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THE LC1 AC POWER LINE CONDITIONER


The ac power line injects noise into audio equipment. A filter removes noise from the ac power line by presenting an impedance mismatch to the undesirable noise signal. An impedance mismatch reflects noise back into the power line. This fundamental behavior is that of a band reject filter. Another source of noise is the audio equipment itself. The power supplies in audio equipment inject noise back into the power line. Large power supplies like those in power amplifiers tend to create more noise. A power amplifier delivers noise to a preamplifier plugged into the same power source. When noise is removed from an audio system, the system sounds better. The degree of sonic improvement obtained from noise filtration depends on several factors. The level of ac power line noise varies between locations and with time of day. The noise sensitivity of audio equipment and the noise generated by the equipment varies. The degree of noise removal between different filters varies dramatically. The sensitivity of listeners to noise is by no means a constant.
The LC1 ac power line conditioner is a bi-directional noise filtration system. It not only stops a great deal of noise from entering audio equipment, but also stops equipment from injecting noise back into the power line and hence into other components. This is why an individual filter per component is so desirable. Each component receives a largely isolated source of nearly noise free ac power.
The LC1 may be used to power a wide range of low powered audio equipment. Included are preamplifiers, CD players, CD transports, DACs, tuners, tape decks, phono stages, turntables, passive electrostatic loudspeaker systems and a range of power amplifiers.

The LC-1 and Power Amplifier Power Ratings

These allowable power ratings are approximate due to variations in audio power amplifier designs. The ratings refer to continuous sinusoidal power output into a resistive load.
Transistor Class AB Push-Pull -100 wrms total

Transistor Class A Push-Pull -50 wrms total

Transistor Single Ended -30 wrms total


Vacuum Valve Class AB Push-Pull -60 wrms total

Vacuum Valve Class A Push-Pull -30 wrms total Vacuum Valve Single Ended -18 wrms total
AC Power Line Ground

The LC1 is shipped with the power line ground disconnected from the three pronged power plug. The power line ground can easily create very undesirable ground loop problems in multiple component audio systems. Your dealer can connect the line ground if so desired.