General Asylum: REVIEW: Pure Power PurePower+ 1500 Power Conditioner/Surge Protector by ahendler

Model:	PurePower+ 1500
Category:	Power Conditioner/Surge Protector
Suggested Retail Price:	$2495
Description:	Power regenerator with Battery backup
Manufacturer URL:	Pure Power

Review by ahendler on March 24, 2014 at 17:28:13
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for the PurePower+ 1500

I have in the past used various power strips and filters in my system. the latest being the Uberbuss filter. With the Uberbuss I both tried plugging my power amps into the Uperbuss or plugging them into the wall. Plugging the whole system into the Uberbuss sounded the best with simply a very clean sound and nice black background. Along comes the PurePower 1500. I first tried plugging my whole system into the PurePower and plugging the PurePower into the Uperbuss with the Uberbuss plugged into the wall. With this combo I got a small increase in resolution and a small increase in dynamicks. Howevere there was an unpleasant congestion in the lower midrange with this setup that I did not like at all. So out goes the Uberbuss and I plug the PurePower+ straight into the wall outlet. Now I get a very noticible increase in low level resolution and a huge increase in dynamics. And I mean huge. Live concert type dynamics. I now have many recordings both digital and vinyl that if I set the lowest levels so I can just hear them the loudest levels are almost to loud. At first I thought that maybe this was being caused by to much detail or some kind of distortion but know it is just realistic, live music, thrilling dynamics that I have never heard from my system. I have only been listening for two weeks but so far the purepower+ 1500 is a real winner with no downsides to it that I can tell
Alan

Product Weakness:	None that I have noticed
Product Strengths:	Strong improvement in dynamics and low level resolution

Associated Equipment for this Review:

Amplifier: 2 each David Berning ZH270
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): Shindo Auriges
Sources (CDP/Turntable): Audio Note transport and dac/Basis 1400 withe Rega arm And Ortofon 2m Bronze cartridge
Speakers: Magnepan 3.6r
Cables/Interconnects: Grover Huffman interconnects/Auditorium 23 speaker cables
Music Used (Genre/Selections): Classical, Film Music, Popular
Room Size (LxWxH): 15 x 12 x
Room Comments/Treatments: Ficas trees
Time Period/Length of Audition: 2 weeks
Other (Power Conditioner etc.): PurePower+ 1500
Type of Audition/Review: Product Owner

Amplifier:	2 each David Berning ZH270
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	Shindo Auriges
Sources (CDP/Turntable):	Audio Note transport and dac/Basis 1400 withe Rega arm And Ortofon 2m Bronze cartridge
Speakers:	Magnepan 3.6r
Cables/Interconnects:	Grover Huffman interconnects/Auditorium 23 speaker cables
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	Classical, Film Music, Popular
Room Size (LxWxH):	15 x 12 x
Room Comments/Treatments:	Ficas trees
Time Period/Length of Audition:	2 weeks
Other (Power Conditioner etc.):	PurePower+ 1500
Type of Audition/Review:	Product Owner