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Posted by pmkap (M) on April 8, 2005 at 09:21:30

In Reply to: What I did was posted by NewbieBaby on April 8, 2005 at 04:02:05:

I don't think you'll find that additional isolation for your CD player from your other components is worth foregoing the benefits that balanced power would bring to your CDP. Even if your CDP has a 2 pronged, ungrounded AC plug, typically you still get the benefits of balanced power as the ps 'ground' is connected to the signalground on the CDP, which in turn is connected via interconnects to your other component's grounds.
You might consider doing what Equitech does, provide additional filtering as a 'branch' on your balanced conditioner. Equitech uses commercial metal encased filters. I don't know the manufaturer or model.
Kevin Haskins @ diycable.com sells a power conditioner/isolation pc board and parts to populate it. This would allow you provide balanced power to your cdp, while still providing some level of isolation from your other components.

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Topic - What AC Isolation Transformer capacity? - NewbieBaby 12:18:23 03/28/05 (12)

What I did was - NewbieBaby 04:02:05 04/08/05 (3)

Congrats, good choice but.... - pmkap 09:21:30 04/08/05 (2)

As the Inuit in Never Cry Wolf said, - NewbieBaby 14:37:47 04/08/05 (1)

Never Cry Wolf - Great Reference! Great Movie!(nt) - pmkap 16:53:03 04/08/05 (0)

Have you looked at something like this? - GTF 10:04:12 04/02/05 (1)

Yes, Thanks. - NewbieBaby 17:59:45 04/04/05 (0)

That ain't what you want:) - Russ57 12:26:08 03/31/05 (5)

Re: That ain't what you want:) - NewbieBaby 15:08:56 04/01/05 (4)

Cheapest way...if you are in USA is.... - Russ57 04:24:24 04/04/05 (3)

All things being equal .... - pmkap 20:40:48 04/08/05 (0)

Re: Cheapest way...if you are in USA is.... - NewbieBaby 17:58:47 04/04/05 (1)

Re: Cheapest way...if you are in USA is.... - P. Hanley 18:17:58 05/31/05 (0)

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Congrats, good choice but.... - pmkap 09:21:30 04/08/05 (2)

As the Inuit in Never Cry Wolf said, - NewbieBaby 14:37:47 04/08/05 (1)

Never Cry Wolf - Great Reference! Great Movie!(nt) - pmkap 16:53:03 04/08/05 (0)

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