BT Mains Conditioning Unit

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Hi All,

I am about to purchase a BT mains conditioning unit.

My components are Musical Fidelity:

X-Ray V1 CD Player

V-DAC Dac

X-P100 pre amp

2x X-AS100 power amps (Bi-Amped)

Denon TU260 tuner

Tacima 929 (not used for power amps).

The mains conditioner model I am about to purchase is rated at 2amps and has 2 sockets (I don't know the exact model number).

I'm concerned about how much load I would be placing on the conditioner
and how much it can handle. Perhaps it is possible to change a fuse to
increase the current rating?

Can I use this unit with the tacima block plugged in to one socket powering the tuner, cd player, pre-amp and dac, and then use a 2 way (ordinary) adapter in the other socket for my power amps.

thanks,

Jason.

 

[Anonymous]

First and foremost...changing the fuse will NOT increase the rating of the coditioner.

2A rating....is that continuous or peak. 2A is probably too low a rating just guessing from the equipment list you have supplied.

If you just connect your CDP it will be OK but thats about it really.

Heres one that should be up to the job....rated at 1.5KVA. Bought one myself.....works great.

http://www.airlinktransformers.com/transformer/bp1500-bp1500-balanced-power-supply.asp

 

[Anonymous]

Hi ja55on,

ÿ2 amp times 230 volts will be 460 watts, at a max. Changing the fuse will not change this, except if there is a problem with the unit it could go BANG.

Be careful if you do put the bt in your kit. have a look at

http://community.whathifi.com/forums/t/245957.aspx

They do a good job but what advantages you gain you could also loose. Even so, many people have found the BT an interesting addition to the sound. After my revelation, I tried the BT on just the cd player and found the sound lacking. I now have the BT on my sub.ÿ

 

[Anonymous]

raym87:
First and foremost...changing the fuse will NOT increase the rating of the coditioner.

2A rating....is that continuous or peak. 2A is probably too low a rating just guessing from the equipment list you have supplied.ÿ

If you just connect your CDP it will be OK but thats about it really.

Heres one that should be up to the job....rated at 1.5KVA. Bought one myself.....works great.

http://www.airlinktransformers.com/transformer/bp1500-bp1500-balanced-power-supply.asp

raym87,

How is the airlink?ÿ

 

[Anonymous]

leenorris78:raym87:
First and foremost...changing the fuse will NOT increase the rating of the coditioner.

2A rating....is that continuous or peak. 2A is probably too low a rating just guessing from the equipment list you have supplied.

If you just connect your CDP it will be OK but thats about it really.

Heres one that should be up to the job....rated at 1.5KVA. Bought one myself.....works great.

http://www.airlinktransformers.com/transformer/bp1500-bp1500-balanced-power-supply.asp

raym87,

How is the airlink?

http://community.whathifi.com/forums/t/237741.aspx

look here........

 

[Anonymous]

I'd think twice about this. Many manufacturers do not recommend using a mains conditioner certainly for their amplifiers, and often for the rest of their equipment. Also, as has been mentioned, those who have found a difference in the sound have thought it not necessarily better.

In theory, all UK equipment is designed for UK mains, which operates within the European standard, therefore, unless you live in a country outside the EU where mains fluctuates beyond the standard, or in an area within the UK where this is the case, you should have no need for a conditioner.

Some manufacturers do, however, recommend a separate spur for HiFi, as this enables amps in particular to perform well.ÿ

 

[Anonymous]

I have just discoverd that the unit in question has model number MCU5A/500.

I think this means it is a 5A unit.

Is it still next to useless?

I would go for the airlink but I thought as this is cheap it would be an inexpensive way to test the theory for myself before I go spending wads!

- jason.

 

[Anonymous]

I have read a number of other threads on this topic and some of them seem to contradict each other.

Trevor79 - it would appear that you are a bit of an authority of on the subject so I would appreciate your comments please.

The power specs for my components are listed as:

x-ray - 15W

X-P100 - 20W

X-AS100 Power Amps - 450W max (each) x2

V-Dac - 12v DC 500mA

It looks like the MCU has only a 2 Amp fuse in its plug.

Contrary to what Ray has advised, some folks seem to have plugged multiple components in to the these units and appear have had no issues.