On the matter of power

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On the matter of power

Great sound starts at the wall.

For years, I assumed AC power was just AC power. If the lights came on and voltage looked stable, what could be wrong with it? That belief disappeared the first time I powered a system with regenerated AC back in 1989. The difference was immediate: lower noise, better dynamics, and a clarity that made the music feel alive.

The real issue with the power coming into our homes isn’t just noise from appliances or the grid. It’s the miles of wire between your wall outlet and the utility pole. That wiring adds significant impedance, and as current demand rises, voltage sags and the waveform distorts. Instead of the smooth sine wave we want, we’re left with flat-topped AC that starves our audio gear of peak energy and robs music of impact.

Power conditioners, snubbers, banks, and Lord knows what else cannot fix that.

Regulating that power and then strengthening it is the solution. Our PowerPlant regenerators do exactly this. They take the compromised AC from the wall, rebuild it as a pure sine wave, and provide a low-impedance source so your system can draw instantaneous current without strain. The result isn’t subtle—bass tightens, transients sharpen, and the entire presentation gains ease and authority.

Clean power doesn’t add anything artificial to the sound; it simply restores what was missing. When your amplifiers and sources operate on a rock-solid foundation, their true character shines through without the haze and compression of compromised AC.

Starting with regenerated power changes how every other component performs. It’s like lifting a veil from the music—suddenly the system breathes, and the recording comes alive in a way raw wall power can never achieve.

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Paul McGowan

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