Alan Maher's Power Enhancer

alanmaher · « **Reply #960 on:** 7 Dec 2008, 04:14 pm »

The Outlet Shield should be placed at the primary wall outlet for starters. I would also recommend to use the shield on other outlets around the house that might be injecting noise into the circuit. I'm not saying all outlets need to be shielded, but the super noisy ones should be addressed. Anything that injects a high frequency harmonic distortion/arc into the circuit is a good candidate. Another good example is having 2 or 3 duplex daisy chained in the same box...add a shield to each duplex.

Pending our incoming vendor orders it might be possible to start shipping the shield mid January, but I was shooting for the first or second week of Feb....I will make up a few for Jen to off load while I'm on the road mid Feb.

The shield works great with our Reference and PE series filters and cables. the upcoming Quantum series, and the Hammond choke tweak.

alanmaher · « **Reply #961 on:** 7 Dec 2008, 10:59 pm »

Just for the hell of it.....Dec 8 is my birthday.....lets do a one day Birthday Bash.....20% off everything in stock.

Alan

alanmaher · « **Reply #962 on:** 11 Dec 2008, 08:01 pm »

12 Days of Christmas Extravaganza:

In the spirit of Christmas AM designs would like to offer a very special holiday offering, starting Dec 12 we would like to offer one item per day to represent the 12 days of Christmas. Each selected item will be marked down 10%. During various times each day we will offer an additional 10% Secret Santa discount on the selected items. All orders over $500 will receive a free gift.

alanmaher · « **Reply #963 on:** 13 Dec 2008, 11:37 pm »

Huge Christmas Savings...Hurry While Supplies Last.

Today's Special is the Reference One. The noise floor offered by the Reference One is the best in it's class.

toes · « **Reply #964 on:** 17 Dec 2008, 07:04 am »

Alan,

I have the PE III, that's a great description. The vocal inflections come through like never before. Does the PE Quantum have this same quality? What would a PE Quantum bring to the table, over and above the PE III?

alanmaher · « **Reply #965 on:** 17 Dec 2008, 10:46 am »

toes

The PE Quantum is a different kind of filter. The PE Q is considered the next step in PE technology. The PE Q address all the normal PE enhancements, plus warmth, increased foundation, dynamics, sound stage 3 dimensional flesh in, size, and dead silence. Increased detail, speed, and prestine musical tone are all byproducts of the new series.

Each product in the upcoming Quantum series address different kinds of noise/control methods. The lightning rod of the series will be the PE Quantum, mini Quantum power cable, and the Quantum power cable (a combination of our Reference filter, PE controlled active shielding/filter, Quantum cable filter, and our exclusive hybrid wire geometry). The Quantum Studio will be our crowning achievement for the Quantum series and should be considered the best parallel PLC on the planet.

Other items like speaker cables and interconnects will be announced later in the year. The speaker cable design is finished, but I'm still trying to make up my mind if the interconnect will fall under the upcoming isolated Reference series or the Quantum....the interconnect is designed for studio applications and converted for consumer high-end audio...it completely isolates two components from each other and kills all ground loop problems and crosstalk ground noise....it is the only design on the market, that I'm aware of, that actively drops noise below -120db. Early high-end audio reports have the new interconnect beating several $$$$ products....I don't waste my time with those type of comparisons, so I can't confirm...but in my opinion it is one of the better sounding cables that I have heard in a balanced application....I'm still working on the unbalanced design.

The Quantum series does not make the PE or Reference series obsolete, instead all three series should be used together in the system and thoughout the home to combat all forms of noise.

alanmaher · « **Reply #966 on:** 24 Dec 2008, 10:14 am »

We will be closed Dec 25 - Jan 05.

alanmaher · « **Reply #967 on:** 3 Jan 2009, 10:19 pm »

NEWS: Brand New PE V Pro ($315) and Pro Custom ($425) v2 models will be available starting Jan 15, 2009.....this is something special....for the first time the top of the line V models will be offered as a custom wall wart design. We modified the V case to accept a PE a/c male plug. The V power cord has been eliminated to maximize filter performance, upgraded the 4N silver to 5N Cardas silver bus wiring, and upgraded the filter parts to our PE series v2 spec. Both v2 models offer an incredible boost in performance compared to the original design...at the same time we have been able to increase part quality and lower cost.

alanmaher · « **Reply #968 on:** 4 Jan 2009, 10:42 pm »

RPC Owners....please submit reviews to be used on our web site.

