PS Audio PerfectWave Power Plant 10 Owner's Reference Manual - page 5
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Owner’s Reference
PerfectWave Power Plant 10
Location
Once your new Power Plant 10 is unpacked, you’ll need to find a convenient place to set it.
Mounting
The Power Plant 10 is stackable on other PS Audio PerfectWave devices, however, because of
ventilation issues it is recommended the P10 be on top of the stack of equipment if possible. If
wishing to install the P10 into your component rack, the purchase of an aftermarket, custom-
designed shelf will be necessary. Please visit our authorized vendor at www.middleatlantic.com
and reference the PerfectWave Rack Mounting Shelf RSH4A3R PS AUDIO PERFECT WAVE.
If your equipment is located a long distance from the Power Plant 10, it is preferable to use a
long, heavy gauge shielded power cable between the AC receptacle in the wall and the Power
Plant. This is better than long individual power cables between the connected components and
the Power Plant 10.
Vibration
The Power Plant 10 can benefit from aftermarket isolation devices such as cones, spikes and
Sorbothane pads. Once you have chosen the location for the Power Plant 10 you can use the
supplied AC power cord to connect to the wall receptacle, or you can use an aftermarket power
cord and/or receptacle.
Power Cables
We strongly recommend the use of a PS Audio PerfectWave AC Power Cable (such as the Jewel
AC, AC-3, AC-5, AC-10, or AC-12) with your Power Plant 10. In addition, a PS PowerPort™
AC receptacle, the PS PowerPort™ Premier, or the Soloist AC In-Wall Receptacle will be very
beneficial to the overall performance of the Power Plant 10. For more information please visit:
http://www.psaudio.com/ps/products/list/cables-accessories/ for a complete list of our AC Power
Accessories, including those mentioned above. While the supplied power cable and a regular
duplex receptacle is adequate for the task of feeding unadulterated AC into your system, it is not
going to provide pinnacle performance. Choosing any PerfectWave AC Power Cable and/or an
upgraded receptacle will affect significant performance improvements.
Conditioners
While we do recommend the use of a conditioner such as the Soloist AC in-wall receptacle to
feed power to the P10, we discourage the use of any other power conditioning equipment before
or after the P10 without considerable evaluation. A critical determination will have to be made as
to whether there are any sonic or visual shortcomings. The P10 has a significant input & output
passive filter design, and adding extra power cables to its input or additional filtering to its output
may, in fact, be undesirable.
Network Connectivity
Connecting your Power Plant 10 to the network is an option that provides extended functionality
benefits. It is recommended that the Power Plant 10 be connected to the router via hard-wire
connection, however it will certainly function if connected to the network via wireless Ethernet bridge.
Installation
Considerations