When it comes to your high-end gear, clean power is an essential and oft overlooked piece of the puzzle. Plugging straight into the wall can result in distortion and other sound anomalies that are very unwelcome in your expensive speakers.
Power conditioners are an often overlooked part of the home theater. They’re an important upgrade, but generally not a fun one. When the neighbors come over they’ll admire the new TV, they’ll marvel at your new speakers and thrill when you play them your new sub. When you show off your new power conditioner though, most people will just nod, smile, and back away slowly.
The Hong Kong based Trends Audio has launched what they’re calling their first audiophile grade power supply. The PW-10 is a transformer based linear mode power supply that can support three devices – the TA-10, PA-10 and UD-10 – at the same time.
Panamax is targeting home theater owners with limited available space with their latest product. The MX5102 is designed to protect against power surges, powers down connected equipment safely during a power outage, features linear filtration, and two of the ten outlets include UPS functionality.