Knowledge Base
PS Audio Learning Center
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Can I use the JB II to extend the outlets on a Power Plant?
You bet! Because the Juice Bar II (JB II) has no filtering, protection or anything to get in the path of the AC, it's perfect to increase the number of outlets on a Power Plant of any vintage.
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Does the new Juice Bar restrict AC performance at all?
Not in the least. In fact, depending on the power cable you use to feed the Juice Bar II, you can consider this high end plug extender as having zero impact on either power delivery or connected equipment.
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What does “Component level performance mean”?
"Component Level performance" is a term we use to make the point that our power conditioning units like the Quintet and the Duet perform as well as a full chassis power conditioner.
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How do I decide to get a smaller Trio or the full size G Series?
Clearly some of the decision is purely personal if wattage requirements are not an issue. The smaller full size G Series amplifier and Control amplifiers have the same output power rating as the Trio A and C100's do, and they can both power the same loudspeakers equally. Most loudspeakers are just fine with a couple hundred watts per channel and either series will be just fine with most loudspeakers.
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Why does the DLIII DAC sound so much better than other DAC’s?
Most DAC's (Digital to Analog converters) regardless of their price use very similar D to A chipsets from only a handful of manufacturers like TI, Cirrus Logic and ESS (Sabre). It turns out that the big differences we hear between DACs has far more to do with their analog output stages than anything else.
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Can a P500 handle the initial start-up sequence of a large Sony XBR CRT?
Probably not. In our experience the P-500 and P-300 Power Plants are not suitable for use powering any TVs. To reliably power TVs one would need a Power Plant Premier, or, perhaps, a P-600 or P-1000 Power Plant which is not powering a lot of additional load. TVs are pretty hungry devices.
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Why does my system sound better at night?
Most audiophiles have noticed this phenomenon. There are many conjectures.
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Do the Duet and Quintet power conditioners come with a power cord?
Yes. Both the Duet and Quintet Power Centers come with a reasonably nice stock cord as do all of our products so you can fire them up right away.
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Large audio level difference between CD and Internet radio, why?
It really depends on the internet radio station. Unfortunately, many of these stations use audio leveling software that removes dynamic range from music in an effort to make a more "consistent" and louder signal that can be enjoyed in the background without dropping out.
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How does the Power Plant differ from a Double-Conversion UPS?
Both are based on the same principals of operations but the way they do it makes all the difference in the world. Online UPS use a class D (digital amp) amplifier to produce the sine wave and are considerably noisier because of it. Their distortion is rarely better than 1% and typically 2%. Having said that, 1% is still better than what comes out of the wall.
