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Hi Michael, I've owned a Puritan PSM 156 and the Ultimate power cord for over a year. This piece of equipment will never leave my system....one of the best acquisitions I've ever made. Another acquisition that will never leave my system, my Aperion aluminum ribbon super tweeter.....fantastic!

@MichaelsHiFiAdventures

18 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

As a power conditioner, I use a Tripp Lite Isobar wall plug-in unit, no cord. I even add an obsidian crystal tower to sit on top of the Tripp Lite. My goal is to stop and clean the noise after thousands of miles of dirty line noise at the wall. From there, I use some eB pure silver cables with Furutech NCF ends to provide even more grounding between the wall and power distributor. My power distributor is another eB no name product that uses Furutech outlets and pure silver wiring. Attached to that, I adhere a Furutech NCF booster to diminish even more noise. Beyond this, I apply Furutech Liquid Nano on all my contacts.

Love the review. I upgraded from the AQ Niagara 1200 to the 156. Waiting for my Ultimate power cable to upgrade. What was interesting is I upgraded my integrated amp-to a used unit-and found that the new amp, although used, needed burn in.

@MichaelsHiFiAdventures

Ай бұрын

Let me know what you think of the power cable!

@mauricecuffee7220

Ай бұрын

@@MichaelsHiFiAdventures Got a call from the team at Jaguar Audio letting me know I need to put 200 hours on the cable to get the best sound. Once I get them, will start the process!

I made a post on the FB EATS forum shortly referring to my experience regarding power conditioners...you have to find out which one works for you. In my case I found mine 😊 In my setup absolutely essential components, I would never want to miss this category of devices. Thx for your thought's on the Puritan and good you also checked various ac cords

@MichaelsHiFiAdventures

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting. I agree with you everyone needs to try gear for themselves to find out which they like the best. There is no 'right' or 'wrong' if it works for you.

I ran two 10 gauge runs of Romex to my audio room when we moved and am on the same power grid as the counties emergency services folks, so power has been unbelievelably stabe and reliable over the years. The only thing I've ever added is and Ayre L-5xe, which does not limit current. I'd be interested in comparing it to the Puritan. Thanks for the review!

@MichaelsHiFiAdventures

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@jeanlephunk

23 күн бұрын

Thats awesome im on the same boat i live right in front of the sub-station and right behind me is the fire department, my power has never gone out not even during hurricanes.

Hey. I very much enjoyed your comments on the Puritan 156. I've been waiting for the 156 to become available here in New Zealand after initial shipments sold out, it would seem their popularity is causing delays. I have heard the 156 in an Accuphase based system. The owner also had an Isotek Aquarius 5 so we swapped about through the evening. It was fun. In truth, and perhaps because of our inexperience in such matters, we heard very little difference between the two units. We used a Supra board as something to compare the two against. Both outperformed the SUPRA. In the end I purchased the Isotek Aquarius 5 because as you so rightly said, it suited my system. However. I also purchased the Puritan Groundmaster City. Which I installed first and I must say made a noticeable difference in the overall presentation. Insight was the term both of us used when comparing both the Puritan 156 and Isotek Aquarius 5. Very much enjoy your channel. Keep up the great work. Cheers

@MichaelsHiFiAdventures

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! I will be reviewing the GroundMaster City as well.

If you get dedicated audio lines with say 10 awg audience wiring to put in your home and good furutech plugs that will help more than "just a" power conditioner. The Cable company helped me out and my electrician installed it all. I also have some pretty high end gear that doesn't need as much tweaking from power conditioners from Burmester from my 088 pre and 911 Mk3 power amp. Lower cost gear sometimes needs power conditioning more as well as dacs and preamps, streamers can be helped. I would never plug a good power amp into a power conditioner unless i lived in some zulu forest with a bad power grid. Power amps really do have nice power supplies built in after the 20-30k-40k mark.

I'd love to see Studio Power Conditionners ( 19" Rackmounted ones) against HiFi ones. I'm fairly sure they have a better price/performance ratio. I Use a Black Lion Audio PG2 (F Type for me, I'm in Europe), and you're right, that's been the best upgrade i've ever made in the past years, so much improvements in the system.

