PC putting distortion on the mains - any cure?

Posted by: J.N. on 13 April 2004

To get the best sound out of my system (even with a separate spur) I have to unplug my PC, and other 'naughty' items from the ring-main.

Is there anything commercially available that I can put between the PC and the mains to stop its sonically degrading effect?

Posted on: 13 April 2004 by Basil

A switch.

Posted on: 13 April 2004 by J.N.

Thank you Basil.

The available wealth of knowledge is what makes this forum such a delight.

I want to keep the PC powered up.

Try again.

Posted on: 13 April 2004 by Mike Sae

I remember reading there are PSUs available that do not throw back noise into the ring-mains.
You'll have to do a search I'm afraid.
I'll admit I may have misread or it could be a figment of my imagination...

You might post the question at silentpcreview.com.
The webmaster is a respected computer nerd and a former Naim dealer.

Posted on: 14 April 2004 by Derek Wright

Have you tried a Uninterruptable Power supply to power the PC - I do not know if it will help but it does add a layer of isolation between the mains and the PC and also protects you from blackouts and brownouts

UPS are available quite cheaply on EBay

Derek

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Posted on: 14 April 2004 by andy c

Hi,
just adding from what Derek is saying if you have a look on ebuyer.com etc they do distribution blocks with this sort of thing built in.

andy c!