"Nearly without exception, today's amplifiers are starved of the power they need for peak demands," said Dave Keller, executive vice-president of Furman Sound. "Those peak demands, which require more power than an amplifier normally receives, can occur in many different applications - at the climax of a sweet guitar solo, for example, or during an explosive final battle scene played on a home theatre system. Power Factor Correction sets aside a power reserve that can be tapped during those peak moments to ensure that the sound is reproduced at its full effect."
Already implemented in several of Furman Sound's power conditioners, Power Factor Correction technology provides a minimum of 3A of continuous current reserve, and over 45A of peak charge, to connected audio/video equipment. Power Factor Correction technology avoids modulating or distorting low-level analogue, digital, and video components because of extreme current demands, and actually lowers the AC line impedance supplied by typical wall outlets, say Furman.
One Furman power conditioner that utilizes Power Factor Correction technology is the new Elite-16 PF E, which combines several other proprietary features to provide unparalleled power purification and protection capabilities. It includes Furman's exclusive Series Multi-Stage Protection Plus (SMP+) circuit, which clamps and dissipates damaging transient voltages without sacrificing itself and protects against accidental connections to 208 or 240VAC, delivering safe, linearly filtered AC power. The Elite-16 PF E has a total of 12 outlets: four for audio, four for video, and four for high-current power amplifiers and receivers.
Models tailored specifically for pro audio applications (PF-PRO and PF-PRO R) are also available in domestic or international voltage models.
(Lee Baldock)
