Power Conditioners for Europe?

[miket]

Any news about possible power conditioners (RLC-1040, RLC-1080) for the european market? I'm wondering why Rotel is sticking with the US market only. For a few hundred euro I'd be more than happy to add a rotel power conditioner and surge protector to my hifi plus have somewhere to connect all those power cables.

thanks..........miket

[cug]

Any news about possible power conditioners (RLC-1040, RLC-1080) for the european market? I'm wondering why Rotel is sticking with the US market only. For a few hundred euro I'd be more than happy to add a rotel power conditioner and surge protector to my hifi plus have somewhere to connect all those power cables.

thanks..........miket

Because it's only necessary for the crappy US power supply?

[mjb]

Because it's only necessary for the crappy US power supply?

lol! Maybe there's some truth to that...

[cxc21]

Having lost CRT Monitors to powerspikes here in the states that maybe very true. 110 Volt is more sensitive to loads around the house than 220. What's actually in these? Has anyone used them and found actual improvements to sound/video?

[Ferres]

Isotek UK produces excellent conditioners there in Europe.

http://www.isoteksystems.com/

[Ferres]

Having lost CRT Monitors to powerspikes here in the states that maybe very true. 110 Volt is more sensitive to loads around the house than 220. What's actually in these? Has anyone used them and found actual improvements to sound/video?

Yes on both audio and video. :T

[wettou]

Power conditioners are just an other way to make more money on useless pieces of equipment not unlike gold cables.

Bring in marketing BS

[cug]

Power conditioners are just an other way to make more money on useless pieces of equipment not unlike gold cables.

Bring in marketing BS

Yep. Exactly. If a "power conditioner" brings you a sound improvement, something is VERY wrong with your house wiring and I wouldn't want to touch any electric equipment in that house again.

You pay more for your surge protection. And you can "shutdown your equipment properly" which is about the worst joke for audio equipment ever.

Nevertheless: power supply in North America sucks (!!) in comparison to Europe. When I'm printing with my Laser Printer, the lights start to flicker, when we turn the vacuum cleaner on, the lights dim, when we are cooking, we can't turn on all burners and the stove because it will kill the main switch. This is in a 3 year old "luxury condo building". What people here call "good power supply" would bring any electrician in Germany into jail. :M

cug

[Mig17]

I nerver trust in power cables or power conditioner
how about you guys

[Ferres]

Yeah, like cables, there are a lot of wonky products out there. Good to have a healthy sense of skepticism.

Until of course you find one that actually does some good. Power conditioners are quite easy to test for value. Plug in a TV set, if it does not improve picture quality then it's not worth buying.

[Henk]

Power surges

Power supply problems in the USA are nothing compared to the electricity crisis in South Africa. Load shedding is now a way of life - 2 hours power interruptions almost daily, predicted to last till 2012. Where I live a power station exploded the other day because it was never built to shut down and restart every day. Those affected have now been without power for 5 days. Power surges and destruction of sensitive electrical components occur daily. My hi fi equipment (Rotel amps and processor, and high end Panasonic projector) would not have survived without a Rotel power distributor (RLC 1050), heavy duty surge protector power plugs and a high quality UPS.

Power conditioning/regulation is not so much about improving sound quality (I certainly could hear no improvement) but safeguarding the equipment.