I was keeping thinking about the new PP3000+ and if I want to get it now. This morning I had a very good listening session and a few time used the new and old units. Yes, I see a merit to get new unit. The PP3000+ has slightly better bass, significantly less pollutional HF energy and the music all together sounds less in face with it. There are a few other aspect of PP+ advantage. The Pure power give me time to Monday and they want me to buy the unit or to send it to back as they need to send it to some kind of review to west cost. I do not need more time to conclude that I want the PP3000+ but I do not know if I want it now. Despite the wonderful sound the PP3000+ measured dreadfully and I do not uy the Richard’s excuse that “appearance of the voltage sine wave a little less elegant, but is a small compromise for the improved specifications”. I do not know why the unit can’t output a “perfect voltage sine wave” into near resistive load, preserving all positive sonic characteristics that PP has obtained. It is not to mention that according to the specification the unit has 1% of THD but looking as the crooked sinusoid I can see in there at least 5%-8%. How with those THD of the power the unit sounds so good is a mystery to me! I am a bit afraid that in a few months they will fix the problem with sine wave and if I own the PP3000+ at that time I will be sorry that I did not wait.
Well, there is another side of the medal. In a few months when they fix the problem with sine wave they might loose the sound that PP3000+ has now and then I will be very sorry that I did not risk with the current version of PP+. Who knows, it might be the current version of PP3000+’s sound is unique and never will available again and by passing the opportunity I have on the table I am passing a only one of its kind chance to own a unique power regenerator. I have seen this behavior with older Pure Power products when sometimes it took a few vintages of their products to get them to sound right.
As now I am 80% incline to get the new units even though each time I touch the Bypass buttons I curse like drunken seller – It is hugely inconvenient. Amy the Kitten proposed informed me that if I like that regenerator so much then she would like to buy it for me as a birthday present...
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