I have a pair of Beolabs 3 in my living room as my stereo system playing an ipod. I intend to buy a surge protector but would like to know whether an energy conditioner would also make any difference in the quality of sound. I have read that a conditioner would make a great improvement in sound quality in stereo systems and wonder whether the same would be true for the Beolabs 3.
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Beolab 3 - energy conditioner
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I believe power conditioners do work. We have a Panamax that our Avant, Beosound 3000, and Beolab 9s are plugged into. I noticed an improvement in all components when we first purchased it, although at that time the speakers were either Beolab 6000s or 1s, I don't remember which ones we were using at the time. We also have the Panamax plugged into a Voltage Stabilizer.
Hi....after looking at all the standard plug in supressors.....I went for a "whole house surge protector".....similar to some of the larger ones here...it protects the whole house and when you break it down they are actually less expensive....
I went off ebay and bought better quality ones than these....but these are similar....and below is one off ebay similar to one that I got...it protects everything.....from your dishwasher to all your BnO stuff....
I've heard the IsoTek Titan mains conditioner with BeoLab 5s, and it definitely made a difference - there was more detail and the bass seemed even better controlled.
The Titan is quite expensive though, around £1500ish I believe, although I've heard it also makes a similar kind of difference on the 9s as it does to the 5s, so I'd assume it improves the 3s as well...
I on the other hand believe it all to be a complete load of tosh! (although I will be honest and tell you that I've never tried it).
My problem with it is that, regardless of the quality or purity of the ac power source into your amp (or active speaker) the very first thing that happens is that it is rectified (converted to dc) and heavily smoothed. This being the case there is nothing a pure sine input can add to the performance of the amp.
I prefer a crystal on top of my BM5000 - you wouldn't believe how much it improves the top end (or maybe you would)!
I'm with puncher here. Power conditioners are hi-fi boondoggles. A surge suppressor might be sensible if your net has a history of erratic power surges, but otherwise there is little to be gotten with the expensive conditioners -- no one is able to pick them out in blind tests.
I tend to agree with the boondoggle crowd, though I respect the ability of people to hear what they hear. Having witnessed the damage caused by power surges, I strongly recommend putting your good products on a good protector. Just recently learned that excessive light bulb replacement on any given circuit should be a clue that something is going wrong.
My question, can small power surges weaken the power supply in a device to where the last straw breaks the camel's back, or does it take one dramatic surge to wreak havoc?
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I'm firmly with puncher on this, what a surprise!
Although, it would appear that some people, including Alex will believe anything providing it is sold to them in the right way.😂
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