All my mains leads are bog standard as all my kit is NVA!
I do use a regenerator as my mains is all over the place and a NVA BMU.
The regenerator makes little or no difference to sound quality but does stop all the transformers buzzing.
The mains
- zebbo
- Posts: 1741
- Joined: Thu Jul 12, 2012 8:22 am
- Location: As close to France as you can get.
- Has thanked: 7 times
- Been thanked: 28 times
Re: The mains
Audio Grail "Sable" Garrard 401 with Cumbrian Green Slate plinth / Audiomods 6 / Benz Micro Gullwing SLR, Phono 2, NVA INT400sa. (Oh and a Copland CDA823 CD Player, for when I fancy a bit of the devil's spawn!)
- karatestu
- Posts: 5965
- Joined: Sun Jan 08, 2017 4:40 pm
- Location: North Yorkshire
- Has thanked: 1876 times
- Been thanked: 1400 times
Re: The mains
I often wonder what solar or wind power would sound like . Or build your own mini power station - doc could power his by burning lp12's . Lots of farms around here have wind turbines or solar panels (not the water filled ones) and a few have bio digesters. Cow poo powered hifi (cow pat audio) may become a reality. watch this space.
DIY FREE ZONE
- karatestu
- Posts: 5965
- Joined: Sun Jan 08, 2017 4:40 pm
- Location: North Yorkshire
- Has thanked: 1876 times
- Been thanked: 1400 times
Re: The mains
Nothing to do with the mains but have a watch of this. Came across it whilst searching google for cowpat audio. Now this is the sort of thing that farmers get up to
[BBvideo=560,315]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZI1eeV88lQ[/BBvideo]
[BBvideo=560,315]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZI1eeV88lQ[/BBvideo]
DIY FREE ZONE
- zebbo
- Posts: 1741
- Joined: Thu Jul 12, 2012 8:22 am
- Location: As close to France as you can get.
- Has thanked: 7 times
- Been thanked: 28 times
Re: The mains
The BMU runs off the regenerator then everything plugs into that.
Audio Grail "Sable" Garrard 401 with Cumbrian Green Slate plinth / Audiomods 6 / Benz Micro Gullwing SLR, Phono 2, NVA INT400sa. (Oh and a Copland CDA823 CD Player, for when I fancy a bit of the devil's spawn!)
Re: The mains
Be careful zebbo, I got myself Barked at for something similar Viz Isotek Titan II
- savvypaul
- Posts: 8673
- Joined: Tue Oct 11, 2016 7:14 pm
- Location: Durham
- Has thanked: 1663 times
- Been thanked: 2994 times
- Contact:
Re: The mains
Is the Isotek a regenerator or a filter?
If it's the latter then it's pointless running it with a BMU.
If it's the latter then it's pointless running it with a BMU.
- zebbo
- Posts: 1741
- Joined: Thu Jul 12, 2012 8:22 am
- Location: As close to France as you can get.
- Has thanked: 7 times
- Been thanked: 28 times
Re: The mains
Why would that be?
All I'm doing is feeding the BMU a clean, steady supply of electricity. As I say, I can't hear any difference with the regenerator in place or not but ALL my equipment will buzz/hum quite badly at different times of the day without it. I've tried swapping the BMU in/out with both the regenerator and without and it's effects are constant.
The only concern that plays on my mind a little is whether the system is getting the full amps, or whatever, it needs when it's wound up a bit but it sounds ok so I guess it is.
All I'm doing is feeding the BMU a clean, steady supply of electricity. As I say, I can't hear any difference with the regenerator in place or not but ALL my equipment will buzz/hum quite badly at different times of the day without it. I've tried swapping the BMU in/out with both the regenerator and without and it's effects are constant.
The only concern that plays on my mind a little is whether the system is getting the full amps, or whatever, it needs when it's wound up a bit but it sounds ok so I guess it is.
Audio Grail "Sable" Garrard 401 with Cumbrian Green Slate plinth / Audiomods 6 / Benz Micro Gullwing SLR, Phono 2, NVA INT400sa. (Oh and a Copland CDA823 CD Player, for when I fancy a bit of the devil's spawn!)
-
- Posts: 2106
- Joined: Sun Aug 05, 2012 4:01 pm
- Location: West Midlands
- Has thanked: 0
- Been thanked: 0
- Contact:
Re: The mains
A regenerator takes the AC and creates some new AC from it.Regenerates. Renews
A filter does not regenerate but strains the AC through something to smooth or remove something. Takes away something maybe.
A filter does not regenerate but strains the AC through something to smooth or remove something. Takes away something maybe.
AtoZ
- savvypaul
- Posts: 8673
- Joined: Tue Oct 11, 2016 7:14 pm
- Location: Durham
- Has thanked: 1663 times
- Been thanked: 2994 times
- Contact:
Re: The mains
Alfer beat me to it.
I thought you were running a regenerator rather than a filter, Zebbo?
I get DC on the mains here which causes the BMU to buzz occasionally, but the amps themselves don't buzz.
I thought you were running a regenerator rather than a filter, Zebbo?
I get DC on the mains here which causes the BMU to buzz occasionally, but the amps themselves don't buzz.