Thanks Mitch. I have a question....What do you do if you travel and you go to a country that doesn't use 110 AC (like South Korea). Do you just use a converter for the power conditioner?

​@@NURREDIN Hey, Nurredin. Thank you for checking us out on KZfaq! Power conditioners protect your gear from power surges. Some of them are designed to die and self sacrifice if there is a bad issue with your power to protect the gear they are plugged in to. They also help correct voltage and distortions in the power. They make them for both 110 and 220 power. If you are wanting to use one overseas, I would buy the one designed to work with your power. If you had a 110 version, you would need a power convertor to turn it around to 220. If there is anything else I can help with, please let me know. Thanks, Grant Embury, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1647, Grant_embury@Sweetwater.com

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Hey Sweetwater, will a power conditioner help mitigate the hum I get in both my monitors and my headphones that is a result of a grounding issue? It always seems to happen when I’m charging my MacBook, running a second video monitor and have my headphone amp all plugged in the same outlet.

You know you're never really done bro...!

That’s what I thought. 2x 1176LN’s and 4 clones later and I’m not even there yet BUT I SWORE I WAS??(hairballs are great but warm audio if youre lazier) I’ve been lucky lately with flipping guitars so I’m going to buy a CL1B. Wish me luck & pls give me compressor suggestions :)

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Just wait till you learn you really need a voltage regulator too.

It never ends. I spent more on acoustic treatment when it was a usb hub generating a lot of self-noise 😩

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Hi, Victor! Great question. I would definitely recommend connecting your monitors to your power conditioner. This shouldn't have any effect on the sound of the monitors, other than possibly filtering out noise coming through the AC lines. Feel free to contact me directly with any further questions, and thanks for the interest! Caleb Lowrey, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1620, caleb_lowrey@sweetwater.com

Hello, great question! Yes, you can use a power conditioner for any electronics! It will help prevent any damage from surges as well as help with any interference or other issues. Thanks! Jason Filloramo, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1281, Jason_Filloramo@sweetwater.com

Hey, I've got a question. I have tried everything in this place (new cables, unplugging everything in the house, trying different sockets and bought new monitor speakers). Yet the problem with the hum / interferance stays. Do you have any advice on what kind of power conditioner to get? The problem isn't with my equipment. If I pick up my speakers and go to the neighbours there is no problem. It is something with the electricity over here but I got no clue. Yamaha hs7 or fresh out if the box adam v7 doesn't make a difference. If you have any idea or suggestions that would be great! Either way, thanks for your reaction :)

@@frowzone286 My first thought is you and your neighbor have power from different transformers. Unlikely but possible. More likely is you have a ground loop in your house where the neutral and ground wires are connected. The only place they should be on the same busbar is the service drop where the utility connects to your house. Your main service panel will have a bonded...ok look in your house for any subpanels where the neutral (white wire) and ground (bare or green wires) are attached to the same set of screws. It's pretty common and it sets up an electromagnetic loop between that spot and the main panel so any musical or sound equipment in the space between will have a strong hum. Or anything plugged in between the two. Does this make sense? I can explain it better, what to look for.

Can you recommend something that is not crazy expensive but just as good to clean up the power from the outlet. My case is not music specific but overall a computer systems performance.

@@zazabean23 I wish I could, I'm still collecting info myself. If you have a musician friend they probably have one.

According to his explanation, yes, if you get a product that does what it advertises. Conditioners take whatever comes from the wall and processes it through its hardware into one uniform value. Whatever process that is sends a stable power supply to your gear making you immune to most outside interference.

When you use a power conditioners is it okay to plug in your pc + sound card + pair of speakers + synthesizer? where should all this material be separated between two different power conditioners?

@@1eidji652 The two power conditioners were originally bought at different times for different locations and since I had them both I thought I might as well use them, so the the Furman PL-PLUS C is addressing everything audio related which includes powering the Shaw modem that supplies the audio signal from the internet, the PC, the Focusrite audio interface (USB powered) and the KRK V6 S4 powered monitors. The ART PS 4X4 PRO handles everything else which includes a computer monitor (my TV) the Shaw PVR and the Bose Companion 20 multimedia speakers....could it all be plugged into the Furman PL-PLUS C....sure it could (there's 9 things to plug in and the Furman has 9 plugs total) but I've never actually tried to do that.

invest in very good instrument/patch cables like ernie ball or providence, buy a furman and put all your electronics as further away from your audio gear. Will save you lots of headaches

When you use a power conditioners is it okay to plug in your pc + sound card + pair of speakers + synthesizer? where should all this material be separated between two different power conditioners?

I think your suggestion is the standard for pro studios. UPS system in an adjacent equipment room. I’m planning on a UPS near my sub-panel that will power my computer but I’m not sure my interface or tube amps go m the UPS. Amps may be better on power conditioners not UPS - but i am NOT sure of that yet.

Yeah- ‘Star grounding’..,,researching this and wiring a dedicated outlet to my computer and audio gear. Hoping to put a UPS near my subpanel. Apparently, you’re not supposed to put a surge/power conditioner on a UPS circuit? Need to research that now….

