Affordable voltage regulator that's not rack mount

[Lord Toneking]

whatcha got? Past few shows I've been losing volume and it's not tubes, or my amp Ive been told. I was told that my amp can be finicky with power supply and by sharing an outlet with my bass player that could be my problem

Anyone experience these kind of issues??

 

[Zachman]

whatcha got? Past few shows I've been losing volume and it's not tubes, or my amp Ive been told. I was told that my amp can be finicky with power supply and by sharing an outlet with my bass player that could be my problem

Anyone experience these kind of issues??

http://www.theguitarsanctuary.com/F...ditioner-Surge-Supressor-p/furman-p1800pf.htm

 

[lester]

How bout - http://www.altex.com/%2FTripp-Lite-1200 ... 39529.aspx

 

[blackba]

whatcha got? Past few shows I've been losing volume and it's not tubes, or my amp Ive been told. I was told that my amp can be finicky with power supply and by sharing an outlet with my bass player that could be my problem

Anyone experience these kind of issues??

http://www.theguitarsanctuary.com/F...ditioner-Surge-Supressor-p/furman-p1800pf.htm

Pretty cool unit, but it appears to only be a power conditioner and not a voltage regulator.

 

[jrh_67]

whatcha got? Past few shows I've been losing volume and it's not tubes, or my amp Ive been told. I was told that my amp can be finicky with power supply and by sharing an outlet with my bass player that could be my problem

Anyone experience these kind of issues??

http://www.theguitarsanctuary.com/F...ditioner-Surge-Supressor-p/furman-p1800pf.htm

wow.. that things expensive!

 

[blackba]

How bout - http://www.altex.com/%2FTripp-Lite-1200 ... 39529.aspx

Nice price on that unit.

 

[Lord Toneking]

How bout - http://www.altex.com/%2FTripp-Lite-1200 ... 39529.aspx

Nice price on that unit.

Yeah that's a better deal for sure...if it works as advertised

 

[guitarobert]

How bout - http://www.altex.com/%2FTripp-Lite-1200 ... 39529.aspx

Nice price on that unit.

Yeah that's a better deal for sure...if it works as advertised

I had one of these and it's ok depending on what you expect from it. If you are looking to have the voltage regulated tightly around 120V it will disappoint. It allows the voltage to swing pretty wide away from 120V before it kicks in. And when it kicks in it's a big change in voltage, so your tone will suddenly get noticeably brighter or more dull. But if you just want to make sure voltage doesn't get ridiculously low/high it works.

I sold the Tripp Lite and sprang for a Furman P1800AR. It's expensive! But it's a great piece of gear. It keeps the voltage tighter around 120V, which means tone is very consistent. I used to think the bias on my amps drifted. Now I see the voltage at my house drifts heavily. No more varying tone on the tube amps from day to day.

I really can't recommend a voltage regulator (not a power conditioner, but a voltage regulator) highly enough. Too bad there doesn't seem to be a good one that's not rack mounted. To save money look on the used market at past Furman regulators, AR1215, AR15, AR115, etc.

 

[Purpleibby]

I've thought a lot about voltage regulators but I've read bad things from some hi profile amp builders saying they can make your amps sound like shit.

 

[RG955TT]

Why?

 

[1meanplexi]

I have the furman voltage regulator and it does exactly what it should. If I had to do it all over again....I would do this.
http://www.walmart.com/search/?query=vo ... 0regulator

 

[RG955TT]

I find it hard to believe those units do the same thing the Furman does. I have Furman AR-1215, it works great and my tone is always the same, I have the smaller floor unit as well but it is a conditioner with some storage, not quite the same as the 1215. See if you can find one used, the new version is expensive at $799, I think I bought mine for $400 or so. I put it in a 2 space rack narrow depth with my Line 6 wireless so its not that big of a deal and it sits on top of my XTC head no problem....

 

[Lord Toneking]

Man I really don't wanna spend that kind of coin on a furman. I guess I'll deal with my amp losing volume and tone at certain clubs or venues

 

[RG955TT]

Furman AR-1215 is $399 on Amazon