Power blocks - any suggestions?

[Claus]

One of the last parts in my system to be looked at is a mains power distribution block. I have looked at Supra because of their price/quality seem very high. I would of course love to be able to get a QRT qbase 6 but the price is a little out of my league. Any suggestions?

[sdiesel77]

I have 2 TACIMA at home and it works without problem :)

http://www.whathifi.com/review/tacima-cs929

[Claus]

Great suggestion! Might get one off amazon as they look like great value! Thanks!

[Ivor]

Maplins sell Tacima and they don't seem to over price them. I've picked up decent ones at reduced prices over the years - different model to that one - more like a small component itself!

[Diapason]

I have one too, and can confirm that it conducts electricity very well.

[tony]

I have three dotted around the house. I haven't a clue anymore if they add anything as I subsequently added some power cables but there was no doubt it cleaned up the sound when used initially. They are small money and I believe worth getting. I have never seem the one Ivor talks about. Which one is that Ivor as I thought you had gone for a consonance power supply conditioner whatever?

[Ivor]

Which one is that Ivor as I thought you had gone for a consonance power supply conditioner whatever?

The tacima is upstairs on the AV system http://tacima.com/mains_cond3.html


I thought it made a difference in my old house but that was a while back.

The filter I have on the hifi is indeed a Consonance like this...


picked up as part of a deal from Audiolincs some time back.

I've yet to notice any tangible difference using better mains cables or blocks but I do have the hifi mains separated from the dirty household stuff. To be honest if anyone is considering spending serious money on mains conditioning talk to an electrician as well.

[giant haystacks]

maybe you should try dalkey audio cables -he has individual mk sockets with all the contacts silverplated by a silversmith and then silver wire -you could mount in ordinary socket boxes for now and experiment later -
frank schroder has designed a turntable and arm reciently -the company are called artemis labs and the plinth uses what looks like 10mm bamboo sheets in diffarent directions maybe he knows something
-dcs use a music works block in there demonstration room which uses a arcrylic case to hold the sockets -
there is also a uk based cable maker called mark grant who has blocks at cheap prices