Thank-you!
Alan

HumanMedia · « **Reply #969 on:** 5 Jan 2009, 02:05 am »

Any photos of the Outlet Shield yet?

And any news on the availability of the Outlet Shield?

alanmaher · « **Reply #970 on:** 5 Jan 2009, 09:10 am »

Soon....we had numerous inquires, but I am trying to time the release with my touring schedule vs. incoming part orders...and right now a couple of the part orders are MIA, which just so happen to be the shielding materials. I'm going out with Priest for 6 weeks starting in Feb, more than likely I will make the shields right before I leave and Jen will handle the sales and web site info. More to come...right now I'm putting the finishing touches on the new V's....I should have the pictures uploaded before the end of the weekend.....these guys kick some royal booty

underdog64 · « **Reply #971 on:** 5 Jan 2009, 10:57 am »

Alan will the shield be just what was originally planned:to go onto the back of a existing wall outlet-or-part of a new outlet that you told me you were contemplating changing the design to?

alanmaher · « **Reply #972 on:** 5 Jan 2009, 01:37 pm »

The original shield design has been simplified to make installation easier for all types of after-market 120v/220v/240v outlets. A tuned outlet with a more robust shield built in is still in the works....the prototype sounds great, but we are trying to scale the design down to fit the standard wall box without requiring an electrician to install a larger box. I guarantee the new outlet design will blow everything away...both filtered and non-filtered wall applications without adding active parts across the load. The filtered outlet idea stems from our new Quantum concept.

michaelv · « **Reply #973 on:** 5 Jan 2009, 10:19 pm »

Thanks.

alanmaher · « **Reply #974 on:** 6 Jan 2009, 10:31 am »

no trade secrets

alanmaher · « **Reply #975 on:** 8 Jan 2009, 09:38 am »

NEWS: Pre-orders for the new Digital Iso-Reference power cable will start Jan 15, 2009. The Digital Iso-Reference is the first power cord designed to completely eliminate all forms of noise from dc to 25GHz (125GHz w/ Quantum upgrade), absorb crosstalk distortion and leakage, lower mechanical/frequency vibration, and offer true circuit isolation. Average wait time is 4 weeks due to part availability and manufacturing. The Digital Iso-Reference will be our top of the line power cord offered for the Reference Collection. Isolated interconnects and speaker cables will follow in the 2Q 09'.

Specs: The filter is only designed for a max load of 80 watts....the cable should only be used for digital cd/dvd player, transport, and dac applications. I have two installed in my system on the digital front end...and in all honesty I will never use another power cord again in the applications....nothing I have ever heard betters the Iso-Reference in a digital application. I use mine on a Benchmark Dac1 pre and it's a match made in heaven....the pre is belting out some of the finest digital I have ever heard....no need to ever upgrade again, in my opinion.

vett93 · « **Reply #976 on:** 13 Jan 2009, 01:04 am »

Alan,

Can you give me suggestions on how to further improve my 2-ch system with even more AC noise filtering? I have 1 PE V S/AC and 4 PE's installed in my house, as well as other AC line condition/filtering devices. So I tried the following to test if these filters are sufficient with the current setup. The answer is no.

I have a dedicated circuit for audio gears. All my HT gears are on another circuit. So one day, I decided to unplug all HT gears and see what would happen to my 2-ch audio gears. Since I have invested a lot on AC noise reduction, I was hoping that I wouldn't hear any differences. But the differences are quite noticeable! Apparently, the noises from my HT to 2-ch gears are still too strong.

On my HT gears, I plugged my rear projection HDTV, Dish Sat receiver, a hard-drive for Sat receiver, and Surround processor to a APC power conditioner, where I have one PE installed on the APC too. The subwoofers are protected by Panamax surge protectors. On this HT circuit, I have one PE installed on one AC duplex too

On my 2-ch gears, I have more devices to reduce noises. I use two Shunyata AC duplex outlets, number 1-4 outlets. #1 outlet is where AC line comes in and I have a PE V S/AC connected to that outlet. #2 is closest to #1 and I have a Shunyata Guardian PLC plugged into #2 with a LessLoss filtering power cord. I plugged my CD player and preamp on this Shunyata PLC. I have another filtering power cord from JPS for the CD player so that its noises back to the PLC are reduced. My power amp is directly plugged in outlet #3. All my 2-ch gears have Bybee filters on the AC.

I was disappointed to find out that my 2-ch gears sound noticeably better with the HT gears unplugged. Without HT gears, my 2-ch audio sounds sweeter and more analog like, with more nuances and inner details. Needless to say, my HT gears have been off since then.

Any pointers will be greatly appreciated.

vett93 · « **Reply #977 on:** 13 Jan 2009, 02:52 am »

I forgot to mention that all cables between my HT and 2-ch gears were disconnected for the test. So there was no noise from other sources but AC line.

alanmaher · « **Reply #978 on:** 13 Jan 2009, 10:26 am »

vett93

OK...first off, you have too much of mix and match filter designs, as I said to you in the beginning, you must decide on a overall design concept or the multiple brand concept will begin to work against each other by overlapping frequencies.

Part of the problem is everything plugged into the house has it's own line frequency that is injected back into the phase via leakage. Traditional methods of addressing the end of the line, a.k.a the component, is a big waste of time and money. Each and every appliance, including components, must be addressed, filtered, and tuned to the same line frequency around the home in order to lower crosstalk noise, which is what you are describing. If it was me, I would remove the Shunyata Guardian, LessLoss, APC, and whatever else you might have plugged in, because that is what I did in my own system, and decide on a signature sound using stock cabling. Allow each filter to do it's thing for 3 or 4 days until the power supply has stabilized in each component, then make a decision as to which offers a better sonic solution with your component selection, speaker placement, and room acoustics. If you decide our filtering is the way to go, then I would suggest the following:

1 Multiple RPC to isolate gear.

2. Add more S/AC and V IEC units into the system to start offering line and component isolation....this is two different things...the IEC filter does this better than anything on the market. The Reference and mini-Quantum power cable will also be a big help to control individual component noise. The new mini-Quantum adds piezo electric tuning for better control of line frequency in both directions.

3. Tune both the stereo and HT circuit using the same tuned PE concept.

4. Address each appliance plugged into the wall with our mini PE set, standard PE (pending size of appliance), or PE II (pending type of appliance). The only way to lower harmonic noise is to control the PFC and mechanical/crosstalk leakage of each installed appliance.

When you are ready, lets sit down and map out a long term strategy to banish the harmonic gremlins and bring back total house musical bliss. The only thing you will experience is greater line bandwidth, noise suppression, and increased musical satisfaction with each tuned PE installed.

Just a note: I head out Jan 26 for a 6 week tour....won't be back until the end of March. Jen will have the usual in stock. If a custom order is required during that time, please place the order now so I have it finished before I'm ready to leave. Or place it early on after I'm gone so Jen will have the parts ready when I return. Our average part delay, no thanks to Washington, is now taking 8 to 12 weeks for incoming mail, outgoing is still the aveage 7 to 10 days, please take that into consideration when placing a large custom order. It's going to be like this until they pass the budget. Thank-you for understanding.

alanmaher · « **Reply #979 on:** 13 Jan 2009, 01:24 pm »

NEWS: PE VI.

Initial tests look very promising; we are measuring distances out as far as 3500 feet from the source, a much wider bandwidth compared to our other models, and a huge leap forward in tonal quality and video reproduction. 48 individual wide band filters installed covering 8 different frequency bands. Trickled down technology from our Quantum project, the PE VI extracts musical and visual information like no other and should be considered a must for any PE fan. Stay tuned for more information. Release date: Summer 2009.