There is also an occaisonal "pop" from the sub when I turn on my ceiling fan, which the line conditioner did not remove. Both these problems could only be detected by being 6 inches from the sub previously. First of all, the Infinity sub was picking up RFI from a local radion station, which has now been eliminated, as has a ground loop hum.
I recently added the MAX500DBS to my system consisting of a Rotel 965, Atl Tech 350THX with 1 sub, Infinity SSW212 Sub, Toshiba 2108 DVD and Toshiba 55h60 TV. I don't use the trigger on the other units anyway, so that is not an issue.įor the money, I would rather have the 500 DBS with the DSS cable and phone connections than the more expensive 1000+ that does not.
Panamax Max 1000 Surge Protector Line Conditioner Manual upgrade#
I like the indicator lites, but you have to upgrade to the more expensive Max 1500 to get them and the DSS cable and telephone connections. The 500 DBS doesn't have the voltage indicator lites or trigger for remote shut-off that the more expensive units do. The picture quality is excellent but, since these have not been connnected to any other power source, I don't have anything to compare it to. Since then, we have added a Sony Wega TV, VCR, and RCA DSS receiver. We couldn't believe the improvement in the picture on the monitor! It looked like a new machine. One of the pieces of equipment connected to this unit is an old Compaq computer my in-laws gave to my son. Since then, we have switched over to DirecTV and these outlets have come in handy. When I received it, I noticed it had connections for DSS cable and the telephone, which the Max 1000+ does not. I originally chose this model to go in my son's room because it is the least expensive rack mountable unit from Panamax. I am looking forward to adding another one (Panamax 5300-EX) to my HT setup and see if I will get improvements in video as well. First off it did take away the poping/surges I was getting from the kitchen appliances, but the sound from my setup was improved in the midrange area along with others. The improvement was not life changing, but noticable to those that consider themselves critcal listeners. When I turn my system back on and starting playing some of the music I normally listen to, I had to admit I have been wrong and missing out on some better sounding music. I have read over the years about line conditioners and always felt its propose was for people that lived in older homes (pre 80's builds) so I had no real interest in the subject. The setup in the livingroom shares off the same circuit as the kitchen on the other side of the wall, so when the icemaker kicks on or the microwave is used I would get a poping sound outputted through the system. I picked this up off Ebay for $50 and put it to use in my 2ch setup in the livingroom. I did not realize how old this unt was until I read a few of the reviews in here.