I live in a Condo Bldg. w/ 16 other Condos. I've noticed that the AC power really isn't very 'clean' as the power to all the units comes from a single feed, likely sharing a single ground as well.

At different times of day, other owners here can be running a variety of appliances, from Vacuum Cleaners, Fans, Dishwashers, Disposals, Washer/Dryers, Blowdryers, Blenders, Food Processors, etc. This causes noticable noise from my Amps, at times so 'dirty' that I cannot push the Gain at all.

I looked into some Power Cleaners/Conditioners and most seem very good, but they were all several hundred dollars.

Then I found this little Powercenter from Monster:



Technically for Flatscreen TVs and Home Theatre Audio Systems, it offered Surge Protection (1,440 Joules), Stage 1 Clean Power Filtering, LED indicators for Surge, Clean Power and Clean Ground plus 3 side outlets and a compact size. At the very least I thought a more regulated power supply would be more friendly to my gear and aid in a long service life (esp. Tube Amps). Best part, it is less than $20. Figured for $20, I really couldn't lose so I got one.

This thing really works ! I can now turn the Gain on my Amps all the way without the slightest hum and the equipment is now power-regulated and surge protected as well.

If you're having any of the issues with your AC power I described above, I highly recommend looking into this gadget.

Get it at: http://www.amazon.com/Monster-HTS300-3- ... B001DW03B0

cheers!

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'11 FSR Am. Vtg. Ltd. Ed. CAR '57 Stratocaster (SN# LE02639)
'14 American Deluxe Ash Stratocaster
'12 Telebration Empress Telecaster
'99 Deluxe Nashville Telecaster
'12 FSR Telecaster HH
'10 Heritage H-535
'99 Martin DC-1E
'13 Lanikai Tenor Ukulele

Nice find, nugget!

Prolly as good (or better) than my Furman.

Rawk on!



Arjay

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nice one! thanks for the heads-up, definitely checking this out

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I looked at quite a few Furmans and they're excellent units, but pretty pricey.

cheers!

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'11 FSR Am. Vtg. Ltd. Ed. CAR '57 Stratocaster (SN# LE02639)
'14 American Deluxe Ash Stratocaster
'12 Telebration Empress Telecaster
'99 Deluxe Nashville Telecaster
'12 FSR Telecaster HH
'10 Heritage H-535
'99 Martin DC-1E
'13 Lanikai Tenor Ukulele

I bought my Furman used but I still paid over four times what one of those little chingaleros that you found costs.



Arjay

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"Here's why reliability is job one: A great sounding amp that breaks down goes from being a favorite piece of gear to a useless piece of crap in less time than it takes to read this sentence." -- BRUCE ZINKY