via relays

for +5, +10, +15, +20, -5, -10, -15, -20 % I have a picture of the insides of the lc1800 somewhere.

Years ago, people raved over the lc1800. Don't remember if the lc1800 is isolated or not.

Kind of limited for power... (at least for people like me)

For the more technically inclined members... how would something like this be:

This for Voltage Regulation

http://www.tripplite.com/products/product.cfm?productID=208

and this for an Isolation transformer

http://www.tripplite.com/products/product.cfm?productID=231

I can get both for under $400.

Actually, I have been looking into the TrippLite LC1800 myself. The price seems right to me...

So, Kevin, is it an OK device then, if one does not need much power?

I would only use it in a set up with headphone amps, sources, turntable, phono stage...but no power amp in the rig...

Would the isolation transformer be a good idea?

Well, I am starting by getting this:

http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?accspowr&1154992412

I am still considering the Tripp voltage regulator to put in between the wall and that....

any thoughts on the Tripp as a regulator???

Think I finally found my power conditioning solution: http://www.tripplite.com/products/product.cfm?productID=3204

Think I finally found my power conditioning solution: http://www.tripplite.com/products/product.cfm?productID=3204

the thing that worries me is that fan in the back. how quiet will this be?

The fan is a bit of a concern but if its too loud I can always replace it with a quieter one. The key to this piece of hardware though is that is always running off the battery, so perfect sine wave 24/7.

So taking that to the logical extreme, wouldn't it be best to rip out all the AC power transformers from all your gear and run them directly off the battery? I realize it'd have to be a custom job, but it seems kind of silly to conver it to AC just to convert it back to DC.

Well it also does voltage regulation and the battery backup will be useful during the frequent brownout/blackouts we have in the summer here. For me the fact that it runs off the battery all the time is just an added bonus, the perfect sine wave and regulated 120V output are the important factors for me.

tkam,

is that a similar alternative to the uber expensive "audiophile" APS units currently selling on audiogon. I am curious....heh

I have not received the thing from a couple of posts up. the guy is a slooow shipper. I believe it is just about heading my way now. I'll update once I get it, hopefully it works in my setting. for reference, the only form of power treatment I am using are those ubiquitous moster power strips

You're not going to plug your amp into that thing are you?

I don't see why not.

Can it handle the power draw of the singlepower? I'm just worried that it will limit dynamics.

The singlepower hardly draws anything and the tripplite is rated for 800 watts.

My Singlepower Balalanced MPX3 w. Supra-XLR power supply (plitron transformer) and SLAM configuration eats 60-65W when it's fully warmed up.

Oh, my bad. Enjoy in that case.

It looks like a great power plant for your rig.

Hehe, it's ok . Headphone amps just don't draw that much power. Hell even my primaluna power amps only draw 210 watts each when putting out their full 70 watts.

how'bout current wise though?

It has a max of 8.6 amps should be more than enough for all my audio gear.

yep, that sounds like a good alternative then. Hey, if you go for it, let us know how you like it!

Kevin (or anyone else),

Any idea how good (or bad) this stuff is?

http://www.mouser.com/index.cfm?handler=displayproduct&lstdispproductid=460942&e_categoryid=111&e_pcodeid=66315

Here's the company's information page, if that helps.

I wouldn't mind knowing, neither.