PowerPlant 12
PowerPlant 12
PowerPlant 12
Our most powerful compact AC regenerator, the P12 regenerates new, safe, and pure AC from your home's power outlets for breathtaking improvement.
The DirectStream Power Plant 12 takes your incoming AC power and regenerate new sine-wave-perfect, regulated high current AC power. In the process of regeneration any problems on your power line such as low voltage, distorted waveforms, sagging power and noise are eliminated. The results are both audibly and visually stunning when powering either audio or video products. Further, the level of protection afforded connected equipment is extraordinary. Feel 100% confident that a P12 will provide pure and safe power under any condition. Don’t starve your music or risk damaging your equipment. A P12 gives you greatly improved performance and safety from just plugging into the wall socket and far better dynamics, bass and a much bigger, open soundstage than any passive power conditioner on the market.
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Specifications - Power Plant 12
Environment Specification |
US/JP |
Europe/Asia |
Location | Indoor use only | Indoor use only |
Duty Cycle | Suitable for continuous operation | Suitable for continuous operation |
Moisture Sensitivity | Not sealed against moisture | Not sealed against moisture |
Operating Humidity | <80%rh | <80%rh |
Storage Temperature | -40C to +40C | -40C to +40C |
Operating Temperature | 0C to 40C | 0C to 40C |
Max Operating Altitude | 12,000’ (3500m) | 12,000’ (3500m) |
Electrical Supply Nominal Rating | 120V 15A 60Hz US 100V 15A 50/60 Hz JP |
230V 10A 50/60Hz |
Instrument Specification |
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Unit Dimensions | 17” W x 14” D x 4” H (43cm W x 36cm D x 10.16 cm H) | 17” W x 14” D x 4” H (43cm W x 36cm D x 10.16 cm H) |
Unit Weight | 37 lbs ( 16.7kg) | 37 lbs ( 16.7kg) |
Shipping Dimensions | 24” x 21” x 10” ( 61cm x 53cm x 25cm) | 24” x 21” x 10” ( 61cm x 53cm x 25cm) |
Shipping Weight | 48 lbs (21.7kg) | 48 lbs (21.7kg) |
Nominal Input Voltage | 95 – 145 VAC | 200 –285VAC |
Maximum Continuous Load | 1000VA | 1200VA |
Maximum Peak Load | 3600VA | 3800VA |
Voltage Regulation | 0.5V | 1V |
Output Distortion (Resistive Load) | <0.5% | <0.9% |
Output Distortion (Reactive Load) | <0.5% 0.1% typical |
<0.9% 0.1% typical |
Output Impedance | <0.008 ohm | <0.008 ohm |
Noise Reduction | 100kHz – 2MHz >80dB | 100kHz – 2MHz >80dB |
Efficiency @1200 VA | >85% | >85% |
Input Frequency | 45 – 65 Hz | 45 – 65 Hz |
Under Voltage Limit | Continuous -10% of setting 15 sec duration -15% of setting | Continuous -10% of setting 15 sec duration -15% of setting |
Over Voltage Limit | Continuous 5% of setting 15 sec duration 10% of setting | Continuous 5% of setting 15 sec duration 10% of setting |
Energy Dissipation | 1020J | 1270J |
Peak Current Surge | 90,000A | 90,000A |
Max Surge Voltage | 6,000V | 6,000V |
Clamp Level | 340V | 800V |
DC Trigger Configuration | Tip Positive | Tip Positive |
DC Trigger Voltage | 5 – 15Vdc | 5 – 15Vdc |
Reviews
As good as the system had sounded with the P5, with the P12 there was
a major step forward in overall realism. With no change in volume setting, the sound was more dynamic. This
was particularly noticeable with audiophile blockbuster CDs…. In my initial bout of listening, amplification
was provided by the PS Audio Stellar M700s, and as it's likely that PSA "voiced" those amps with a Power
Plant in their reference system, the P12 and M700 might be expected to act synergistically. And might it
also be that amps with a class-D output stage, such as the M700, are particularly sensitive to the purity of
the AC, but that this would not be the case with amps of very different design—say, my own McIntosh MC275
LE? The improvement wrought by the P12 was, if anything, greater with the McIntosh.
Stereophile
Robert Deutsch
I know PS Audio is doing things differently, and I had a basic grasp
of the technology, but the deep, inky darkness coming from my system was quite unnerving. Once heard, it's
difficult to forget. This non background, in conjunction with some superior cabling, allowed hyper details
into the gulf that was the soundstage.
Audiophilia
Anthony Kershaw
One thing did surprise me. How do you make a four thousand dollar
headphone amplifier sound better? Well, give it a clean sine wave source of power…. even the Pass Labs HA-1
was improved with the DirectStream Power Plant 12's regenerated power, and that caused me to spend way more
time listening to my headphones than I probably should have. Overall, I think the DirectStream Power Plant
12 enhanced the quality of my systems without changing the nature of them. I used both aftermarket and
generic power cords, and while there was a difference in sound with each power cord, the overall improvement
of the system could not be doubted….I recommend giving a DirectStream Power Plant 12 a listen.