Clean power for hi-fi...
The James Audio mains conditioner provides the power needed for your h-ifi system to perform at its best and does this without the negative effects that some conditioners introduce....
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If you would like to find out more, talk to the designer or take advantage of our 30 day no quibble home trial, please email us with details of your system and any mains problems you are experiencing.
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The new Mk.6 mains conditioner was in action at the Bristol Sound and Vision show and helped Neat Acoustics win the BFA Best Stereo Demonstration award. Neat used a clever combination of acoustic panels and the James Audio power conditioner to overcome some of the main barriers to good quality sound at a hi-fi show.
The James Audio 1kVA power conditioner
Consider owning an exotic sports car, fashioned by its makers to be a creation of unbridled exhilaration and beauty. If you run it on low-grade contaminated fuel, the performance will be lacking and inconsistent, you will never experience its true nature. If you switch to clean, pure, high-grade fuel... it will fly!
This is a good analogy to running a top-end hi-fi system via a James Audio power conditioner. The improvement is immediate and significant. The music is more detailed, lively and dynamic. The ‘silence' is at a lower level, the transients are cleaner and more relaxed.
Listening fatigue is reduced also; not by what is added to the music but by what is removed. The mains supply which powers hi-fi equipment is shared with other electrical equipment which adds noise to the network. Not just the annoying ‘clicks' and ‘pops' but other, more insidious noise, outside of the audible range, which affects the electronics but which speakers cannot turn into sound pressure. You don't even notice this noise until it is removed. This is a similar experience to shutting down a PC, where the cooling fan noise is only registered at the instant it stops. Of course you could have heard the fan noise if you'd listened, but you can't hear ultra-sonic and radio-frequency noise.
So what improvements can I expect?
One effect of this inaudible noise is to ‘dither' the voltage waveforms, adding both phase and amplitude uncertainty. This is manifest to the listener as reduced positional definition, compressed dynamic range and a general loss of clarity. When the power conditioner is used, the sound stage comes into sharper focus, allowing the individual instruments and voices to be separated. You are better able selectively to enjoy the performance of an individual musician, whilst being perfectly aware of the other performers surrounding them. You will experience a new level of subtlety and detail.
Why do I need a mains conditioner?
Surely manufacturers of expensive equipment go to pains to ensure all this noise is filtered out? The simple answer is – they can't, it would be impractical! What makes this unit totally effective also makes it far too expensive and heavy (18kg) to include in each hi-fi component!
Not convinced?
Well, if you're happy with your hi-fi our advice would be to leave it alone and listen to some good music. We definitely don't want to sell you a mains conditioner unless you are going to be happy that you've gained a useful improvement from it. Have a look through the site - we hope you will at least find some useful information either to put your mind at rest that you don't have a problem with noise on the mains, or some useful tips for getting the best out of your equipment.
