Members nchangin Posted June 11, 2012 Members Share Posted June 11, 2012 Curious as to what yalls take is on this. I have a FurmanPL-PLUS-Crunning a Yamaha CP2000 power amprunning a Crown XTI 4000 power amp. From the reading I have found on other forums, recommendation is to go straight to wall. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jwlussow Posted June 11, 2012 Members Share Posted June 11, 2012 No reason to use them at all. Well, actually I use some Furman's as a rack mount power strips for my racks. I do not believe they do any "conditioning" but they do have an LED readout for incoming voltage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soul-x Posted June 11, 2012 Members Share Posted June 11, 2012 That is not a "power conditioner", at least in any real scenario. And two large amps plugged into 15A MOV-style trip circuit is probably a bad idea from a practical standpoint (show-ruining false trips) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agedhorse Posted June 12, 2012 Members Share Posted June 12, 2012 Not necessary at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BillESC Posted June 12, 2012 Members Share Posted June 12, 2012 Your amps have better protection than all but very expensive voltage regulators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nchangin Posted June 12, 2012 Author Members Share Posted June 12, 2012 Yes the protection factor information I have received seem to point to the fact that is true. However, will the amplifiers perform the same vs going to a wall outlet direct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agedhorse Posted June 12, 2012 Members Share Posted June 12, 2012 Yes the protection factor information I have received seem to point to the fact that is true. However, will the amplifiers perform the same vs going to a wall outlet direct? They will perform the same or better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dedmeet Posted June 12, 2012 Members Share Posted June 12, 2012 I typically use quality 'dumb' rack-mount power strips and skip all the extraneous BS like ephemeral 'conditioning.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members trevcda Posted June 12, 2012 Members Share Posted June 12, 2012 Most power conditioners are going to be limited to 15A, occassionally 20A. A decent sub amp has the potential to draw that by itself. I'd skip it all together for the amps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shaster Posted June 12, 2012 Members Share Posted June 12, 2012 Not to mention that the on/off switch on those conditioners is often nowhere near as robust as on a power amp - so they will burn out if you leave the amps on and power up using the conditoner's switch. I've had this happen to me on supposedly "expensive" power boxes in conjunction with powered speakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Unalaska Posted June 12, 2012 Members Share Posted June 12, 2012 I'm in the minority here, I use the middle atlantic rack power strips and only have 2 or 3 (one is a HF amp) per strip. Convenience only, alway turns amps on/off individually. always. I've tripped the internal breaker twice in 5 years on one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soul-x Posted June 12, 2012 Members Share Posted June 12, 2012 I've tripped the internal breaker twice in 5 years on one of them. For me, that's definitely two times too many. I have dealt with one once on a 15A MOV type protector; I found it completely embarassing. Another will not see use for me in that type of situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agedhorse Posted June 13, 2012 Members Share Posted June 13, 2012 For me, that's definitely two times too many. I have dealt with one once on a 15A MOV type protector; I found it completely embarassing. Another will not see use for me in that type of situation. Agreed, that's 2 unnecessary and preventable failures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BillESC Posted June 13, 2012 Members Share Posted June 13, 2012 I'm about to be 40 years in business and have never owned one, used one or installed one. Of course, power hadn't been invented when I started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members abzurd Posted June 13, 2012 Members Share Posted June 13, 2012 I use one but not for power conditioning just pure convenience of rack mounted outlets (8 in back and 2 in front) and testing the outlet I'm plugging into. It has a voltage readout and ground fault and proper wiring LED's. It also has sequential power up/down. I don't really expect it to really do anything else though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TimmyP Posted June 13, 2012 Members Share Posted June 13, 2012 Power conditioners leave your wallet in worse condition and someone else's in better condition. They do little else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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