@MichaelsHiFiAdventures

Ай бұрын

Hi Thomas - if a company is willing to send me one to review, I'm totally willing to do a video on it.

Thank you very much for a great review. I was considering Puritan for several months. Did you use it with your amplifier? Or did you prefer to keep the amp plugged directly to the wall?

@MichaelsHiFiAdventures

Ай бұрын

Hi - I plugged my tube amplifier directly into the Puritan with no issues.

Love the insightful research, testing and conclusions - thank you! One observation (and 99.9% of presenters do the same!): When you gesticulate a forward time-line, you move your hands from left to right; this is completely natural. It is, however, the completely wrong way round for your audience/viewers.

@MichaelsHiFiAdventures

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and always appreciated constructive ideas!

hi. u said you have used all the power cords. i have 2 iFi Silentpower Supanova (has active noise cancelling) for my Denafrips pontus II 12th-1 and preamp. Have u tried the IFi Supanova? Apple Music lossless

I have been using the PMS156 for some time. Prior to that I had a Furman reference 15i I believe. It's very quiet and lets the music flow through it. I also have my amps plugged into it with no constraints in power or definition. I'm done.

@MichaelsHiFiAdventures

Ай бұрын

It's a great unit for sure.

I concur. A rare case of a cheaper device vastly outperforming much more expensive ones. Dead quiet, strongly recommended with their Ultimate power cord. It blew out of the water the Cadence costing three times more and an Isotek Sigmas costing the double. Even more effective if paired to the Ground City Master and the line grounding master devices.

@MichaelsHiFiAdventures

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting!

I have the Transparent Powerbank 6. I don't know if it does anything other than adding some surge protection? The outlets on it are very cheap. Some of the power cords I've used have broken plastic pieces off the power conditioner outlets. I have everything except the mono blocks plugged into it: preamp, phono stage, TT, CD player. I've heard a lot of good things about the Puritan 156. It's just a matter of time until I add one to the rig.

@MichaelsHiFiAdventures

Ай бұрын

Surge protection is very important. The Puritan feels very well built - you'll love it!

I've been heavily into power conditioning for over 20 years, I currently use an Isotek aqaurius evo3 and a Elektra V5. I've had Audioquest niagra 5000, PS audio, Puritan and Shunyata just to name a few. I've learned that it's important to first check how your property is wired up. I have 3 x 20 amps incoming, i used an electrician to re-group say, washing machine, heating system, fridge, freezer, electric cooker, ventilation system and so on so that i could use a single 20amp for my stereo system, also work out how much your system draws, most people with big power amp do not use a power conditioner because the amp sucks the life out of everything else that is in the same chain. I found that an Isotek elektra V5 with the 4 x 5amp 220v lower power part of the filter worked best with my tube preamp and dac compared to everything else i've tried. I even added a Synergistic research purple which lifted the sound to another level. Also power cable from the wall to the filter can make a huge difference. To sum up power conditioners, it's like tasting food, it's each to there own as to what sounds best on there system not so much the name of the product.

@MichaelsHiFiAdventures

Ай бұрын

Totally agree! I think it's the same with all hifi products - you need to try in your system and see what works best for you. There is no right or wrong answer.

@vmpty

Ай бұрын

You have very valuable practical experience, I would really appreciate your opinion. What conditioner do you recommend for a power amp?

@ac81017

Ай бұрын

@@vmpty Most power don't benefit from a conditioner unless you have issues with the electricity in your property. Start with a nice power straight to the wall after that it taste and try to see what YOU think sounds/works best in your system.

@vmpty

Ай бұрын

@@ac81017 Thx, your advice is sound. Did that already. I still experience some problems. I had DC leakage and something noise I suspect. The power improves at night. I used other solutions that have helped sources but not the amp. I understand there is no universal solution, I need to test, so before testing randomly I ask others what work for them, understanding that it may not necessarily work for my situation.

@MichaelsHiFiAdventures

Ай бұрын

@vmpty I always advocate listening for yourself. Having said that, MOST people have very polluted power in their house, especially with all the computers, TV's and other appliances plugged into the house. Not to mention how polluted it is merely coming in from the street.

I have TORUS, 4kw Vac , it is day and night , it filter out both commons mode and differential mode cost me 6K US$, its weights 55kg

@MichaelsHiFiAdventures

Ай бұрын

Nice!

