Clean Power vs. Dirty Power - Where to Plug What...
Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2021 1:15 pm
Hi Guys,
I have attached some images of my receptacle plan for my 21' x 13' basement studio. I might prune a few receptacles before I'm done (I put a lot in for future flexibility), but I have intentionally designed the electrical plan to keep my audio gear separate from non-audio gear.
Here's where I get a bit confused...
I'm not sure if electrical noise can travel through other types of cables (audio, video, etc.), and for a few devices, it's not clear to me if I should plug them into clean outlets (my audio-only, star grounded, IGRs), or plug them into my standard receptacles (or what I'll call "dirty power"). I'll probably put a Furman power conditioner and voltage regulator between my most important audio devices and the receptacles.
For the few devices with question marks, can you help clarify the best plan?
Thanks in advance.
Synths, mixer, DAW CPU tower, powered NFMs - Clean Audio-Only Power
LCD monitors, currently using DVI-D cables - Dirty Power ???
DVD player that I sample from - Clean Audio-Only Power
Tiny LCD display that the DVD player plugs into - Dirty Power
MIDI Interface with a wall wart - ???
I have attached some images of my receptacle plan for my 21' x 13' basement studio. I might prune a few receptacles before I'm done (I put a lot in for future flexibility), but I have intentionally designed the electrical plan to keep my audio gear separate from non-audio gear.
Here's where I get a bit confused...
I'm not sure if electrical noise can travel through other types of cables (audio, video, etc.), and for a few devices, it's not clear to me if I should plug them into clean outlets (my audio-only, star grounded, IGRs), or plug them into my standard receptacles (or what I'll call "dirty power"). I'll probably put a Furman power conditioner and voltage regulator between my most important audio devices and the receptacles.
For the few devices with question marks, can you help clarify the best plan?
Thanks in advance.
Synths, mixer, DAW CPU tower, powered NFMs - Clean Audio-Only Power
LCD monitors, currently using DVI-D cables - Dirty Power ???
DVD player that I sample from - Clean Audio-Only Power
Tiny LCD display that the DVD player plugs into - Dirty Power
MIDI Interface with a wall wart - ???