PSM156 Power Conditioner by Puritan Audio Laboratories
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The PSM156 builds on the PSM136 with symmetrically balanced circuitry, 6 independent outputs, and 52 tuned filters for enhanced delicacy and dynamics. Elevate your system with clearer, defined audio and a spacious, engaging soundstage.
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PSM156 Power Conditioner by Puritan Audio Laboratories
$2,700
The PSM156 builds on the PSM136 with symmetrically balanced circuitry, 6 independent outputs, and 52 tuned filters for enhanced delicacy and dynamics. Elevate your system with clearer, defined audio and a spacious, engaging soundstage.
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PSM156 Studio Master Mains Purifier
The PSM156 Power Conditioner builds on the success of the acclaimed PSM136, featuring symmetrically balanced circuitry and six fully independent outputs for optimal performance. With 52 independently tuned filter elements, it reduces noise while enhancing detail, dynamics, and overall system precision.
Experience crisper, more defined audio, with believable instrument timbres and a three-dimensional soundstage that extends beyond your speakers. The PSM156 allows your system to perform at its best, making every recording more engaging, immersive, and enjoyable.
- Includes your choice of the 2.0M Puritan Classic+ or Ultimate XX mains cable. Your mains cable is the most important power cable in your system. The Ultimate XX cable is the better choice for systems with highly resolving, reference-level components.
Reviews
The Audiophile Man
“I was impressed by two things from the Puritan. The decrease in the amount of noise allowed me to hear more information, enhancing all frequencies over the soundstage. The improvement in clarity and focus also helped the music to flow and eradicated harmful frequencies that sometimes demanded hands over the ears. More than that, though, while noise was reduced, the dynamics were never reduced. Hence, the music retained its life and vigour. I never thought that the ‘treated’ music ever sounded dull which is a great tribute to the design. The Puritan PSM156 is an ideal method to treat mains noise and distortive elements, letting you hear more music which is, after all, the point of hi-fi.”
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6Moons (Blue Moon Award Winner!)
“On the playground of our resident hardware, I personally see no compelling reason to spend more on AC power filtering even for our top system. The PSM156 hits very hard but within the 2019 status quo of its segment, remains priced very fair. That makes it an exciting highly commendable discovery!”
https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/puritan/
Stereo Times (Most Wanted Component of 2019 Award)
“We always seek to provide honest great value with solidly engineered products designed to last a very long time indeed. There are enough regular new flavors of every other component out there crying out for our attention and cash, a mains management solution should be a buy-enjoy-but-just-leave-it-there investment.”
http://v2.stereotimes.com/post/puritan-audio-laboratories-psm156-power-conditioner/
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Specifications
- Rebalances the AC sine wave removing the DC component, preventing transformer buzz, and allowing them to breathe properly at full efficiency.
- Six 15 Amp Outlets each with independent refilter stages for both common and differential mode disturbances avoiding cross-contamination between connected equipment.
- 52 cumulative stages of purification remove common and differential mode interference, enhancing clarity, staging, and dynamics.
- Equal resistance routing to all outputs realizes full dynamic performance.
- An integral earth management system inbuilt with cleansed ground and star earthing format further lowers the noise floor and further enhances clarity and dynamics.
- Internal wiring silver-plated OFC copper PTFE insulated.
- Massive 9,000 Amps Repetitive Rating, three-dimensional, non-sacrificial voltage surge protection.
- Rated Voltage 110-250v AC 50/60Hz
- IEC Type C20 Input
- Electrically and magnetically shielded casing.
- Dimensions W430, D230, H110.
- Manufactured in the UK
- 5 Year Warranty
- Awarded a 6 Moons Blue Moon (reserved only for “outstanding” products of “rare excellence”).
- Awarded “Product of the Decade” and “Publishers Choice” by The Stereo Times
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High-quality gas-tight gold-contact relays are used throughout the signal path to ensure reliable switching and long-term performance while minimizing unwanted noise. The precision relay-controlled volume system, built with carefully matched resistors, ensures accurate channel balance and maintains signal purity—resulting in clean, distortion-free sound reproduction across all listening levels.
Reviews
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https://www.stereophile.com/content/ta-pa3100-hv-integrated-amplifier
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SoundStage! HiFi (Recommended Reference Component Award)
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Specifications
Pre-Amplifier
- Frequency response + 0 / – 3 dB : 0,5 Hz –300 kHz
- Signal / noise ratio : 105 / 110 dB
- Total harmonic distortion : < 0,001%
- Intermodulation : < 0,001 %
- Channel separation : > 90 dB
- Nominal input sensitivity High level (RCA) : 7 x 250 mVeff … 6 Veff / 20 kOhms
- Nominal input sensitivity Balanced (XLR) : 4 x 500 mVeff … 12 Veff / 5 kOhms
Outputs
- Headphones : 50 Ohms
- 1 x Recorder : 250 mVeff / 100 Ohms
- PRE out RCA : nom 1 Veff, max 9,5 Veff / 50 Ohms
- PRE out XLR : nom 1,45 Veff, max 19,6 Veff / 50 Ohms
Output stage
- RMS output per channel into 8 Ohms : 300 Watts
- RMS output per channel into 4 Ohms : 500 Watts
- Peak output into 8 Ohms : 380 Watts
- Peak output into 4 Ohms : 700 Watts
- Power bandwith : 1 Hz – 150 kHz
- Frequency response + 0 / – 3 dB : 0,5 Hz – 180 kHz
- Slew rate : 60 V/µs
- Damping factor : > 65
- Signal / noise ratio : > 115 dB
- Total harmonic distortion : < 0,03 %
- Reservoir capacity : 120000 µF
Mains / Accessories / Dimensions
- Mains : 110 V/60 Hz or 220/240 V/50 Hz
- Standby : < 0,5 W
- Remote control : F 3001
- Features :
- Trigger input +5 … 20V for external switching-on Input 4 can be configured in surround mode (Surround pass-through) connectivity for additional PS 3000 HV LAN connector for home-automation systems
- Optional Accessories :
- PS 3000 HV Power Supply | PH HV MM / MC phono module | APM signal processor module | Power Three HD (Carbon) | Power Bar | Audio Quad (Carbon) | Speaker Hex (Carbon) HV-Individual finish (Individual colors on request)| IP control
- Dimensions (H x W x D) : 17 x 46 x 46 cm
- Weight : 38 kg
- Finishes :
- Case: silver laquer 47 or titanium laquer 64
- Heat sink: black 42
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