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The Golden Ear Award by Harry Pearson in the
Issue #182 (June/July 2008) of The Absolute Sound.


Awarded by Stereo Times
Writer's Most Wanted Product of the Year 2005 - Key Kim
Editor's Most Wanted Product of the Year 2005 - Greg Petan
Publisher's Most Wanted Product of the Year 2005 - Clement Perry

High Resolution Master Power Conditioner With Power Factor Correction, RF/Noise Filtering and Transient Suppression

The Adept Response High Resolution Master Power Conditioner is a cutting edge design intended to provide the best power conditioning possible without limiting dynamics. Since power must respond quickly and completely to the demands of program material we believe it is imperative that power conditioning components present a low impedance power path while providing wide bandwidth noise reduction. Conventional power conditioners simply cannot approach the bandwidth/impedance characteristics of the Adept Response while still offering effective noise filtration and high voltage surge protection. Exclusive Audience technology achieves far greater performance for all audio and video components. 

Of the power conditioning products on the market today few allow your playback system to attain full dynamic range or reproduce subtle dynamic contrasts accurately. The other culprit afflicting most power conditioning products is the ubiquitous MOV. (Metal Oxide Varistor) The MOV is a sacrificial device. This means it wears down over time until it fails completely. Its purpose is to clamp high voltage transients safely to ground instead of through your equipment. This would be fine if it didn't break down and behave like the world's worst capacitor across your power line, storing energy and releasing it as performance robbing, time delayed distortion into your audio system. The effect is quite audible. For surge protection the Adept Response employs a non-wearing type high voltage transient suppression.

Adept Response uses only the finest conducting, filtering and transient suppression components. Even the power switch is exceptional, a very high quality magnetic circuit breaker. The advantage over thermal circuit breakers is that thermal breakers increase in resistance as power demand increases, causing heat dependent, resistive modulation of the incoming voltage.  This effectively reduces the power available to your equipment just when you need it most.  The design employed in the Adept Response provides for the most natural flow of music.

The state of the art inductive components used in the Adept Response power conditioner add no significant series resistance. This maintains a low impedance power path to your playback system.  Also, the Adept Response performs power factor correction. This helps restore natural dynamics by bringing the AC voltage and current into a better phase relationship allowing a more efficient transfer of power. With the Adept Response as your power conditioner all aspects of the audio/video performance are greatly improved. Your playback system will no longer be starved of clean high quality power. The result is realistic, beautiful audio and stunning video resolution.

Each of the 12 outlets is individually filtered and double filtered from every other outlet providing maximum component to component isolation. This means an entire audio or video system including everything from digital components and phonograph preamplifiers to power amplifiers can easily be powered by the same conditioner. This extensive noise filtering creates a lower noise floor and improves low level resolution, providing superior sound stage presentation. Power amplifiers plugged into the Adept Response display increased dynamics and perform as if they were more powerful.

This incredible performance is only equaled by the lifetime warranty. Audience will repair or replace any factory defective Adept Response power product for as long as you own it.

Features:

  • Main power cable included:  Standard 6 ft. 10 AWG powerChord by Audience with Neutrik 20A Powercon and Marinco power connectors
  • Low resistance, heavy duty magnetic circuit breaker power switch
  • No high resistance type series inductors
  • Ultra-high efficiency filter components on every outlet
  • Double filtering between outlets for maximum component to component isolation
  • Dynamic range performance maximized by some power factor correction
  • Entire audio and/or video system can be powered by a single Adept Response power conditioner
  • Audience Auricap High Resolution Capacitors used exclusively in filter sections
  • Digital incoming voltage readout on front panel
  • Entire electrical circuitry cryogenically treated
Specifications
Current/Voltage 15A or 20A/120V, 220V, 230V, 240V
Power Outlets 12 Hubbell high conductivity power receptacles
Satellite/Cable TV Ground loop isolation transformer for hum reduction
Indicator Front panel digital LED incoming voltage readout
Chasis Heavy duty, rack-mountable
Dimensions 19”W x 5.0”H x 9.0”D
Weight 14 lbs./4.27Kg. - not including powerChord
Finish Natural Brushed Aluminum

 

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