Owner's Manual
VS
AaUARIUS
THEPOWERTOPERFORM
The
first
irput
into
any
audio
or
AV
system
is electricity.
It
flows through
the system, uttlrsed by each
component
in
turn
to
create
the
signal
that
eventually moves the speakers' drive
units
or
delivers the pixels on-screen.
What
we sae and
hear
rs
ultimately
fashioned from,
and
by,
mains
electricity
-
it
is
the
'raw
material'
from
which
the
'arr
is
created.
TM mains
suppty
is distorted
by
numerous factors
as
il
travels
fnm
power stati
ons
to
be disttibuted
thtoughout
ou
home:s,
eroding
the performance of
high•
quaLity
audio
.:ind
AV
systems.
As
the electronic
devices
we
use-
prolifer-ate
and
tile
demand
for
electrical power
int~s
i
fie-s
,
the
quality of
the
electricity
we.
fee<!
ou
r systems
con
tmues to slide.
·o
meren
t
lal
M
ode
noi
se
·
is
especia
ll
y
exacerbated
by
the switch~
mode
pawer
supplies that
ar-e
common
i
n.
many
modern
devices
, from
computers
to
kitchen appliances.
·common M
ode
noise· is
ev1u
•1
ncreasin9
thanks
to wireless
netwot16ng
m
the
home.
with mobile
phon~
.
Wf
..
Fiand Bluetooth
bathmg
us
in
a
sea
of
airtiome
inteifec-ence.
Without
lsoTek.
you
are
on
ty
acc:essing
aroJnd
80 percent of your
system
·s full
poten
tial, at
b~t.
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OIFFERENTIAL
MO
OE
Oi
ff
erentld M
ode
mains
noise 1.s
created
by
all electrical appliances - everything with
a
powe
r
suppty.
in
fact
This includes your
mktowavt
oven,
your
televisio1,
and
your
computer,
as
we
ll
as
every
hi
•fi
component
you
awn.
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Common
M
ode
mains noise
1s
often referred
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as
RFI
- ttansmitted kequencies thal
suff'Ound
us
but
we
cannot
se-e.
For
example
.
i
ma9it1e
how
much
data
is transmitted by
smart.phones
and
tablets:
cheap
power
cables
act
as
aerials
ro,
these
unwanted
fr-equencies.
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MA
INS NOISE
Differential M
ode
mains nols~ is created
by
all
elec:tr1cal
appliances -
everything wilh a power supply.
in
fact. This includes your microwave
OV(!n.
your tel evision
and
your computer.
as
well
as
every
hi•
fi
component
you
own.
Common M
ode
mains
no
i
se
is often refetred to as
RFI
- transmitted
frequencies that surround
us
but
we
cannot see. For
ex.ample.
ima9,ne how
much data
is
transmitted
by
smartphones
and
tablets;
cheap
power cables
ac:t
as aerials lantt-nnasl for these unwanted frequencies.
SINE
WAVE
CORRE
CTION
Fr
om
a high quality audio point
of
view, mai
ns
e~ctric-ily needs
two
factors: a nice
50
or
601-tz
sine
wave
supplied from a
very
l
ow
i
mpedance
source. without radio frequency noise. The low impedance makes
to,
a near constant voltage regardless of how much
powe
r Is used
in the surroundi
ng
area
. In
rea
lity
we
can typically expect around 5%
fluctuation.
The
very
tow
impedance
of
the mains. which 1s
way
below
1 ohm at 50
o.r
60H2:
is not maintained when approaching radio ftequencies
I>
50
ohms >
100
kHz)
and acts
as
an
ae
ri
al
(antennaJ
inviting
RF
noise.
lsoTek's power deaning circuits
al"e
des
igned to r
educe
Impedance whilst
remaining safe as welt as correcting well into the audio frequency bands.
Th
is
1s not only a judgment from sound electrical en9inee,in9. but
it
al
so
fo
tl
ows
the
codes
or elec:tncal safety,
wh
,
ch
ate
indep-e.ndently
assessed
.
MULTIPLE FILTER SYSTEM
Many l
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ptoduc,s are not just a single
p()W(lt
cleaning system but
are
multiple power deanetS
in
one
convenient chassis.
The
advantage
be
ing that
eacl\
component
in
your
aud
io system has Its
own
dedicated
clean
power
delivery system. Furthermore, Differential
Mode
t1oise
,
created
as elect
ri
cal
devices
draw
powe
r. ts kept to a minimum and the possibility of electrical
no
i
se
cross contamination between outlet sockets is elirni
nat&d.
Many power deaning systems simply
ptace
a standard fi
lter
des
ign
in
a
box
with
alt outlet sockets joined together
in
se
ries one after
the
other.
thus
connected
e-quipment
cross
contaminat~s
and
the purpose
of
the product is lost.
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