AC-3200 Filter Digital

Before music sounds in your living room electricity has traveled a long way. Electrical energy is generated in power plants – for example by wind water sun or fossil fuels – and transported to your home through an extensive network. To minimize transmission losses electricity flows through high-voltage lines with up to 380000 volts. Only after several steps in substations is the voltage reduced until finally 230 volts are available at your wall socket – ready to power your hi-fi system. But electricity does not remain untouched along the way: every cable every transformer and every junction is a potential source of interference. In addition devices in your environment – household appliances computers photovoltaic systems or charging stations – feed network distortions high-frequency noise or direct current components into the power grid. These disturbances reach your system impair the power quality and can audibly affect the music signal. Because sound does not start at the source – it begins at the socket. Those who pay attention to clean power supply lay the foundation for more silence dynamics and transparency in the soundstage.

Hardly anyone operates their own power plant. When you connect your hi-fi system to a standard household outlet you are part of the public power grid – shared with refrigerators PCs heat pumps photovoltaic systems or charging stations from your own home and your neighbors. All these devices inject disturbances: high-frequency noise direct current components voltage fluctuations – a spectrum of interference that can measurably and audibly affect your hi-fi chain. The built-in power supplies and circuits in your devices can absorb some of these influences but not all. The rest settles like a veil over the music signal reducing dynamics detail and spatial depth. Typical effects – such as flickering lights when turning on a hairdryer or crackling sounds from speakers when the refrigerator kicks in – show how omnipresent these disturbances are. Interference from the entire household also accumulates in the fuse box or at the outlet. Digital components are particularly sensitive – and it is precisely here at the power source that the true sound quality you experience is decided.

With the AC-3200 power strip you get a power supply specially designed for audiophile demands. The series includes three versions perfectly matched to different applications:

• AC-3200 DC blocker: protects your hi-fi system from direct current components in the power grid prevents transformer hum and ensures symmetrical power supply – ideal for components with ring core transformers.
• AC-3200 filter analog: the serial filter network (type I) where the load current is routed through coils is ideal for analog devices such as amplifiers preamps or turntables. The coils offer high resistance to grid interference and reduce it selectively. This results in more silence and detail in the soundstage.
• AC-3200 filter digital: the parallel filter network (type II) which diverts annoying interference frequencies to ground is designed for digital components such as streamers DACs and network players. It filters high-frequency interference especially effectively without compromising the dynamics of your devices.

Each version of the AC-3200 is the result of consistent development and targeted sound optimization – for a listening experience that inspires.

The AC-3200 power strip is a true workshop product. From the initial idea through prototype construction to the final result every component was completely developed by us. In our own cable workshop in Germany we rely on the highest precision and craftsmanship. Every detail – from selecting components to assembly and final inspection – is in our hands. This ensures that every AC-3200 power strip meets our high standards for sound quality reliability and durability.

Safety and quality are our top priorities. That’s why every single AC-3200 power strip undergoes a strict CE-compliant electrical inspection in our workshop. This includes among other tests a protective conductor test (high-current test) and an insulation test (high-voltage test). Only when all tests are passed does the power strip leave our production. This way you can be confident that every AC-3200 meets the highest standards not only in sound but also in safety.

Inside the AC-3200 16 mm² copper busbars ensure low-loss and stable power distribution. These massive busbars made of high-purity copper guarantee exceptional current-carrying capacity and minimize contact resistance. The result: your hi-fi system is reliably supplied with full power at all times – even during dynamic music passages and high volumes the foundation remains stable. Thanks to the generously sized cross-sections high currents are safely and evenly distributed to all connected components.

Many household appliances and modern devices generate direct current components (DC offset) in the power grid. These can cause ring core transformers in hi-fi components to reach magnetic saturation. The consequences are hum noises power loss and reduced sound quality. The AC-3200 version with integrated DC blocker reliably filters out these direct current components and ensures your audio components receive symmetrical and interference-free power. This keeps your sound clear powerful and free from annoying hum.