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KiyPhi t1_j1jihq4 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Most unreliable AMP I’ve ever owned - DROP THX AAA 789 by uqil

>Anyone running pro audio gear in a studio uses power conditioning.

But this is not a pro audio product, it is a consumer product meant to be used by consumers. It is an issue because the competition doesn't have this problem and at no point should a company expect people to know and use power conditioners for their audio when most of the time they aren't needed. They don't advertise or advise consumers to use one.

>It very well still may be the Drop amps, by design.

Definitely possible.

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[deleted] t1_j1jixb2 wrote

I would advise anyone with electronics they care about to use a power conditioner. Computers, active monitors, any audio gear with a plug that can carry 60 cycle hum.

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trbd003 t1_j1jupor wrote

The vast majority of 'power conditioners' are basically 4-way extensions inside a rackmount unit. You basically get a surge protector, an EM filter, and maybe a rack light or a little voltmeter.

The only way to actually 'condition' your power is to use an inline sin wave UPS. Fortunately these have become inexpensive these days, so do that, rather than pissing around with a Furman.

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