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Ringo · July 10th, 2003, 01:53 AM

I'd have try it in exactly that scenario to tell you whether a Tripplite ( or other line conditioner) would eliminate all the noise.
But if not all , it would have to help considerably.
Check out the Tripplite website for more detailed info.

All I know is we used to play a regular gig at a venue , outside on the deck, ALL the outlets there were on one breaker, we had a lot of noise, distortion, buzzing etc from the PA , when we got a Tripplite and started using it ( the voltage was low by the way ) the problems went away.

From posts that I've read , low and high power is a problem all around the country, power surges, fluctuations inf the current, and all this can and will affect tube amps, effects - especially digital effects and the PA.

We don't play out without a line conditioner.

There are others out there, Furman makes some that are pretty expensive, I've found the Tripplites to be good enough for my needs, and usually fairly easy to pick up used ( just make sure that the unit is guaranteed to be in working cond. You can use a test meter and a Variac to see if the unit compensates for low/high voltage)

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Ringo Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Memphis TN Posts: 1,913	re filtering out noise I'd have try it in exactly that scenario to tell you whether a Tripplite ( or other line conditioner) would eliminate all the noise. But if not all , it would have to help considerably. Check out the Tripplite website for more detailed info. All I know is we used to play a regular gig at a venue , outside on the deck, ALL the outlets there were on one breaker, we had a lot of noise, distortion, buzzing etc from the PA , when we got a Tripplite and started using it ( the voltage was low by the way ) the problems went away. From posts that I've read , low and high power is a problem all around the country, power surges, fluctuations inf the current, and all this can and will affect tube amps, effects - especially digital effects and the PA. We don't play out without a line conditioner. There are others out there, Furman makes some that are pretty expensive, I've found the Tripplites to be good enough for my needs, and usually fairly easy to pick up used ( just make sure that the unit is guaranteed to be in working cond. You can use a test meter and a Variac to see if the unit compensates for low/high voltage)