Rotel Equipment and PS Audio Power Plant Regenerators

[Blazar]

I am curious how many of you guys are using PS audio power regenerator products www.psaudio.com. These are no ordinary power "conditioners".

I would be interested to know if anyone is using rotel amplifiers and preams in particular and how much improvement have you noticed. Is the improvement GLARINGLY obvious?

This gear got great reviews by stereophile magazine and as far as I know it is the best ac power conditioning gear on the market. Many of the stereophile and hifi secrets reviews use this product in the background.

I also noticed many of you use the Monster Power conditioning equipment and for the price, this gear might be a more effective alternative. Relatively speaking I would more likely spend money on these devices than on cables... the likelihood of noticing real improvement seems to be MUCH less disputed on various forums.

Having said all this I believe the current generation of ps audio power plants have fans ... which would seem to defeat the purpose of the device considering the noise they add. Other drawbacks are they get VERY hot and do consume considerable power.

[pbarata]

If are looking for a passive solution, that doesn't get hot neither consum any power you can try something like Olson's Sound Fantastic power distribution units are fitted with a mains RFI filter, earthline choke, transient suppressor. ( http://www.soundfantastic.co.uk/ ). I'm using one for Rotel RMB-1075/RSP-1066/RCD-1070 and the differences are perfectly audible, with clean sound and tight bass.

[zedlep]

Blazar,

I would also give consideration to the PS Audio Ultimate Outlet, it is "passive", in that it consumes no energy, and it is not a regenerator. It does an excellent job of filtering not just the incoming current but also the entire house current of stray noise and pollution. It also is non-current limiting, meaning it can support pretty much the full line current draw from your equipment. I have the high current version myself, and have tried a few regenerators but found no real further benefits that support the added cost. Now I know there are many other audiophiles out there who will disagree with that last statement, regenerators can have a profound effect on sound, just not on my system. I have found that each system is different in the way they react to changes of any kind. So please no flames on that one. Try the Ultimate Outlet for around $250.00 or less and see what happens, sell it if your not happy, plenty on A-gon or the like will snap it right up from you. HTH

[will1066]

I am using a PS Audio Ultimate Outlet as well, directly in front of TrippLite Ultra 12, which in turn feeds my gear. (Yes, this might be overkill, but I needed the added outlets.) I think the PS Audio power regenerators are overkill for this level of gear. I don't doubt they will not make a difference, but they cost plenty, and the money can be used towards gear upgrades that will make more of an impact in improvements.

[maddog]

I disagree with the positive reviews on the PS Audio High-Current Ultimate Outlet. I used one for 4 months. Although it does result in a very detailed sound, it does so at the expense of robbing some of the natural tonal color, and more generally, creating a dry sound. It also creates a hall or closed-in effect. At least that’s what I heard.