PS Audio PerfectWave Power Plant 5 & 10 Power Regenerators

Written by Administrator | 28 February 2011
Posted in Power Plant

When you think about home-theater gear, what usually comes to mind are things like displays, source devices, processors, amplifiers, and speakers. But these are nothing more than very expensive boat anchors without AC power—and that power had better be clean if they are going to perform at their best. This is where PS Audio comes in with its new PerfectWave Power Plant 5 and 10 AC Power Regenerators.

As with PS Audio's previous power products, both new models are based on the principle of power regeneration rather than conditioning or filtering. In this process, a sine-wave generator feeds a high-current analog amplifier, which produces a 60Hz sine wave with ultra low distortion and output impedance. In addition, MultiWave processing extends the charging time of the sine wave's peak so attached power supplies exhibit less ripple, which is especially effective with power amps, and CleanWave is said to "degauss" magnetically coupled power transformers by varying the frequency and amplitude of the sine wave in small "bubble-like" responses.