Hi, Kemaro! Thanks for the interest. Yes, getting a good power conditioner would be a really good idea for that type of setup. It will protect your equipment from electrical surges, and also improve the quality of your recordings by preventing noise from your AC lines from showing up in the audio path. Hope this helps, and feel free to contact me directly with any further questions! Caleb Lowrey, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1620, caleb_lowrey@sweetwater.com

They disconnected their power conditioner to show us 😂 & it brought noise

Really? What Meters are you using to detect the difference(s)?, your ears? This item isn't designed to give you (for the most part) a human ear Audible difference. Some people think never even Measure the Noise on the Outlet they use to Start with! I use Hospital Grade Outlet(s) for my HiFi, with a Dedicated 20 Amp Outlet, straight from the Breaker Box, with OFC Shielded wire! My point is all the CLEANING/Conditioning may not be audible to you// your ears. But, the Voltage Regulation, Spikes, and Brown Downs & Brown outs, have to be considered. All in All, it's Conditioning your Line Power in ways your NOT going to hear! It's not made to take you Equipment to the NEXT LEVEL, meaning if you have a cheap $500.00 Stereo, it's not going to make it Sound like a $10,000.00 system. Do some measuring of you line power, then do the same off of line conditioner... I 'm sure you'll be surprised. You can't Drive a Audi RS7, while making VW Rabbit payments! Just the Voltage Regulation is worth that kind of money! All in all, what u hearI is necessarly the only thing being corrected. EMF, RF, percentages, Line conditioning, etc., As I have stated, it's not a device that will MAKE you Device Sound Better that it was intended to sound, BUT... it will Clean up & Condition it to WORK at the PROPER Voltage. PLUS >>>>>adding the Spike & Surge Protection!!! Hopefully, this helps you out! Fore the most part, YOU CAN NOT, hear the LINE Noise of you Power.... Only can be detected with Meters.

I have multimeters and also the outlet tester that came with my multi meter. The Furman power conditioner I bought does absolutely NOTHING to change the voltage. The voltage goes up down and the Furman infact reads the voltage at around 117 when my other devices say up to 127 VAC. Infact furman told me it should have gotten rid of some hum and clean up the sound of my guitar amplifiers and it did nothing . I also have this on a separate 15 amp circuit and It’s still useless down to one device in the circuit . A guitar amp and a humidifier react to the changes in voltage that constantly happen ,guitar amp goes up and down in volume as well as the humidifier fans, furman products like the one I mentioned are absolutely disposable . Even their 5 grand devices Iv read on many forums increased electrical noise when measured at times. Furman told some people they wouldn’t fix their items but would give them a slight discount to buy a new one . Some of their items are marketed at being quiet like their highest end conditioners and yet people say they make humming noises and have to isolate them . Furman told these people they sometimes make noise, despite their false advertising. My 300 plus conditioner did and does nothing to help with sound for clearer guitar amp quality, it doesn’t even read the VAC right, it serves essentially no purpose . Some people will benefit from some conditioners but they don’t regulate voltage and they don’t clean up the electricity the same . Many devices out there are noisy and also cause new issues . Furman only had one regulators that kept the voltage within 1 +\- accuracy (within certain limitations) and that product is discontinued . If my VAC changes just by one point the amp sounds different , so if a Furman Regulator can’t keep up with that, then it’s not very useful at all

I retried using my old container with another amp, and infact it did clear up top end bite on the guitar amp . Sounds a bit clearer and tighter . Not as soft sounding either . Although I’m not sure I think it’s an objective improvement in sound for playing with distortion (since the guitar sounds less distorted , almost as off it has slightly less gain and saturation) it did effect this setup surprisingly . Last the I check it wasn’t noticeable but it was on a less compressed amplifier. So I can verify it makes a sound difference depending on the setup now. Everything else about lack of power regulation and reading electricity correctly and adding its own noise still stands.

Hmm no response from Sweetwater?🤔

@@wesleynelson8263 and? That's doesn't mean anything. They aren't the keeper of the power conditioners and it's not up to them to defend and/or have a rebuttal to every comment about them. Considering this vid is over a year old and they've likely don't hundreds since then, I'm sure it's not high on their priority list. They dont post vids to get into debates in the comments

@@wesleynelson8263 Nope. They are obviously not checking any power conditioners with an EMI meter.

So what do you recommend?

@@NiallEveritt First and foremost I'm using Greenwave filters in the studio to cut the EMI down to around 180 mV. Without the filters, the studio EMI is around 1100 mV. I'm about to replace my Furman PL-Plus DMC with an Art Pro Audio PS4x4 PRO USB Dual LED. I'm interested specifically in the Art Pro model as they claim to have an internal discrete module called APF (Advanced Power Filtering) to filter out EMI. I'll let you know if their filtering claim is true.

But.... Theyre not even comparable?

@@tilly3702 Hmmm. You know what? I might give it a try. It's just that even with Power Conditioners there's still some noise through the stage monitors. But now I'd like to experiment in my home studio. Yeah. Hmm.

@@troublesomecorsair Well my point is that a power strip just provides more outlets to power more appliances. The power conditioner is primarily for cleaning up the current. So they arent really comparable unless your strictly looking for more outlets. And even that case, im sure there are conditioners with more than 8 outlets (i may be wrong ive never looked into it).

Thanks for watching, happy to clarify! At 0:37 I was continuing my discussion of some examples, such as power strips and UPSs, that are sometimes incorrectly referred to as “power conditioners.” I was not saying a UPS is a power condition - it is not. I hope this helps! Mitch

Dude, lol, that’s exactly why I’m researching power conditioners. I recently moved my gear (amp head, 4x12 cab and pedalboard) into a different room from the garage. Everything I touch in the room feeds through the cab….switching lights, even touching the ceiling fan lol. I’m hoping a power conditioner takes care of that

It's working for me.

@@cesargonzalezbueno3359 ah sweet! So since your comment you’ve purchased one and it’s has fixed the problem? Which mode did you get?

@@troyskinnard1393 the way I'm using it is; I plug in the power conditioner and then, I plug everything else in the power conditioner. I have exactly the same one we see in this video thumbnail.

@@cesargonzalezbueno3359 awesome! Thanks man

Highly intelligent person. As this all is BS.

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