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In the Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity.

Post Subject: The APS Purepower 2000: IntroductionPosted by beachbum on: 2/19/2009

Hello Romy a long time visitor now a member. I have always been interested in what improvements can be made to my incoming power. I use a BPT 2, PS noise harvesters and quite lines through out the house. My system has always had very good sound and i've been a happy music listener.

At our local audio club meeting last week i got some input on this subject. One of the guys told me he uses APS regenerated power units. He has two of the older 1050s and said it would be no problem for me to try one in my system. I took him up on this and put one in my system on Monday. Well to say i was floored by the difference in music play back would be a understatement. All of the descriptions heard apply. Quite background so good that you can hear micro details un heard before, 3d sound i thought i had i didnt, that goes for sound stage width and death.

I tried all of different configurations possible with my gear but like your self found that having everything plugged into the APS unit was best. I also used the separate battery pack and found unplugging from the wall and going battery was a improvement to the improvement. I did not waste time and ordered a 2000 yesterday a no brainer. I did a power audit with APS and the recommendation was a 1050 with some head room to spare. I went the 2000 route for future who knows what gear. And after reading your experience with the newer 1050 glad i did.

One strange thing that maybe you can answer listening to music today i noticed the ceiling fan was running in my bed room so between lps i turned it off. Pop in the speakers was heard. How can this action get through to the regenerated AC, dont know if i like that. To my thinking all else outside the regenerated power should be isolated from the clean output. Maybe the older technology is the reason.

Anyway i'm glad i ordered the 2000 and very happy with how my system sounds with the loaned APS unit. One other note from your experience a breakin period is a given. It seems your new 2000 went through sound changes during breakin. I will experience my own changes in sound i'm sure.

Thanks for your info Romy and a fine web site you have here indeed.
Mike

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