8 way exension socket

[Miker]

I would welcome advice on a suitable 8 way socket to connect my hifi set up below to one socket of a double switch
on a ring main which is a given as I am not into ripping up floor
boards and rewiring. The other switched socket has a table lamp plugged into it. At present I am using a bog standard 4 way socket and a Tacima 6 way, both of which I am planning to move to a replace a jumble of sockets powering my TV and PC equipment.

I did think of buying another Tacima but a previous thread warned of reduced hifi performance.

CD8SE/Psxr and LP12/Rega Fono - Prevs2/Psxr - 2*XPower - Spendor S5eCyrus interconnects and Nordost Super Flat Bi-wire speaker cable

 

[Anonymous]

Hi

Check out Russ Andrews website mains extensions.

They do the Powerblock, which is a quality 8 way - they may do some others too, but not sure if their others stop at 6 ....

 

[Andrew Everard]

I've used mains blocks from Sound Fantastic in the past with good results. An eight-way is just under £100

 

[Sonic Dreamer]

Andrew Everard:I've used mains blocks from Sound Fantastic in the past with good results. An eight-way is just under £100

Andrew, "used" implies you may use something different now, if you do what is it and were there any performance related reasons for the strategy shift?

Cheers,
SonicD

 

[Miker]

The eight-way Sound Fantastic seems to fit the bill. However, can anyone explain in simple terms where it scores over the Tacima, apart from having two more sockets obviously?

 

[Big Chris]

I use a Russ Andrews 8-way Silencerblock to good effect.

Not cheap mind and don't forget you have to budget for a mains cable with a 16amp IEC.

 

[MUSICRAFT]

Miker:

I would welcome advice on a suitable 8 way socket to connect my hifi set up below to one socket of a double switch on a ring main which is a given as I am not into ripping up floor boards and rewiring. The other switched socket has a table lamp plugged into it. At present I am using a bog standard 4 way socket and a Tacima 6 way, both of which I am planning to move to a replace a jumble of sockets powering my TV and PC equipment.

I did think of buying another Tacima but a previous thread warned of reduced hifi performance.

CD8SE/Psxr and LP12/Rega Fono - Prevs2/Psxr - 2*XPower - Spendor S5eCyrus interconnects and Nordost Super Flat Bi-wire speaker cable

Hi Miker

At the moment i am using extension blocks (on some very expensive equipment) in my shop from Wilkinson stores at around £5 each.

Thanks

Rick @ Musicraft

 

[True Blue]

Going to go down a different route here:-

1. Keep your tacima (6 sockets) and plug in EVERYTHING except your amp

2. Go to maplins and buy http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=31304 (3 sockets), plug your amp / reciever into this

Total 9 sockets 🙂

 

[Frank Harvey]

Miker: I did think of buying another Tacima but a previous thread warned of reduced hifi performance.

Some peple will hear a difference in mains distributors, some won't. Some systems will benefit from mains distributors, some won't. The best thing you can do is pop into your local dealer and get a loan of one and see if it gives you what you're expecting. Doesn't hurt to try one out, regardless of it's price.

 

[True Blue]

FrankHarveyHiFi:
Miker: I did think of buying another Tacima but a previous thread warned of reduced hifi performance.

Some peple will hear a difference in mains distributors, some won't. Some systems will benefit from mains distributors, some won't. The best thing you can do is pop into your local dealer and get a loan of one and see if it gives you what you're expecting. Doesn't hurt to try one out, regardless of it's price.

I found that my Tacima (in both AV and Hifi) robbed my receiver / amp of dynamic scale, almost throttling it. I would definitely recommend supplying the high power components from a separate surge protected supply

 

[Anonymous]

FrankHarveyHiFi:

Miker: I did think of buying another Tacima but a previous thread warned of reduced hifi performance.

Some peple will hear a difference in mains distributors, some won't. Some systems will benefit from mains distributors, some won't. The best thing you can do is pop into your local dealer and get a loan of one and see if it gives you what you're expecting. Doesn't hurt to try one out, regardless of it's price.

David do you have a mains distributor for your equipment??? if you do what has been you impression so far!

 

[Andrew Everard]

Sonic Dreamer:Andrew, "used" implies you may use something different now, if you do what is it and were there any performance related reasons for the strategy shift?

No such implication intended: I meant used in the looked at, played with, sense. And no strategy shift...

 

[Frank Harvey]

benharlley:David do you have a mains distributor for your equipment??? if you do what has been you impression so far!

Where my equipment is, I don't really have room to start messing about with larger mains distributors (if I was to, it's be something serious like an Isotek substation or something). I use a couple of cheap mains distributors, but my amplification runs into it's own mains socket. I've played about with a few bits before, but never been bowled over by them. I have tried some mains cables - and they made a difference, just not a difference I preferred.

If it was my money, I'd urge people to get an isolated mains spur for their equipment (if possible) before looking at mains products.

 

[Anonymous]

thanks for the info David.