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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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  • Design

    The P12 takes your incoming AC power, converts it to DC, and then regenerates it, producing new sine-wave-perfect, regulated high current AC power. The input voltage to the P12 is fully protected by state-of-the-art clamping devices and the output is fully regulated, so even large voltage swings that would normally damage connected equipment are made safe by either clamping or regulating. The P12 PowerPlant features 8 outlets (US version) across 4 separate zones and delivers 1250 watts of pure, regenerated power to each receptacle through thick, copper busbars.

  • Application

    In the process of regeneration, any problems on your power line, such as low voltage, distorted waveforms, and sagging power, are eliminated. With your system powered directly from the output of the P12, you can expect far better micro and macro dynamics, as well as cleaner, lower background noise. This is one of the most important pieces of audio equipment you can own, building a firm and reliable foundation for your system that will serve you for years to come.

    Technology

    PowerPlants are personal AC generators that provide hard-working, perfected results from the AC power line. Power regeneration uses active components, like those found in large, powerful audio amplifiers, to rebuild the AC power and produce clean, clear, distortion-free, regulated AC to the equipment. The results of feeding your equipment with low output impedance are dramatic: unrestrained dynamics even under the loudest passages, an open, wide soundstage that does not collapse with volume and a naturalness to the music that is remarkable. The 4.3-inch, full color display on the front panel of the P12 allows you to measure distortion, both incoming and outgoing, improvement levels, and power consumption. You can also adjust your settings, such as the turn on/off sequence and the output voltage, as well as turn individual zones on or off, and measure the power quality with either the built-in oscilloscope or the THD analyzer.

    • BUILT IN BOULDER
    • 1200 VA OUTPUT
    • 3x LOWER IMPEDENCE THAN P5 POWER PLANT
    • 8x OUTLETS US
    • 15AMP AC INPUT US
    • 120 VOLT REGULATED US
    • RANGE 95 – 145 VAC US
    • 4x EU/AU/GR/UK OUTLETS
    • 10AMP AC INPUT EU/AU/GR/UK
    • 230 VOLT REGULATED EU/AU/GR/UK
    • RANGE 200 –285VAC EU/AU/GR/UK
    • 100% REGENERATED AC
    • 4x OUTLETS
    • PURE SINE WAVE
    • MULTIWAVE
    • INTEGRATED OSCILLOSCOPE
    • THD METER
    • IMPROVEMENT METER
    • POWER METER
    • CONTROL OVER THE LAN
    • ADJUSTABLE OUTPUT VOLTAGE
    • COLOR TOUCHSCREEN
    • FIELD UPGRADEABLE
    • 48 LBS.
    • 17W x 4H x 14D
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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

    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 US - 90 V
    JP - 75 V
    174 V
    Over Voltage Limit US - 144 V
    JP - 120 V
    275 V
    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
    • Alpha-Audio

      There are several ways to do something about power for your hi-fi system. You can install a completely new, separate power group for your precious audio equipment, use a filter to “wash things down” a bit, or deploy what is known as a regenerator. We don’t test this last category very often. But now we have one to look at: the PS Audio PowerPlant 12!

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    • Robert Deutsch, Stereophile

      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

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    • Anthony Kershaw, Audiophilia

      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

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    • Adam LaBarge, The Audio Beatnik

      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

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