The entire point of this is to remove noise from the line.
#Real magic line conditioner series#
Then it is fed through a series of capacitors and diodes (sometimes tubes) and better amps will have chokes and regulation. No one ever seems to pay attention to this, but the power comes in to a transformer. Get the equipment away from that stuff.Īlso consider that your rig already has a power conditioner built in. Computers, cordless phones, cellphones, electric motors, dimmer switches, fluorescent lights, and much else radiate RFI.
Start by eliminating sources of RFI near your rig. If it is getting in directly, no power conditioner will remedy that. EFI/RFI will get in through cables and sometimes directly into the amp itself. Why do power line conditioners differ so much in price point when they all do different things to clean up sound? Are there cheaper alternatives with a better and right approach since technology is changing but are we left with only the same methods for cleaning up power line noise?įirst, you need to be sure that it is noise on the power line. I am wondering if there is a cheap alternative approach to cleaning power line noise with respect to clearing up sounds in your source introduced from power line noise. I have also tried an Equitech balanced transformer and it I loved how it gave a natural flow to the music and it drops the noise floor so I can hear details better, and for some reason a good power cable makes the Equitech sound better in my headphone setup, but it is really expensive. I've heard about balanced transformers, power regenerators, double line ups, and power conditioners so which is the real cure for power line noise without contraining and restricting dynamics which I have experienced before in a monster cable power line conditioner. I am wondering if there is an expert out there that knows about power line noise whether it is from RFI or EMI or recently I've just heard about impedance mismatch or whatever the hell else can be introduced into power line noise that could interfere with your headphone setup as in a computer as a source -> DAC -> AMP -> headphone.