Furman Elite-15 PF i 13-Outlet Linear Filtering AC Power Source

A few years ago, my audio consultant told me that I needed a power conditioner and that I would hear the difference that it made in my audio system. I was skeptical then, and I was still skeptical when I revisited the concept recently. My audio/video system has a total of 14 (!) devices that needed power, and I was looking for a way to clean up my tangled mess of power cords. I was also attracted by the idea of having more sophisticated (and hopefully reliable) surge protection. Eventually, I decided that it would be worth the investment if only to accomplish these rather routine tasks. I took the plunge and bought the Furman Elite-15 PF I with no expectations that it would improve the system's sound. The Furman is an impressive piece of hardware, much heavier and more substantial than I had envisioned. Installation was straightforward, although it took a while since it necessarily entailed re-routing numerous cords. Once installed, the Furman ran without making a sound or generating a noticeable amount of heat. So far, so good. The real surprise came when I sat down and listened to my stereo with the Furman in place. I have had my system for quite a while now, and many hours of close listening have made me very familiar with the way that it sounds, especially with specific recordings. So I was very surprised a few minutes into my first listening session when I thought that I noticed that the sound was different. Dynamics were more pronounced. Suggestions of harshness that I had previously perceived in certain parts of certain recordings seemed to have vanished. Everything sounded a little bit quicker, clearer, and cleaner. Subsequent sessions have reinforced these initial impressions, and I begrudgingly have to admit that I think that my stereo sounds perceptibly better with the Furman than without it. I should note that my house was built in 1960 and has an odd layout, meaning that the wiring is old and the wiring scheme is somewhat suspect. If you live in a relatively new house with more logical wiring, you may not hear any difference in your system. It's also possible that I have convinced myself that I'm hearing something that isn't there, although I am so cynical about miracle cures like power conditioners that I do not believe that to be the case. Either way, this is a nifty piece of equipment that definitely seems to perform as advertised. I have no use for the pull-out LED light tubes on the front, but otherwise this is a no-nonsense, serious piece of hardware that is worth your consideration.

I usually hesitate to write reviews immediately after receiving something electronic as the key factor is how something performs and lasts over time. And as I just received received the Furman-15 PF a few days ago, indeed something could go wrong down later. But I am really so surprised at the difference it has made in my audio and video quality - I felt compelled to write something perhaps prematurely. The unit itself is a hefty piece of equipment - all metal casing. Exterior parts appear very solid and well made. In terms of controls there is not much more than an on and off switch and a blue light to indicate power is on. Furman recommends that the user just leave the unit on - as the power draw is small. Plugs in back are labelled for specific uses - such as audio, video, amps etc. They also labeled "switched vs. unswitched." I found this confusing - as I generally think of an unswitched outlet as being "on" regardless of the unit being on or not (such as the outlets that used to be common on receivers.) In fact, none of the outlets have current if unit is "off." The switched or unswitched indicates which ones could be used with a remote or not. In any event, I have decided to leave the Furman "on" as they recommend - so the issue is really moot. Outlets on the back are easy to access, and pretty well spaced - although if you have more than a couple of "wall warts" you might lose the use of an outlet or two. For my audio equipment - I was really not expecting too much based on the mixed reviews of other about the effect on audio. On my system, however, the difference was immediately noticeable and positive. As others have said, the background is now dead quiet. I listen to classical music mostly and on solo piano - there is sharpness and clarity at the highest and lowest ends of the scale that were just not there before. This is true of both CDs and LPs. I have two systems running on it - one is mostly tube/analog, the other is all digital. My equipment is pretty middle of the road - a Jolida 502 tube amp, NAD C320 Bee amp, Rega & Bellari phono amps, Sota Moonbeam turntable, Grado Sonata cartridge, Oppo CD/DVD player, vintage Klipsch Heresy and Dynaco A-25 speakers. They have always sounded good - but once connected into the Furman, it was like all of my equipment had a major tune up - and were now running perfectly for the first time. On the video, my experience similar to what others have said. Blacks have become much deeper, which gives everything a much sharper contrast and detailed look. For the first time - the FIOS TV looked as clear as broadcast digital or DVDs. DVDs are also sharper too - although the improvement compared to the change in FIOS was much smaller. Will others notice such a big difference? It seems to me that results might differ. In my case, I live in an older home with equally old wiring, and many potential noisy devices on the same circuit as my audio equipment, including dimmers, 'fridge, etc. There is not much I can do about that short of doing a lot of house rewiring. This might not be the case in a newer home or where circuits are dedicated to the audio-visual equipment (Radio and phonographs were the only a-v equipment when my home was built!) So in my house, the Furman helped filter out this noise. As for protection against surges, voltage drops, etc. - time will tell how that works. In the few days I have had the unit, it is really impossible to judge the Furman's effectiveness on this. At this point, however, I could not be happier and I'm still pleasantly surprised at the improved audio and video performance.