Hi Michael - Your review of the Puritan Conditioner concurs with other KZread reviews. I'm in the process of having a dedicated 20 amp circuit installed in my listening room. Are you using the Puritan PSM156 on a dedicated circuit?

@MichaelsHiFiAdventures

7 күн бұрын

Hi Bill - it is not on a dedicated circuit.

@BillKilbourne

7 күн бұрын

@@MichaelsHiFiAdventures Michael, thanks for the quick reply. I hope there will still be some benefit to using a Puritan for my gear on the 20 am circuit., I assume it won't be as dramatic as on a standard daisy-chained 15 amp circuit. I'm curious to learn more about those who have experienced the Puritan on isolated circuit.

@MichaelsHiFiAdventures

7 күн бұрын

@@BillKilbourne Hi Bill - it depends. Your line even though dedicated will likely still be polluted by other devices in the house and from the street. Although I think it would still be of benefit, as I say in all my videos only you can decide by hearing something in your own system if you like it.

When I owned the 156. it worked great on sources and not very well on power hungry amps like the Pass X350.8. the amp would lose headroom and soundstage/dynamics had shrunk. I had the upgraded XX Puritan 20amp cord. overall a good value product and if possible try to get a in home demo from a dealer. imo

@MichaelsHiFiAdventures

Ай бұрын

I agree - home trial is key for any piece of gear. I am currently running a VAC tube amp and a STEALTH Audio Dream 20-20 power cable to the Puritan and have no issues so far.

@BillyDrummondDrums

14 күн бұрын

I have the 5612 and I'm still experimenting with it. I'm finding that I like my amp (Bryston) and preamp (ARC) into the wall better than into the Puritan. The digital components however benefit from the filtration, etc. Backgrounds are blacker yes but I get what you mean about the speed or liveliness that some PC's damp down. Thanks for the review

Without mains power, no audio or audio-visual component can function. Your musical enjoyment is reduced by main's noise contamination... this can be from differential or common mode mains noise. Differential noise is created by power supplies in all electrical devices, while common mode noise is introduced by RFI and wireless communications, which, btw are becoming increasingly common. "If you got to receiver and your speakers are pushed up against the wall, this is not for you," lol 😂😂 IDK why I'm laughing cos even though my speakers might not be up against the wall. At the end of the day, they're going through a receiver 😂 Well, least an audiophile grade one anyway. However, after auditioning 3 Japanese AVR's, I totally get where you're coming from with that remark, and to think I've spent well over £4,000 on cabling and conditioning 😂 Love listening to you. You're a cool dude

@MichaelsHiFiAdventures

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting!

Is that bullfrog speakers i see? ( German)

It is good yes. But the Isol-8 mini sub axis sounds a lot more real and actually looks very similar, plus itś a bit cheaper.

I would go with a Niagara 3000 providing the best price / performance ratio.

Marantz ans Merlot or any wine is fine.

great content and opinions..Horrible lighting and no links and some more close up shots of the all the equipment your referring to.

@MichaelsHiFiAdventures

Ай бұрын

I'll check on why the links are not there. Thank you.

Excellent review and welcome to the club of PSM156 owners. If you like organic sounds, have you ever tested the Dynaudio Contour 20i or Rotel P5/S5 amplification pairing? (Both combined here in this demo: kzread.info/dash/bejne/iJd8ztqgm6Wvo7A.html)

@MichaelsHiFiAdventures

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. I've owned both Rotel and Dynaudio over the years though I haven't tried that exact combo.

@connorduke4619

Ай бұрын

@@MichaelsHiFiAdventures Rotel improved a lot after Ken Ishiwata worked there, particularly on bass dynamics, refined treble and a more neutral frequency response. Their current models are much better than their older ones, highly competitive with Hegel but offering a fuller midrange.

@MichaelsHiFiAdventures

Ай бұрын

Good to know. I always felt they were very lean sounding.

@connorduke4619

Ай бұрын

@@MichaelsHiFiAdventures Me too, until I listened to their latest models after the arrival of Ishiwata. They're now winning buyers who were previously considering Hegel, due to the richer midrange of Rotel.

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