Need some advice

[AlanJR]

Heya!

I've been looking into obtaining a Power Conditioner to add to my setup, right now I'm thinking about picking up a Nady PCL800 because it's cheap and I've never heard people complain too much about the Nady wireless systems. Anybody have any advice or opinions about this or other power conditioners?

I was going to try and pose my question to the JP Forumers, but it seems that the site's down.

 

[OrangeChannel]

Get a Furman. Seriously. I don't trust power regulation to anything but...I'm in the market for the updated 1215...a little pricey but i'd rather clean power going to everything...as for what you want Alan, get the new PL-Pro....should be less than $200 but worth every penny.

 

[peterd79]

I might be off on this one... But I use a power conditioner to help with a "wavy" fade in and out sound coming from my amp! I've actually used a Conditioner Power strip that I got for $50 bucks and it works great to elimintae that problem! If I'm WAY WAY WAY OFF sorry!

 

[AlanJR]

Nope, you're right on, Peter.

I had thought about maybe obtaining a power strip or an extension cable, but it's not just the crap going through the power lines where I practice, it's also a great deal of noise going through the power lines whenever we gig, whether the venue be large or small. I notice that simple things (such as a table lamp) can add to line noise and thus make me sound like I have something wrong with my amp- which I know is completely fine. Ultimately, I'm going to try and invest in a rack-mounted power conditioner that has specific technology to supply a clean line and not a conditioner that won't work with digital equipment or add extra noise to the line.

I'm thinking about taking your advice, Orange, and getting a Furman. Now, a secondary question concerning Furman units: I notice that they have a lot of different models of Conditioners, some with all the bells and whistles, and some with the basics. The PL-Pro series, is that more of an ideal unit for Guitar rigs, or are they all equally designed for whatever the use (not including the Watt factor)?

 

[SteveB]

AlanJR,

You really can't go wrong with a Furman. I have a PL-Plus in my guitar rack. The model differences tend to concern extras like voltage readouts (or bar graph displays), and pull-out lights.

Also, check the power cord length, as some models have extra long power cables, while others do not. Some have the outlets spaced differently for wall-warts and so forth, too.

 

[OrangeChannel]

I've had a PL-Plus for like 10 years....great piece, hasn't left my rack, and thats a fact...

 

[MN246]

I use a Carvin AC-120. I checked it at work with a scope. I purposely injected noise onto the incoming A/C and it filtered it into a very smooth, distortion free sine wave.

 

[deadringer]

Hey MN246, where in Oregon are you neighbor? I don't know if it's still true but Carvin used to have all of it's accessory like electronics built for them so there's a great chance that unit is a Furman remarked.

 

[MN246]

Hey MN246, where in Oregon are you neighbor? I don't know if it's still true but Carvin used to have all of it's accessory like electronics built for them so there's a great chance that unit is a Furman remarked.

In in Cornelius. It's in the valley west of Portland at the foot of the coast range.

I'm not sure if Carvin made this unit in house or not. I think most of their electronics are made in San Diego at their factory but I could be wrong. Whoever made it did a great job. I really cranked up the amplitude of the noise signal I was inputing to it and could never get the output to distort. Another thing I like about the Carvin is that it has an LED voltmeter on the front panel that indicates the input voltage.

 

[SteveB]

I use a Carvin AC-120. I checked it at work with a scope. I purposely injected noise onto the incoming A/C and it filtered it into a very smooth, distortion free sine wave.

I'm lovin' the fact that you put that sucker to the test.. and it's really cool to hear that it worked as advertised. I've always been a believer in 'clean' power!

 

[AlanJR]

I'll look into that Carvin Model. Thanks for the info! Anybody else have any suggestions or ideas?