I bought this power conditioner as a part of a larger project to replace/upgrade aging equipment. In this case, I replaced a couple of 35-year-old Adcom ACE-515s that were excellent middle of the road power conditioners in their day. I've found over the years that it's easy to talk yourself into seeing or hearing something that may not in fact be there when you have a new piece of equipment. But here's my report after less than a day of use. BTW, my preamp is an NAD C160, and my power amp is an NAD C-165BEE. Regarding audio, I mostly listen to classical music. I use a Roku Ultra to feed a Sony Bravia 8 TV and I also have a recent Sony Blu-ray player. I definitely see an improvement in video clarity and smoothness. I think I also see something I'm not sure how to describe, and that is more consistency and coherence in the rendition of the color palette of scenes. With regard to audio, I mostly listen to classical music with Youtube and Spotify through the Roku, and a CD player. I also definitely hear an improvement in clarity and in the precision of the soundstage, with all video sources, with audio through the Roku, and with my CD transport (Audiolab 6000CDT) and DAC (Musical Fidelity MX-DAC). It's early days yet, but I think I perceive an enlargement of the soundstage too, in all sources. Lastly, people always mention how their new power conditioner quiets or silences the "background" This certainly proved true for me. I immediately noticed that a small 60 cycle hum that had crept into my system over the years had totally vanished. I also didn't realize that there was indeed other subtle electrical noise that is now gone too, rendering a silent background out of which the reproduced sound emerges vividly. I wish that the eye-of-Sauron power indicator could be dimmed, but alas ... I will resort to tape, as many others have. For the price, it is hard to imagine a better power conditioner. The build is excellent, with a well laid-out back panel that has a dozen electric plugs. While the power conditioner's effects may be somewhat subtle at first, they are real and yield more pleasing and satisfying video and audio. Recommended!

This review is for audio only. I haven't tried it with video (yet). With the varying qualities of electricity on the grids coming into people's houses and then whatever happens from there, I can't speak for how this will perform for everybody. My house is old with plenty of noise on the line and I don't have a dedicated circuit for my stereo. For most of 40 years and various stereo/ "hi-fi" systems, they've all been vacuum tube circuits to play vinyl records. I've never had a power conditioner or regenerator because I didn't know how to build one myself and didn't think I really needed one. Today I found out how wrong I was and what I was missing. This Furman Elite -15 PFi (to the best of my knowledge) is not a power regenerator. It doesn't rebuild clean sine waves like a regenerator does. I had considered buying one from PS Audio. Though they are a good company, but a bit too expensive for me, I didn't want to spend 5K. Anyway, when I plugged in the turntable, phono stage, pre-amp, and power amps the first thing I noticed was the quiet background and MORE BASS. The mids and highs I wasn't so sure about. They sounded veiled and it seemed like there was too much bass compared to everything else. As I kept playing more records the Furman started to "burn in". The mids and highs became clearer and more pronounced. The sound stage improved. Everything began to open up. Dynamics and detail became the best I've heard in my system. As I understand this uses a current reservoir, so when suddenly there's a loud passage (dynamics in the music) a large reservoir of current can be immediately delivered to the amps. There's perceptibly no lag when the music calls for more current. You can really hear the effect of this on a good recording. I didn't buy this thing for surge protection or lightning strikes or because it looks good in my house and has a pretty blue light. I just wanted to see if it could make my records sound better. It more than does. As a bonus this thing is selling for 500 bucks. Two other very reputable "big name" retailers are asking 1000 for it. Also it arrived at my doorstep a day early. The instructions say, "Though it will function flawlessly right from its shipping carton, the performance of its circuit parts will improve after approximately two weeks of continuous use or "break -in". Listening is believing and I look forward to hearing more "stuff" on all of my records. Thank you Furman for making a great product.

I ordered this Furman Power Conditioner after a lot of careful Research. My old Monster Power Center bit the dust last fall after being plugged in for 4 years. A lightning storm fried it. To its credit, it did do its job, saving my expensive system. Upon calling Monster Cable they said it was Out of Warranty. They also said it was non-Repairable, which was a shock to me since it cost almost $800 new! They offered to have me ship( at my own expense) the unit to them and they would then give me a 20% discount on a new one! No thanks..hmm wonder what they do with it? So a major factor in choosing a new one, was that it Have a good, solid warranty and also be repairable. Everybody I talked to Recommended the Furman. Its professional grade equipment and works really well. Audio Advisor sells a lot of them, but they were temporairly out of stock, so here came this one from Home Electronics, an Amazon Partner. I ordered the unit on Friday and it was on my doorstep the next Tuesday. Unpacking it, I took note of the careful way it was packed, the very nice instruction manual, and the build quality of the unit. I plugged it in a dedicated wall socket( really best if you can swing one these). I left it on for a couple of days and then plugged all my components into it. WoW! Double WOW! The first thing I noticed was the absolute Dead silence in quiet musical passages. Dead noise level, like a tomb! In between the Notes, nothing...no hiss, no background noise, nothing. For the first time, my stereo had a sound Stage! ( Read HP in the Absolute Sound non-believers!) The crescendos were very powerful, even my Sub woofer seemed much better. The High freq. were much, much better, crystal clear with beautiful delineation!, Bass very powerful...Overall on Vocals the voice was just floating in space, so natural and with no distortion on peaks. The LIFT technology that Furman uses in this unit will apparently make 45 Peak amps available to your system, although Furman says in actual use most amps only draw a few amps. Furman says the unit can remain plugged in and by itself draws very little current. The unit when on feels cool to the touch, no warm spots anywhere. Its been plugged in for 4 days and the sound continues to improve. I am very pleased with this unit, it seems to do all that the MFG promises and more. The build quality is exceptional, and best of all it emits a cool blue light in a dark room. And it comes with a 3 Year Warranty. I am thinking of getting one for my Flat screen, its that good. I upgrade components in my system each year and this Power Conditioner has by itself made the most dramatic improvement yet! Throw out that old Cheap Surge protector and get one these soon!You won't be sorry.

