On 3/7/06, William Chops Westfield wrote: > > You always forget the Europeans with 49.9999 Hz... > > > No. They're the ones ESPECIALLY in need of the 60Hz power > supply. You can expect top quality american-designed gear > to perform at the peak you're looking for if it has to run > on 50Hz power, now can you? Well, technically speaking, most audio gear has ugly power supply design in order to compensate for the lousy 60Hz operating frequency in the USA. There's a link between the golden ratio and the choice of 50Hz which has been proven, mathematically and sonically, to be far superior to the 60Hz system. What the world really needs is a perfect clean 50Hz power source, and for equipment that must run at 60Hz you then follow the 50Hz source with a 60Hz re-generator, which will drastically help, but not eliminate, most of the problems arising from 60Hz power. Quite frankly, only then will it make sense to purchase $1,400 power cables. -Adam -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist