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A bit lower readings then the Denali, but not a spectacular difference.

The Venom 14 is specialy designed for that issue, but it seams that they are only available in the USA, the Dutch importer does not have them.
My dealer had a few Venom 12 powercords, I checked them with the EMI meter, they did nothing worthwhile for the readings, also tried them in my utility cabinet (Router etc.) but there was no SQ gain compared to my own cables.

In general it is still a difficult topic, I have no idea what this EMI meter is exactly measuring, on some forums they have been discussed and rendered useless(because you don't see what exactly the problem is), but for me there is a correlation (in my system) between sound quality and the readings on this device, when the readings are in the low 20's or below my sytem is "addictive", when the readings are higher upto 150mv it's becoming more Hifi then "high end".
Your readings are much higher, would not like to experience what such high readings would do to my system. Maybe there is a component in my system that is more susceptible. (and your components might be not susceptible at all)
 
brodricj said:
Had I been able to audition the Everest at home I wouldn't have bought it. The Denali didn't bring much to the party either, I should have heeded the Denali observation and headed in a different power direction. That's the way it goes sometimes. But I'll give it a few more days. In hindsight, the Everest investment was probably better directed elsewhere. Maybe Altaira SG, or I'm leaning towards the Grandioso C1X pre-amp. I'd like to have the full Esoteric Grandioso set.

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Everest requires 72-96 hours to settle fully after being shipped. I wouldn't draw any conclusions until you've had it installed for a week or so.
 
I am pretty sure the high EMI readings will not go down by giving the everest hours to play, offcourse there might be a SQ change.
 
Everest isn't floating my boat. Not yet anyway. In hindsight the Everest investment might have been better spent on an Esoteric pre-amp.
 
I'm seeing slightly better numbers today (inlet>outlet).

Everest: 1800>1080mV
PS Audio power plant: 1800>1360mV
Denali v1 (HC outlet): 1360>1410mV.

The noise on the outlet of the Denali is slightly higher than the input. The Everest is better at reducing AC line noise than "perfect" PS Audio regenerated power.
 
brodricj said:
I'm seeing slightly better numbers today (inlet>outlet).

Everest: 1800>1080mV
PS Audio power plant: 1800>1360mV
Denali v1 (HC outlet): 1360>1410mV.

The noise on the outlet of the Denali is slightly higher than the input. The Everest is better at reducing AC line noise than "perfect" PS Audio regenerated power.
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Hi Brodric,

The Everest is giving you significant noise reduction, that is quite an improvement. But your starting number is extremely high. Is that a dedicated line? My dedicated line is typically around 50 mV according to my Alpha Labs Line EMI Meter. Your Denali V1 sounds broken. I would plug everything in the Everest if you can. It will also provide better grounding for your system with this approach.

Ken
 
brodricj said:
I have Gigawatt power cable and G-16A circuit breaker on order to put the Audio Replas on a dedicated line. But a dedicated line will not reduce AC noise. That noise is riding the power arriving at the house.
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Hi Brodric,

Maybe you should consider a two step noise reduction process. In my opinion, 1800 mV is way too high to be arriving at the input of the Everest. My friend Vince at MSB Technology would sometimes get that level of noise at the wall outlet when he was presenting at an audio show. But you have to be careful not to impede current delivery. Best of luck on your quest for clean power.

Ken
 
brodricj said:
I have a quote from my dealer for a Torus Power RM-8. Made in Canada. 2-4 month wait from time of order.
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Hi Brodric,

I would stick with Shunyata. It uses passive noise reduction and is not current limiting. I would ask Caelin for his thoughts on the situation. He is an expert.

Ken
 
brodricj said:
I'm seeing slightly better numbers today (inlet>outlet).

Everest: 1800>1080mV
PS Audio power plant: 1800>1360mV
Denali v1 (HC outlet): 1360>1410mV.

The noise on the outlet of the Denali is slightly higher than the input. The Everest is better at reducing AC line noise than "perfect" PS Audio regenerated power.
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Are you measuring with nothing plugged into the conditioners or do you have gear plugged in?


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I still believe the Everest contributed to the most notable improvements I ever made to my set-up. I have everything save for my amps plugged into it.
 
For me the revelation was when I first got Denali V1 tower model. Later I replaced it with Everest, which certainly improves further. Your experience is vastly different. I never measured my AC line noise though. Maybe I should.

1800mV noise is eye popping. That is 1.8V swing.
 
Mike said:
Are you measuring with nothing plugged into the conditioners or do you have gear plugged in?
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Measuring in the operational state, from a spare outlet, with everything else connected and powered on.
 
Forget about your "measurements"....
Does the system sound better, different, or worse, or not a significant enough of an improvement to justify the investment?
 
....sounds no different. Except for Spotify playback on the PS3, which has improved (the PS3 is now connected to Everest instead of direct to wall socket).
 
Mike said:
Are you measuring with nothing plugged into the conditioners or do you have gear plugged in?


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Hi Mike does that really matter as the outputs on the everest should be isolated from each other, but might be an interesting test to find out.
 
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