excellent Power Distribution

Posted by: Larry on 05 August 2001

Having tried lots of different power distribution devices, ranging from cheap to ridiculously expensive, I think I have cracked it!.
Recently, through a work colleague, I got to meet a manufacturer of distribution blocks. Obviously I interrogated him about his products and got to try some hands on trials. Firstly the quality of manufacture is superb, architectural style and build quality. Secondly this gear is used in hospitals and large computer set-ups. Most importantly this stuff performs. I'm using a 4 way to power my sources and another to power the naim stuff and so far it beats all the others hands down, musical is how I'd describe it.
If anyone is interested in trying it out please e mail me and I'll put you in touch with him. This is quality stuff without the ludicrous price tags.

w.gasior@btinternet.com

Posted on: 05 August 2001 by Steve Toy

I would seriously doubt that it would even come close to, say, the Music Works Mega Block @ 230 pounds. Firstly it probably comes with some kind of powersurge suppressing device which would impede the dynamic performance of your system. Secondly it has not been designed and optimised specifically for use in a music system. 230 pounds is not a lot of money to pay for an improvement in performance that would equal a PSU, such as a Flatcap2 or Hi-cap, costing much more. Moreover the value added by such PSUs is further enhanced by the addition of such a decent mains block.

It's always a nice day for it, have a good one
Steve

Posted on: 06 August 2001 by Rico

quote:
I would seriously doubt that it would even come close to, say, the Music Works Mega Block @ 230 pounds. Firstly it probably comes with some kind of powersurge suppressing device which would impede the dynamic performance of your system. Secondly it has not been designed and optimised specifically for use in a music system. 230 pounds is not a lot of money to pay for an improvement in performance that would equal a PSU, such as a Flatcap2 or Hi-cap, costing much more. Moreover the value added by such PSUs is further enhanced by the addition of such a decent mains block.

Steve

I think you should engage in a little discovery before slashing down on a alternate product to say, Music Works (good as it might be). Full of nasty suppressors? Not specifically designed for music? Oh, and the component parts of the music works are? It's easy enough to set yourself up for £230 if engaging in say, Music Works - does that make it poor value alongside a power supply in the same way that you infer that this chaps blocks might?

Give the guy a break - you're sounding remarkably like a non-ferrous variety of the ubiquitous manaphile.

Rico - let them eat Kans.

Posted on: 06 August 2001 by Steve Toy

I am always open-minded, and I admit that in this case, my opinion was pure speculation.
I am always open to demonstrations. If it turns out that the aforementioned blocks are as good as, or better than MW, then I've wasted 230 quid!
Hoewever, I take it that I am permitted to be somewhat doubtful at this point, without getting my head sawn off!

It's always a nice day for it, have a good one
Steve

Posted on: 06 August 2001 by Frank Abela

Poor Larry - and that was his first post as well!

Sorry Steve, I think you came down a bit hard on the poor boy.

Regards,
Frank.
All opinions are my own and do not reflect the opinion of any organisations I work for, except where this is stated explicitly.

Posted on: 06 August 2001 by Larry

OK OK. Calm down now,
a few facts to back up my first post.
I tried the MW and it did a sterling job of distributing the juice. As for sound, there definitely was an improvement on the multi-purpose, curly cord block I was using, (When my other half wasn't using it for the ironing that is). The point is, MW does not like being in the vicinity of the wall socket, nor the Lingo that resides on my rack nor the metalwork of the rack itself! One answer would be to move all the aforementioned bits of hardware o ut of the room and give pride of place to the block and then maybe it will give its best. The point is, the stuff I'm talking about works as well or better without all the constraints. It even looks good. (Strange how the MW looks identical to the £50 qu i d one in RS...) I've shown this to be the case to a couple of friends who agree, (by listening)!
I'm very happy with my naim gear, but why do I get the feeling that if I suggested that another brand came even close, was cheaper and looked better, this wou ld provoke more of the same blinkered responses. Please don't make being a naim owner mean short sightedness and a fervent desire to follow the path dictated to you by a few words in a magazine or the net. I know I've not heard the last of this! Enjoy the music, thats why we all set out on this quest, is it not?
Larry e

Posted on: 06 August 2001 by Steve Toy

Larry,
Sorry to have been less than welcoming to you on your first post. To be completely honest, when I posted my reply, I paid no attention to the number of postings you had made.
As for the blinkers I may have been wearing, I was just a little sceptical about the idea of any short-cuts. Now that I see that you've tried Music Works, me thinks there could be something in this cheaper block you suggest!

