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In the Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity.
Post Subject: PurePower versionsPosted by Romy the Cat on: 6/14/2014
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 steverino wrote:
Again I would ask people who are reporting problems to state whether they have the original PP or the Plus version made in the last few years. One issue that is definitely tied to the Plus version was the overheating that a NZ customer reported. It was confirmed by PP since they directed the customer to mod their own unit. It is unclear how many similar units are out there and whether any design change on the Plus is completely effective in resolving that overheating or whether it has just been made less overt.

It is not so simple. Unfortunately there is so such a thing as PurePower versions. Where is original PP then PP enhanced(double power) and then PP+ there is countless versions between. You see, PP is any other small company as I understand makes the units by batches. They order parts for let say 20 units (I do not know what the real number would be), make them, sell them and they reinvest the portion of net into a new batch. There is nothing wrong with it, most of the mall HiFi shops operate this way. The PurePower is slightly different as they are learn as they go, constantly fixing the thing and adjusting the unit for presumably better and more stable performance. I do testify that among probably 14 PP units that were in my hand and probably 10-12 units that I observe in the playback of the people that I know the progress is very tangible – the newer units are better than old one.

However the picture is not so ideal. While PurePower is improving their unit they perfectly capable to screw up something in this unit and it look like they have no quality control to catch it. It had happened before and I know that there was a period of PP production when they made faulty operating and sounding units.

So, in context of it I think it makes sense do not talk about version of PurePower but rather about the batch or vintage. The problem is that no one knows what constitute PurePower Bach, lately I do have a feeling that they make one-two units per order…
Saying all of it I need to admit the I have old and new PurePower unit that operate a flawlessly. Go gigure….

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