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Powell wrote:

"Monte P McGuire" wrote

Powell wrote:
After reading the product information it doesn’t appear
to be a good candidate for studio use. If used for this
purpose one would need a roll of duck tape to hold it
down in an equipment rack. Weak power supply. It also
only has three LED lights to represent the entire audio
spectrum, that not very useful. The incomplete
specification sheet is particularly troubling, too.

The important thing you missed was how the RNP sounds.
That's because you've never tried to use one in a real session.
Why not comment after you've used one.

I'm not interested in that price point or performance level.

....but yet you make this grand pronouncement that a particular device
isn't suitable for studio use, because it doesn't have a complete spec
sheet, the chassis is too small and it doesn't have enough LEDs.

I guess that sort of puts your opinions as to the 'studio worthiness'
of a piece of gear into perspective.

All A/C current is dirty. The only real question is how much and
how audible is it. Running the mic pre-amp and computer, while
recording, through a power conditioner I can see that the
noise floor drops 4-7 dB on the meter while idling. The audio
effect is a blacker/quieter background.

OK, you're an idiot. You're capable of self deception too.

What empirical experiences do you have with power
conditioners that lead you to that conclusion... none?
You just know, right?

Yes, I do know. I have done a lot of amplifier design and testing
using an Audio Precision test set and I theoretically and practically
know of nothing that could be done to any sort of power supply, unless
it was broken to start with, that will give you 4 to 7dB less noise
out of an amplifier. Forget about power conditioners, I'm talking
complete supply redesign, which I have done a few times to various
pieces of commercial gear, and it didn't provide any such benefits,
nor did I expect it to.

Why you claim to get 4-7dB less noise by adding some crap to the line
cord and expect _us_ to believe it is the real question. Why should I
trust your measurements? Do you even have a way to make a calibrated
measurement of any sort?

OK, just to be fair, name the exact model of preamp and power
conditioner and if I can find them, then I'll put them on the test set
and compare the two measurements, with and without conditioner. Maybe
you do have some magical device that really does work, but you have to
refer to it precisely. You can't just call it a 'power conditioner'.
You must be more specific.

Why must you comment on things that you know
nothing about?

Why not, you just did... power line conditioners.

What makes you think I know nothing about them? Do you even own any
real test equipment? Do you know what end of a soldering iron to
hold? Do you know _anything_ about analog electronics at all? I find
it hard to believe that if you make these fantastic claims about
getting 4-7dB less noise from a mike amp by adding crap to the power
cord.

I'm all ears... waiting for enlightment.

Then start talking less and listening more around here. You've done
little more than **** a bunch of people off with some half assed
theories and haven't offered anything useful in return. Read a bit
more and you might walk away with some useful information.


Best of luck to you...

Monte McGuire