PS Audio PowerPlant 12 Review (AC Regenerator)

[antcollinet]

They claim they can handle it all...

And every other piece of audio equipment - if it is to meet standards and regs, must be designed to withstand transients also.

The problem comes when those transients exceed the standardised levels (such as from a nearby lightning strike) but then the power conditioners will fail also.

The solution to the latter is a whole house transient supressor fitted at the property inlet board. And only costing a couple of hundred. Protects everything in the house, not just what is connected to a mains conditioner.

 

[Sokel]

I wonder what exactly 'routine maintenance' is? Are the maintenance routines documented somewhere like with an aircraft? Do you need to keep a maintenance log so that you have something to show them when claiming under warranty?

On the rear of the unit is a 'Caution Do Not Open' sign so whatever user maintenance is required must be external.

Probably a varistor in there, these need to be changed after events (that is for all, not PS only)

 

[Mart68]

Probably a varistor in there, these need to be changed after events (that is for all, not PS only)

Presumably not by the user though? Also I wouldn't describe that as 'routine maintenance'. It's replacing an internal part. That's not 'routine'.

'Routine maintenance' make me think of topping up oil and water, returning tyres to optimal pressure, that sort of thing.

Hi-fi equipment doesn't really have any routine maintenance tasks that I can think of except maybe cleaning external contacts. Failing to do that shouldn't invalidate a warranty.

 

[Sokel]

Presumably not by the user though? Also I wouldn't describe that as 'routine maintenance'. It's replacing an internal part. That's not 'routine'.

'Routine maintenance' make me think of topping up oil and water, returning tyres to optimal pressure, that sort of thing.

Hi-fi equipment doesn't really have any routine maintenance tasks that I can think of except maybe cleaning external contacts. Failing to do that shouldn't invalidate a warranty.

The way you think about it is probably correct, replacing a varistor by the end-user is an enormous no.
As it is any 'Routine maintenance' of course.

It's the form factor, price, etc that does not allow the usual practice about protective gear who we usually throw after some years (be it events that we know or not, varistors know better than us) .

So they resorted to this? I'm only guessing.

 

[Mart68]

So they resorted to this? I'm only guessing.

Yes, I think it's in there as a catch-all.

Not saying they would refuse all warranty claims but if there's a grey area they've got a sign they can tap even if is essentially meaningless.

 

[RickS]

I wonder what exactly 'routine maintenance' is? Are the maintenance routines documented somewhere like with an aircraft? Do you need to keep a maintenance log so that you have something to show them when claiming under warranty?

On the rear of the unit is a 'Caution Do Not Open' sign so whatever user maintenance is required must be external.

A bottle of snake oil applied to maintain its glow.

 

[Mart68]

A bottle of snake oil applied to maintain its glow.

Yes I forgot about that, and the need to polish the expensive after-market anti-vibration feet. Uncle Paul says they make a difference.

 

[wwenze]

On the rear of the unit is a 'Caution Do Not Open' sign so whatever user maintenance is required must be external.

Buying new power cable is the only routine maintenance possible at those technical level.

 

[pkane]

I wonder what exactly 'routine maintenance' is? Are the maintenance routines documented somewhere like with an aircraft? Do you need to keep a maintenance log so that you have something to show them when claiming under warranty?

On the rear of the unit is a 'Caution Do Not Open' sign so whatever user maintenance is required must be external.

You need to periodically drain all that accumulated gunk that was removed from the AC line. Look for a drain plug on the bottom.

 

[antcollinet]

You need to periodically drain all that accumulated gunk that was removed from the AC line. Look for a drain plug on the bottom.

The plug needs to have a pipe that goes down beneath the foundations. It has to drain to ground.

 

[mileskelsey]

I bought a PS Audio Power Plant because I run my audio system off a large generator that doesn't produce the nice power that comes from the utility companies. Voltage variability with lights flickering and the the like. I wanted to give my electronics cleaner AC. Not sure if this review would apply in my situation.

 

[amirm]

I bought a PS Audio Power Plant because I run my audio system off a large generator that doesn't produce the nice power that comes from the utility companies. Voltage variability with lights flickering and the the like. I wanted to give my electronics cleaner AC. Not sure if this review would apply in my situation.

I have run massively broken up AC into audio gear with no difference. Where you hearing noise without it?

 

[rf1938]

I have run massively broken up AC into audio gear with no difference. Where you hearing noise without it?

I had a 24KW generator that produced virtually flawless power, far better than anything from the street. Function of a iogh quality controller.

 

[KellenVancouver]

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Isn't that a speaker?
那不是立体声扬声器吗？