Thread: Furman Power Conditioners
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March 18, 2019, 10:52 AM #1
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Furman Power Conditioners
I use a Furman power conditioner for my recording gear (I've also used it when I had electric guitar amps). Are they also great/adequate/better than nothing, for home audio?
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March 18, 2019, 11:08 AM #2
Re: Furman Power Conditioners
Yes, also the PS Audio units.
I use an APC H-15 myself but know the Furmans are probably better.-----------------
Brian
Main System - Rotel RCD-1572 / Rega P3 > Luxman 505UX Mark II > Fyne Audio F502SPs > Synergistic Cables
Secondary - OPPO 93 > VAC CLA 1 MKII Pre > Odyssey Stratos > Dynaudio Audience 82s > Tara Labs Cables
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March 19, 2019, 11:08 AM #3
Re: Furman Power Conditioners
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Brian
Main System - Rotel RCD-1572 / Rega P3 > Luxman 505UX Mark II > Fyne Audio F502SPs > Synergistic Cables
Secondary - OPPO 93 > VAC CLA 1 MKII Pre > Odyssey Stratos > Dynaudio Audience 82s > Tara Labs Cables
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March 19, 2019, 01:53 PM #5
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Re: Furman Power Conditioners
All a power conditioner can do is to try to reduce the problems of a specific situation. So the problems that on listen faces will be different than the problems another listener has. A product that is helpful in one specific situation may not be so in another.
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November 8, 2019, 09:03 AM #6
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November 10, 2019, 02:56 AM #7
Re: Furman Power Conditioners
If in the same building/power circuit, yes. Requiring that you were already happy with it doing exactly the same in the previous scenario, of course. Most general broad band-aids are just that, not specific. Don't fix it if it ain't broken.... If you have to, address that particular point.
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November 10, 2019, 06:52 PM #8
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Re: Furman Power Conditioners
I use a Furmam Reference 20i on a dedicated 20 amp circuit. This unit is a balanced symmetrical unit and is by most industry standards considered excellent.
I honestly don’t think it has or makes a sonic improvement in the conventional sense of that statement.... however I am fortunate to live in a large home two pool pumps, a hot tub with two pumps( one on 24/7) two central air conditioners, two furnaces, two dishwashers, washer dryer, 2 full size fridges, 2 bar fridges, wine fridge, and god knows how many other motor devices and noisy electronic dinners etc etc. And worse, I’m on a street transformer with 5 other houses that would have that or likely more motors turning at any given time.
The furman cleans that noise up on ( for example) a busy Saturday when trying to listen.
Now, the device provides protection and doesn’t change the actual sound characteristics as far as I can tell and has capacitance so doesn’t chock the amp... combine that with noise elimination from dirty power ( at times) and for me , in my home it’s a home run
What’s interesting is the noisiest devices seem to be a set of 12 dimmable low voltage pot lights used to eliminate some art. Prior to the furman I literally could hear if they were on upstairs or not.
Just , and this is simply an opinion, don’t buy these things thinking they will make your rig sound better . I honestly have not experienced that
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