Power Conditioners

[MtnHam]

Originally Posted by Kingsrule

Plug the MX-R's directly into the wall.

I do use Shunyata Typhon's in parallel on each amp with excellent results

Same here-Dedicated 20 amp line for each amp, Shunyata Alpha HC, Shunyata Typhon. Great results.

[jfrech]

Originally Posted by warrior-kid

I have a similar question as well with the MX-R's going directly to the wall with just the standard kettle power cords for now. What would replacing those with the Shunyata power cords improve? What would a Triton bring to the table, apart from surge protection? Some people seem to be reporting better results with Triton. If anything, my system sounds almost ideal to me but may require a bit of control in the very far treble.

The Shunyata power cords are a GREAT match with the MX-R's. I've plugged my MX-R's into my Triton before. It does somewhat lower the noise floor, some better focus and resolution, but at a cost of some dynamics. I prefer straight to the wall for power amps...Our Ayre MX-R's have great power supplies and some built in conditioning already.


Speakers: Rockport Altair 2
Preamp: Robert Koda K10 Amp: Ayre MX-R
Cables: Transparent Opus MM2 Spkr, Opus Gen 5 & Magnum Opus Interconnect
Power Shunyata Triton/Typhon/DPC-6, Anaconda Zitron cords (x9), Sigma HC (x1)
Digital dCS Vivaldi DAC, Transport & Clock w/ Transparent Reference XL Digital cables
Phono: Grand Prix Monaco TT, Spiral Groove Centroid, Jan Allaerts MC2 Finish & Lyra Atlas, Nagra VPS/VFS
Racks: Grand Prix Audio Silverstone F1 (x2)

[jax4736]

Originally Posted by jfrech

The Shunyata power cords are a GREAT match with the MX-R's. I've plugged my MX-R's into my Triton before. It does somewhat lower the noise floor, some better focus and resolution, but at a cost of some dynamics. I prefer straight to the wall for power amps...Our Ayre MX-R's have great power supplies and some built in conditioning already. Speakers: Rockport Altair 2 Preamp: Robert Koda K10 Amp: Ayre MX-R Cables: Transparent Opus MM2 Spkr, Opus Gen 5 & Magnum Opus Interconnect Power Shunyata Triton/Typhon/DPC-6, Anaconda Zitron cords (x9), Sigma HC (x1) Digital dCS Vivaldi DAC, Transport & Clock w/ Transparent Reference XL Digital cables Phono: Grand Prix Monaco TT, Spiral Groove Centroid, Jan Allaerts MC2 Finish & Lyra Atlas, Nagra VPS/VFS Racks: Grand Prix Audio Silverstone F1 (x2)

I do the same here. My MXR 20's go to the wall using Sigma HC power cords. Never tried the Triton - my other electronics use the Triton.

[Audio Lee]

Originally Posted by custodian

Just pray your PurePower+ keeps working. Mine spent 7 months waiting for spare parts from the manufacturer!

2 years....no issue. *finger crossed*

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[custodian]

Originally Posted by Audio Lee

2 years....no issue. *finger crossed* (Audio)

Hate to worry you but mine exploded with no warning after 2 years and 2 months, so watch out!

[Audio Lee]

Thanks....watching out.....


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[dminches]

Resurrecting this thread...

I went to a audio "show" at Audio Connection in Verona, NJ last weekend and Garth Powell from Audioquest was there with his Niagara power conditioners. He did a bit of talking and then demoed a Muddy Waters cut from Folk Singer with and without the conditioner. It was night and day. Listening without any power conditioning left the music with much less dynamics and the song of the hall was gone.

So, it got me wondering if I should be using power conditioning with my MX-Rs. Right now they are plugged directly in the wall. Powell explained what "dirty" power does to dynamics since it has the biggest affect in situations where the amp needs that extra bit of current for a drum tap, etc.

[ctsooner]

We were at the same demo and as I shared with you afterwards, I was able to hear the 1000 unit with the guys after everyone left and it blew me away. I'm selling my Synergistic Research Powercell 10SE/Tesla. It's the best conditioner/grounding unit I've heard to date but the Niagara 7000 blew it out of the water. It was a full component upgrade and a must IMHO.

Ayre does a GREAT job in their power filtering for all the Twenty components, but even they benefit from the use of a Niagara. If it's just filtering for sources, the SR Powercell 10 has been and is outstanding to say the least. I'm sure I won't have problems finding a good buyer at a fair price. Very interesting thread though.