What should you expect in performance benefits with a Power Plant?

Better dynamics, far more open sound, better imaging for audio and richer, more saturated colors for video.

Everything we hear and see in our AV systems starts out as raw AC power from the wall.  The quality of that AC power has a considerable impact on your system’s performance, whether it’s audio or video related.  Building a solid AC power foundation is a critical aspect of any high-performance audio or video system.

It’s important that you approach the addition of power products with the proper expectations.  Too high an expectation and you might be disappointed.  No expectations and chances are you may not know what to listen or look for.

A Power Plant can make a dramatic improvement in video performance.  This is because perhaps even more than audio equipment, video demands near perfect AC to look its best.  Most video products have switching power supplies to convert the the incoming AC into power for the set and these supplies place a tremendous burden on the incoming power.  when the AC power is cleaner and unrestricted, as it would be only with a regenerator like a Power Plant, video performance will improve.  

No, it won’t look like a new three dimensional picture in place of the original two dimensional picture, but the color will be more vibrant, the black levels will be deeper and the overall appearance of the video will be improved.  In many cases, the improvement is quite dramatic and in nearly all cases, a clear and obvious improvement is gained.

With an AC system, the more pieces of the system you can supply with pure regulated power from a Power Plant, the greater the benefit to your system’s performance.  There is a clear cummulative benefit to power an entire system from a Power Plant.

You should hear immediate improvements in a lowered noise floor, removal of any glare and harshness riding on the music and improved depth and spatial qualities to the musical soundstage.

Instruments to listen to, in particular, are stringed instruments such as pianos, guitars and violins.  Power Plants, in particular, make improvements to the upper harmonics and body of these particular instruments.

Passive power products from PS Audio have much the same attributes as Power Plants do, just not quite as pronounced.

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