I am rethinking my requirements and feel that basically what I want is surge protection,rf and emi filters and stable power between 230-240 at all times.I am not very comfortable with the idea of noise from the cooling fans.If we ignore online ups for the moment,the choice seems to be between doing nothing or opting for the Vertex Servo Stabilizer with or without their surge protector.Vertex is willing to build the stabilizer according to my requirements with filters,obo surge protector and sockets which will directly accept the power cables from the cdp,pre and power.No extension board,no isolation transformer.I would prefer to keep the chain small.Would the direct regulated power from the servo be superior to the double converted 'pure sine wave' power of the ups?Since there is no back up,the equipment would abruptly shut off in case of power failure.Is this kind of shutdown harmful for the system or does it make no difference?
I have been using a Vertex Servo Stab 2kva (i have 3 of these for my various systems) for the past 3 years. They built these with better internal cabling (supposedly an audiophile mod). These are working great and in those occasions of power failure - the system just shut down - without any harmful consequences. I even have the Odyssey stratos extreme amp connected through the vertex, and though this amp. is a high current design - I have not personally noticed any detrimental effect on music - regardless of the connection either directly to the outlet or through the vertex. BTW I had my electrician run dedicated connections from the breaker to my listening room.
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Sid
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