A genuine game-changer if you record music at home I can't say whether this device helps with the audio quality coming out of your hifi, but as a hobbyist musician with a basic home studio I felt I had to review it in case it proves helpful to someone else in my position. No deposit required up front, pay the balance in full before the end of the 6-month period and there is no interest to pay whatsoever. This works best if your analogue phone lines are all filtered in one localised place, however you can double filter from the VDSL panel. I was happy to use it in our cottage where I have to have a TV, AirPlay speaker, and router all nearby each other, but I haven't carried out detailed listening tests. So the new plan is to get the Van Damme Starquad cables with Neutrik EMC XLR connectors to see if ferrite beads within the connectors would help.

Tacima CS947 | 6-Way Mains Conditioner with Surge Protection Tacima CS947 | 6-Way Mains Conditioner with Surge Protection

This is not intended to be a full statement of your rights under the Consumer Contracts Regulations. If people do need internal property wiring then it's best to filter at the main BT socket / VDSL filter, and at least only carry the filtered voice / phone signal around the property, plus this way you only have to filter once.

Pressing the green button briefly on the CS947 should illuminate a green status light to indicate the mains conditioner filter is operational. Gas Discharge tube technology is used to satisfy the latest safety requirements for Surge Protectors. Reviews" of things from people within those communities are utterly worthless - as proven by the number of them who will swear blind that a particular HDMI cable improve picture sharpness and/or colour.

Tacima CS947 6 Way UK Mains Conditioner Surge Protection Tacima CS947 6 Way UK Mains Conditioner Surge Protection

Actually also some very short noise/hum might be produced during the system is fully loaded sometimes. Despite being a fan of this forum, I still splash the cash on unnecessary stuff even though most of them are second-handed.

The Tacima CS947 uses sophisticated filtering that uses high frequency capacitors and a single choke to suppress both symmetrical and asymmetrical mains interference. The BT / Openreach VDSL faceplate, the contacts can sometimes get dirt or even oxidation on the plugs. if I turn on Topping EX5 first then the 8010a, then the PC, the left channel always has a short period of some noise or hum produced before EX5 accepts all the signal from Windows 11 and is fully loaded. Everything is tested by our dedicated team of in-house reviewers in our custom-built test rooms in London, Reading and Bath.

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On releasing the test button the green light will go off and the Mains Conditioner will be fully operational and function as normal.

Also, I would assume this is more important for the Modem, not the Router, so if you have separate units, bear that in mind. You need to undo the 2 screws, pull the front part of the faceplate away and clean the plug with electronic cleaner. Just an update if anyone is interested, following the previous plan to use Neutrik EMC-XLR cable connectors. I bought a Sony 46" LCD flatscreen just before Christmas '09 and wasn't very impressed with the picture quality (SD Sky+ box).