surge protectors and power strips and amps

[nandac]

how many of you plug in your amp to a surge protector or power strip instead of directly to the wall socket?

after experimenting a bit i feel that plugging the amp to a surge protector or power strip, kind of limits (saps) the power supply to the amp thus robbing it of its needed juices.

hooking up the amp (or in my case a step down transformer) directly to the wall seems to open up the sound a bit.

any insights/ideas on this?

appreciate the feedback.

 

[haisaikat]

If you are on lookout for buying a strip I recommend buying one with individual switches for all outlets. Otherwise everytime even if you listen to one device you have to keep the rest of them on power off / standby and they do take some idle current.

I have kept the amp and tv on direct power but rest of the devices inculding the sub is on strip. I have not seen any difference in sub though. And why will the strip restrict you amp? Your amp will not sonsume more than what is rated right and the strip only restricts rise after a certain limit is crossed.

 

[Shivam]

At present I use a surge protector rated for a load upto 2KW. The surge protector is directly connected to a separate line coming to me from the pole !

In my opinion, if you are hearing your amp's sound opening up on connecting directly then you need a better surge protector which is meant for heavier loads.

Another option is to run the system directly from batteries. I used to do that earlier when I lived in a place with with very poor power supply. The batteries used to charge from the mains line through an inverter and when I needed to listen to some music, I would simply use the power from these batteries to a dedicated power line. The power supply from the grid used to be totally disconnected during this time.

I had some problems earlier with Servo systems and so I am not a big fan of those.

 

[az2325]

hi shivam,

Can you please tell me what you mean by opening sound when connecting to power line directly. I recently purchased a denon 1911 . When the receiver is switched on , it gives a click sound after 5 seconds and then start up. I am planning for a digitial stab and a surge protector soon. Currently tied up due to budget.

Thanks,
Antony

 

[baijuxavior]

That click sound is due to the relay mechanism switching on. It is not a problem. The amp will shutdown if voltage falls below 150.
But it is always better to add a surge protector.

 

[nandac]

>At present I use a surge protector rated for a load upto 2KW.

which surge protector (product) are you using?

appreciate the feedback.

 

[Shivam]

hi shivam,

Can you please tell me what you mean by opening sound when connecting to power line directly. I recently purchased a denon 1911 . When the receiver is switched on , it gives a click sound after 5 seconds and then start up. I am planning for a digitial stab and a surge protector soon. Currently tied up due to budget.

Thanks,
Antony

That click is normal. There's nothing wrong about it.

I had used the term 'opening' to describe what the initial post was about. When the power-supply is clean and with enough headroom, the music sounds more 'open' or full of life. When the power supply is faulty then this becomes muddled and not so 'open'. I find that this happens even when there are a lot of plugs, sockets, switches etc.. in the route or when a low quality extension wires / surge suppressors are used.

 

[reignofchaos]

how many of you plug in your amp to a surge protector or power strip instead of directly to the wall socket?

after experimenting a bit i feel that plugging the amp to a surge protector or power strip, kind of limits (saps) the power supply to the amp thus robbing it of its needed juices.

hooking up the amp (or in my case a step down transformer) directly to the wall seems to open up the sound a bit.

any insights/ideas on this?

appreciate the feedback.

I feel the same as well. I have a good quality power distribution board for everything but my power amp. The power amp is plugged directly. It seems to have much better dynamics that way.

 

[Shivam]

>At present I use a surge protector rated for a load upto 2KW.

which surge protector (product) are you using?

appreciate the feedback.

I use a surge suppressor combined with a power conditioner from 'Furman'.

I have used a surge-suppressor strip from 'Belkin' too and found that very good.

 

[nandac]

i have a wall power socket where currently i can fit only one plug. is it possible for me to have another power socket next to the current one and not lose the existing power of the power supply. what i mean is that current power socket puts out a certain level of power right? so if i get my electrician to set up another socket next to the existing one and he uses the same line, will that dilute the power of both lines?

 

[Shivam]

i have a wall power socket where currently i can fit only one plug. is it possible for me to have another power socket next to the current one and not lose the existing power of the power supply. what i mean is that current power socket puts out a certain level of power right? so if i get my electrician to set up another socket next to the existing one and he uses the same line, will that dilute the power of both lines?

The points/sockets are connected in parallel and won't 'dilute' the power.