Power Blocks

[Clint H]

Right, my first post on The Art of Sound so please be gentle. I want to try a power block in my system & having read a few posts on here before joining I see the Mark Grant blocks, cables etc get good reviews & you get a 30 day money back if not happy plus it's not daft money. Anyone got one or recommend another to try please. Price wise up to £250. Thanks people.

[nonuffin]

I bought one of these blocks last year and it is a peach, especially for the asking price.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Weiduka-AC8-8-3000W-15A-Advanced-Audio-Power-Purifier-Filter-AC-Power-Dual-LED/173528180912?hash=item286715e8b0:g:m9oAAOSwmN1bl3d W:rk:16:pf:0

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/m9oAAOSwmN1bl3dW/s-l1600.jpg

[Puffin]

Well it must be good:eek:

" The newest embedded square LED display table headers, so that the sewing machine looks more compact, avoiding accidental collision damage to the table header"

[chris@panteg]

I bought one of these blocks last year and it is a peach, especially for the asking price.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Weiduka-AC8-8-3000W-15A-Advanced-Audio-Power-Purifier-Filter-AC-Power-Dual-LED/173528180912?hash=item286715e8b0:g:m9oAAOSwmN1bl3d W:rk:16:pf:0

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/m9oAAOSwmN1bl3dW/s-l1600.jpg

220 volts though? UK needs 230 and above.

[Ashmore]

I'm interested in this thread. I have a multitude of digital things and the inevitable spaghetti junction of leads, and feel (I have no intention of being scientific) that decent mains block/conditioning ought to offer value. My system sounds great, but like most I am seeking an ounce more clarity and musicality, and I have become hyper sensitive to sibiliance. What works well for folk here ?

[Gaz]

It's your money but the way I see it there's a transformer inside your equipment that alters AC to DC, changes the voltage and current before it gets anywhere near you sound production circuits, this being the case how can it be even remotely possible that a plug, fuse, power lead or anything before the transformer can have any effect on sound?

Saying that there are thousands of enthusiasts who insist they can hear a difference/improvement in sound

[struth]

the power inspired regenerators are very good too as they use a transformer between you and mains. you get a steady 230v/50hz and any noise on mains hopefully gets stopped... not cheapest thing out but theirs are probably the best value. whether you hear any difference will depend on a few things tho.

[Ammonite Audio]

the power inspired regenerators are very good too as they use a transformer between you and mains. you get a steady 230v/50hz and any noise on mains hopefully gets stopped... not cheapest thing out but theirs are probably the best value. whether you hear any difference will depend on a few things tho.

I may well be wrong but I thought the Power Inspired regenerators used switching power supplies, rather than an old-fashioned transformer?

[struth]

I may well be wrong but I thought the Power Inspired regenerators used switching power supplies, rather than an old-fashioned transformer?

could be wrong ... its a big and heavy bit of kit not to have tho.

[doodoos]

Used an Isol -8 conditioner for some years and after some equipment changes found the setup sounded better without it. Wouldn't buy a cheap chinese job regardless.

[nonuffin]

220 volts though? UK needs 230 and above.

Works perfectly on 240 volts and upwards of that too, with the average reading saying 247 volts and once it reached 252 volts without any distress

[earsopen]

All very well, but the OP asked about power blocks, not conditioners.

[AJSki2fly]

Right, my first post on The Art of Sound so please be gentle. I want to try a power block in my system & having read a few posts on here before joining I see the Mark Grant blocks, cables etc get good reviews & you get a 30 day money back if not happy plus it's not daft money. Anyone got one or recommend another to try please. Price wise up to £250. Thanks people.

I use a couple of these and they certainly made and improvement for me. The good bit is they are relatively cheap, and have had great reviews. Obviously a linear transformer maintaining a constant stable clean voltage is likely to be better, but then probably 10-20 times the price and that money might be better spent elsewhere on the system.

https://www.futureshop.co.uk/tacima-cs947-6-way-mains-conditioner-2m?gclid=CjwKCAiA767jBRBqEiwAGdAOr9uQWJhA9RgyzD84A LFmHCjrDV9O8PppTh6t2ihncWNtwiNCXsndDRoCXK0QAvD_BwE

[Gaz]

I use a couple of these and they certainly made and improvement for me. The good bit is they are relatively cheap, and have had great reviews. Obviously a linear transformer maintaining a constant stable clean voltage is likely to be better, but then probably 10-20 times the price and that money might be better spent elsewhere on the system.

https://www.futureshop.co.uk/tacima-cs947-6-way-mains-conditioner-2m?gclid=CjwKCAiA767jBRBqEiwAGdAOr9uQWJhA9RgyzD84A LFmHCjrDV9O8PppTh6t2ihncWNtwiNCXsndDRoCXK0QAvD_BwE


Isn't that precisely what the transformer inside the equipment does already?

[Barry]

https://www.futureshop.co.uk/tacima-cs947-6-way-mains-conditioner-2m?gclid=CjwKCAiA767jBRBqEiwAGdAOr9uQWJhA9RgyzD84A LFmHCjrDV9O8PppTh6t2ihncWNtwiNCXsndDRoCXK0QAvD_BwE

They look to be good quality products. I use an Olsen 6-way distribution strip for my 'home cinema'. It is fitted with a Schaffner filter block and a VDR, but I have modified ithe strip by removing the switch and neon indicator.

[AJSki2fly]

Originally Posted by AJSki2fly View Post
I use a couple of these and they certainly made and improvement for me. The good bit is they are relatively cheap, and have had great reviews. Obviously a linear transformer maintaining a constant stable clean voltage is likely to be better, but then probably 10-20 times the price and that money might be better spent elsewhere on the system.

https://www.futureshop.co.uk/tacima-...RoCXK0QAvD_BwE



Isn't that precisely what the transformer inside the equipment does already?

Well yes and no is the correct answer I believe. My mono blocks have a choke(transformer) similar to this but it is part of the design, my understanding is that they are a simple single wound core with the sole purpose to act as a filter. I may have got this wrong but I am sure an electronics engineer on here can give a better explainantion.

So if the transformer is very high end and very well manufactured one may not be needed but it may be better and cheaper to use a choke.

[Gazjam]

Best I’ve heard and use two myself is the Wireworld Matrix 2 block.
Comes in at £120ish, bettered the Mark Grant for me.

Avoid the Tacama or any other “conditioning” blocks, they sit on the sound.

[Clint H]

Thanks for the replies folks, I will look into the Wireworld Matrix (Thanks Gazjam) I will try a power block out on a money back if not satisfied & let you know how I get on. It's just an itch I want to scratch. I'm using a Wilko £9.99 block at the mo so it will be interesting to see what the resulting outcome is.

[nonuffin]

All very well, but the OP asked about power blocks, not conditioners.

And why not? I naively thought that a forum was to pass on the little gems that sit below the radar, so I do apologise if I have offended.

Most of the power blocks being suggested in this thread are crap - been through a fair number myself. The Weiduca block is a real honey as it is a sensible price and more importantly, it does not compress the sound at all and you can have some additional fun watching the voltage readout as well. It replaced a £400 MS Audio 6 way block and it was no contest at all.

[walpurgis]

All very well, but the OP asked about power blocks, not conditioners.

There is no rule that exact topics have to be strictly adhered to apart from sale threads.