There are always debates going on in this Forum between the various fanatics from different camps, on different topics. I tend to troll a little on occasions - just so that it all doesn't get too serious!
My system is not all Naim.
My CD player is Naim, my amps are Densen, and my speakers are Rega. I am happy with this mongrel combination, as I feel that the components work together synergetically. Not buying all from one brand, surely I must be fairly open-minded in my choices!
My own philosophy on music is esentially flat-earth, i.e: pace, rhythm and timing, accurate pitch.
I also like a few round-earth qualities as icing on the cake: well-focussed soundstage, well-extended bass, and accurate tonal balance.
My choice of equipment supports is QS Reference.
Your stereotype (excuse irony here) Naim Forum member has the following:

CDX/102/NAPSC/Hi-cap/140 on Mana/Linn Kans on Custom Design, placed too close together (but with nothing between them) as they are not interested in soundstaging

It's always a nice day for it, have a good one
Steve

Posted on: 16 August 2001 by Steve B

Definition - standardised image or conception of a type of person etc..

Yes it is his imagination.

Steve B

Posted on: 16 August 2001 by Steve Toy

Well, perhaps a caricature would have been a better description then. I meant it light-heartedly, and yet got told to calm down!
The point I really wanted to make is that fanaticism, dogma etc should be avoided, as it fails to accept the principle that there is more than one way to skin a cat in our pursuit of blissful reproduction of music.

The system I described above is classically "flat-earth, is it not? Especially as I forgot to mention the LP12/aro/armageddon/cartridge of choice/Prefix/
Perhaps I'd just better make sure that the smiley count is high!

It's always a nice day for it, have a good one
Steve

Posted on: 16 August 2001 by Steve Toy

I refer to a posting I have made in response to:
WHAT DOES FLAT EARTH MEAN?
On page 2.

It's always a nice day for it, have a good one
Steve

Posted on: 16 August 2001 by Steve Toy

Stallion,
I hope this clarifies my position on this topic a little better...
Yours,
Steve.

Posted on: 17 August 2001 by Steve Toy

Il y a pas mal de jours sans soleil, ca c'est bien notre climat!
Mais, dans ma vie il y a rarement un jour qui passe sans musique!

It's always a nice day for it, have a good one
Steve

Posted on: 17 August 2001 by Steve Toy

I like most beers of *quality* with distinctive and diverse flavours, as opposed to the bland varieties (heavily marketed) that offend nobody's palate (by having no flavour.)

A list of beers I could approve of include:
Czech lagers, and those from Bavaria and Austria conforming to Reinheitsegebot.
Belgian beers, including fruit beers, monastic ales, and bieres d'abbeye.
French micro-brasserie beers - "Les trois Brasseurs" in Lille or "Les Brasseurs" in Limoges.
Some English Real Ales, especially Pedigree, Old Speckled Hen, Fullers ESB, Abbot, and many others.
Guinness.

Beers I don't particularly like are English fizzy lagers, brewed with only the finest (chemical) ingredients (assuring faster brewing times to save on storage space etc, giving the beer some kind of lavour that it would otherwise lack, and ensuring it will survive until the best-before date!)
English lagers with names *bought* from breweries on the Continent, or elsewhere - basically any beer brewed under licence, as it NEVER tastes the same as the real import.
Some of the new Real Ales brewed to jump on the bandwagon of the recent real ale revival; the Wychwood Brewery springs to mind in this respect - with the notable exception of their brew called "The Dog's Bollocks," because happens to be just that

Anyway, I had you down as more of a wine sort of chap, to be honest!

It's always a nice day for it, have a good one
Steve

[This message was edited by Steven Toy on SATURDAY 18 August 2001 at 05:19.]