Furman Sound Introduces the Series II Power Conditioners

(Furman | Posted 2004-02-13)

Furman Sound, the most widely recognized and trusted name in AC power conditioning, is proud to introduce the PL-8 and PL-Plus Series II Power conditioners, featuring Furman Sound’s revolutionary SMP technology. Furman Sound’s Series Mode Protection (SMP) circuit also features our exclusive Linear Filter Technology (LiFT). Together; these technologies comprise, what is without question, the worlds most advanced and comprehensive transient voltage surge suppressor.

Further, Furman's maintenance-free SMP surge suppression virtually eliminates service calls. Tradi-tional surge suppression circuits "sacrifice" themselves when exposed to extreme transient voltage spikes, requiring the dismantling of your system, and repair of your surge suppressor. Not so with SMP. With Furman's SMP, damaging transient voltages are safely absorbed, clamped and dissipated. No sac-rificed parts, no service calls, no down time.

Unique to Furman's SMP is its unparalleled clamping voltage (even when tested beyond the grueling specifications of - USA/CIDA's A-1-1 test). Unlike some Series Mode Suppressors, Furman's mainte-nance free feature is NOT at the expense of safety! While other designs offer clamping voltages that are well above 300VAC peak, (far beyond long accepted professional standards), Furman's SMP clamps at 188VAC peak, 133 VAC RMS even when tested with multiple 6000VAC - 3000 Amp surges! This un-precedented level of protection is only available with Furman's SMP technology. Additionally, Furman's trusted over-voltage circuitry protects against all too frequent accidental connections to 208 or 240VAC, by shutting off the incoming power until the over voltage condition is corrected.

Unfortunately, traditional AC filter - Conditioners have been designed for unrealistic laboratory condi-tions. Prior technologies whether multiple pole filter or conventional series mode, could actually harm audio and video performance more than they help, due to the resonant peaking of their antiquated, non-linear designs. Under certain conditions, these designs can actually add more than 10dB of noise to the incoming AC line! Worse still, lost digital data, the need to re-boot digital pre-sets, or destroyed digital converters are frequently caused by excessive voltage spikes and AC noise contaminating the equipment ground. Furman's SMP with LiFT takes another approach, ensuring optimal performance through linear filtering and no leakage to ground.

According to Furman Sound’s Sales Engineer, Garth Powell, "When it comes to advancing the art of power conditioning and surge suppression, it's important to understand that we are Furman SOUND. Even though we are power experts, we have always strived to create power products that extract the ul-timate sonic and visual performance from any system. It's not enough to protect sound and video prod-ucts, Furman ensures they perform to their full potential."

All this along with our new super-bright, long-life, low heat retractable LED lights (replacing our stan-dard 5 Watt incandescent), and a BNC back panel connector to accommodate, a gooseneck lamps for rear rack illumination. The PL-8 and PL-Plus Series II are designed to fit in a standard 19-inch rack occupying one rack unit space, and each feature a front panel mounted convenience outlet.

The US suggested list price of the PL-8 Series II is $189.95 and the PL-Plus Series II is $249.95.

Furman Sound, Inc. has been a leading manufacturer of signal processing and power conditioning prod-ucts since 1974.

For additional information about the product lines of Furman Sound, Inc., contact: Casey Zygmont, Na-tional Sales Manager, Furman Sound, Inc., 1997 South McDowell Blvd., Petaluma, CA, 94954 USA. Tel: 707-763-1010, fax: 707-763-1310 Visit the Furman Sound, Inc., World Wide Web Page at http://www.furmansound.com

Furman Sound Introduces the Series II Power Conditioners

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