Ps audio directstream power plant p12 current regenerator - silver

Power Plant 12

PS audio's most powerful compact AC regenerator, the P12, regenerates new, safe, and pure AC power from your home's electrical outlets, delivering a dramatic improvement.

The DirectStream Power Plant 12 takes incoming AC power and regenerates it, generating new, high-intensity, regulated AC power with a perfect sine waveform. During the regeneration process, any problems on the power line, such as low voltage, distortion, brownouts, and noise, are eliminated. The results are stunning, both audibly and visually, when powering audio or video devices. Furthermore, the level of protection offered to connected equipment is exceptional. With a P12, you can be 100% confident that it will provide pure, safe power under any conditions. Don't deprive your music of the power it needs, or risk damaging your equipment. A P12 offers significantly improved performance and safety simply by plugging it into the wall outlet, and much wider and more open dynamics, bass, and soundstage than any passive power conditioner on the market.

Design

The P12 takes incoming AC power, converts it to DC power, and regenerates it, producing new, regulated, high-current AC power with a perfect sine waveform. The input voltage to the P12 is fully protected by state-of-the-art limiting devices, and the output is fully regulated, so even large voltage swings that would normally damage connected equipment are made safe through limiting or regulation. The PowerPlant P12 features 8 outlets (US version) divided into 4 separate zones and delivers 1250 watts of pure regenerated power to each outlet via heavy-duty copper bus bars.

Application

During the regeneration process, any problems on the power line, such as low voltage, waveform distortions, and power drops, are eliminated. With your system powered directly from the P12's output, you can expect significantly improved micro and macro dynamics, as well as a cleaner, lower noise floor. This is one of the most important audio components you can own, as it provides a solid and reliable foundation for your system that will serve you for many years to come.

Overview

PowerPlants are personal AC generators that deliver optimal performance and flawless results from the mains. Power regeneration uses active components, similar to those found in large, powerful audio amplifiers, to reconstruct AC power and produce clean, clear, distortion-free, and regulated AC power for your equipment. The results of powering your equipment with a low output impedance are extraordinary: uncompromising dynamics even in the loudest passages, a wide, open soundstage that doesn't contract as the volume increases, and a truly remarkable naturalness to the music. The P12's 4.3-inch color display on the front panel allows you to measure both input and output distortion, enhancement levels, and power consumption. You can also adjust settings, such as the on/off sequence and output voltage, as well as activate or deactivate individual zones and measure power quality with the built-in oscilloscope or THD analyzer.

Output

The P12 takes your home's noisy, distorted, and unregulated AC power and transforms it into pure, flawless power that dramatically improves sound quality. This is done by reconstructing the AC power, reducing the output impedance, and regulating the voltage. A low output impedance is essential for maintaining dynamic reproduction. Powering equipment through a passive power conditioner only makes the problem worse and should be avoided. The Power Plant, on the other hand, has such a low output impedance (0.008Ω versus the typical 0.4Ω) that even the most demanding amplifiers will have no problem supplying clean AC power. When your amplifier needs to reproduce high orchestral levels, it's crucial that it has all the power it needs, and only a Power Plant provides consistent output regardless of the dynamic demands of your equipment or neighbors' noise. Power Plants also generate new waveforms that enhance the capabilities of your equipment. MultiWave technology extends the peak charge time of the sine wave, so connected equipment has greater energy storage capacity and less ripple in the electrical network. The results are astonishing: a wider and more musically accurate soundstage than a simple sine wave.

Protection

A surge, or transient spike, is a strong, short-lived voltage surge that propagates through the electrical wiring in our homes. It can severely damage connected equipment. Protecting your devices from these potential electrical problems is crucial to safeguarding our investment and ensuring the safety of our homes. These electrical transients aren't the only problems that can potentially damage our sensitive audio systems. There are also prolonged overvoltage conditions from which many surge suppression devices cannot protect equipment. Owners who have invested in a power plant can rest assured that their connected equipment will be protected from any electrical grid event, such as overvoltage, undervoltage, spikes, surges, and potentially dangerous problems. The power plant's input voltage is fully protected by state-of-the-art limiting devices, and the power plant's output is fully regulated, so even large voltage fluctuations that would normally damage connected equipment are protected through limiting or regulation. In most cases, connected equipment benefits from the protection and performance of a fully regulated power supply, even under extreme circumstances.

SPECIFICATIONS

Designed and built entirely in the USA (Boulder, Colorado);

Takes power from your home's electrical system and generates clean, safe, protected, regulated, and perfectly stable AC power from scratch;

Using a Class A/B ultra-low impedance analog power amplifier, driven by an FPGA-based DSD (PDM) analog sine wave generator, the P20 instantly creates and delivers a perfect sine wave, free from distortion and all the drawbacks that plague even the most advanced power conditioners, allowing the connected electronics to express their full potential, encouraging rather than hindering their dynamic capabilities, guaranteeing a dramatic increase in performance for the entire system;

Power output 1800 VA peak, 1200 VA continuous;

Supported voltage range 200 / 285 VAC;

Programmable output voltage regulated in 1/10 Volt steps;

Infinitesimal output impedance, less than 0.008 Ohm;

Output distortion rate less than 0.9% (typical 0.1%);

4 renamed Schuko sockets, with individual programmable on and off, divided into 4 isolated and independent zones, one of which is a high-current zone equipped with a Soft Start circuit for high-power amplifiers;

MultiWave and Pure Sine Wave wave reconstruction techniques;

Exclusive CleanWave function to demagnetize the transformers of the connected appliances;

Cooling passive, fanless;

Aerospace-grade internal conductors made of pure gold-plated copper;

Multifunction color touchscreen display;

Real-time display of input and output current characteristics (THD, voltage, power, enhancement factor);

Integrated oscilloscope;

RJ45 Ethernet port for device management via the Internet;

Firmware upgradeable via integrated SD card reader;

Trigger and IR ports and controls;

Remote control included;

Dimensions (W x H x D) 430 x 102 x 360 mm;

Weight 16.7 kg;