Hard to say how these work, hope I never have to find out. I needed a lot of outlets for my Audio/Visual set up, it’s expensive equipment, I wanted it well protected. Interestingly, after plugging in my amps, I started hearing noise I hadn’t heard before, hum and hiss. My amp manufacturers told me NOT to use power conditioners, they can create unwanted noise. I thought that’s what I was trying to avoid by using conditioners, probably should have done more research. These Furman Elite-15 PF’s are probably fine for band and gig applications, maybe not so much for high end home audio. Side note, I needed 2 of these, bought one from Crutchfield, arrived the next day, double boxed/factory new. The other one I bought here, on Amazon, it was not double boxed. When I opened it up, it was packaged differently than the one from Crutchfield, it was not in a plastic bag and there was a scratch on the face plate that appears to have been covered up with a black sharpie. Probably should have returned it but was on a schedule to get everything installed. They look pretty cool though

Fanrastic unit that eased organizing the setup of a stereo . Noise was eliminated and clarity of signal noticeably improved . With great build quality this unit is highly recommended!

Over the last two months I have been making improvements to my living room stereo system while trying to steer clear of audiophile hype and its extreme pricing. Once or twice in this process I thought I had arrived at my objective, then found it could be further improved. A nice problem to have! But when it came to power conditioners, I remained skeptical. I was not experiencing noticeable problems with noise, and the sonic background seemed quiet. What could the Furman possibly do to justify an expenditure of more than $600 including tax? In the two days before it arrived I listened to several CDs that I have been using throughout this process. After the Furman was installed I started with the same CDs. Sonic memory is notoriously unreliable, but as an amateur musician since childhood mine is perhaps a bit better than average. Mostly I tried to avoid listening "for" something and to just see what happened. Then the little surprises started coming. Guitar and piano notes with more extension and harmonics. Both the higher and lower frequencies cleaner and more detailed. More presence to vocals. The improvement varies between, say 10 and 20%, but that's a home run. So once again I want to drop everything and go back through the collection listening to what I never heard before. Nits to pick: The seven-foot 14-gauge, 15-amp cord was too short for me, and Furman does not offer a longer one. Initially, I added a nine-foot 14-gauge 15-amp extension cord of the type commonly used with air conditioners, but I thought it might be better to substitute a single cord of the right length. So I bought a 12-foot 14-gauge, 15-amp cord from a well-known name, but it seemed to degrade the sound a little. Then, I found here on Amazon an EHS-Shield SafeCord ***shielded*** eight-foot 14-gauge, 15-amp extension cord, which works fine. The blue LED is not for me--with it, my setup would have red, green, blue, and moonglow lights. Manufacturers need to consider the preference of many users not to have the lights competing with the music for attention. So the blue LED now has a small piece of black tape over it. Finally, the Furman's finish is a kind of powder-coat black that is grainy rather than smooth, shows dust easily, and looks like it will be a little hard to keep clean. None of these issues prevents me from rating this unit at five stars. I am delighted with its effect on the music. System: Sansui AU-717 serving as the preamp and power amp for a passive Canton subwoofer; Sherwood S-6040CP serving as the power amp driving two pairs of Canton main speakers; Marchand XM9 active crossover; Marantz SACD player; Technics SL-1600 MKII turntable. Except for the Marantz and the XM9, all vintage equipment from the late 1970s and early 1980s. The Sansui and Sherwood are both dual-mono amps with separate transformers and power supplies or each channel, and apparently benefit from the Furman's high-current feature.

No creía lo que podía hacer un acondicionador de estas características. Incremento el desempeño de mi equipo de audio, mejoro dinámica del audio y a los equipos digitales los soltó y su desempeño es muy fluido. Conecte un Amplificador Integrado, un Amplificador AVR, Dos Subwoofer Activos, un DAC externo y un Streamer.

Me gustó que es de calidad buena lo compre para mis amplificadores tv y videojuegos mejoro la imagen de mi tv más luz la música más potencia de mis amplificadores ahora sí están al 100% no lo creía pero mejoro mi experiencia recomendado 👍👍👍👍👍

de verdad mejora la calidad de audio, tengo equipo parasound y aun asi mejoro la calidad de audio, tambien los vyniles se escuchan mejor en una Rega RP6.

Tiene una operación simple y hasta ahora ha funcionado sin problemas