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Tacima CS929 6 Way Mains Conditioner and Radio Frequency Interference Filter | 
 enlarge | Brand: Tacima
Category: CE
Buy New: £19.43
New (20) from £19.43
Rating:  11 reviews
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
MPN: CS929
Model: CS929
EAN: 5028088001141
ASIN: B000PS5700
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: BRAND NEW IN BLISTER PACK
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| Features:
| • | This unit contains a powerful Mains Conditioning Filter which will reduce or eliminate mains interference coming through the mains electric supply and help to enhance your sound and picture quality. Also incorporates Surge Protection. | | • | These filters are specifically designed to combat both "Asymmetrical" as well as "Symmetrical" interference, both being effectively suppressed by the introduction of High Frequency Capacitors and a single Choke. In addition we have also incorporated |
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Product Description
Mains conditioner
Surge protection
2 metre screened mains lead to prevent RFI
No neon indicators (these can inject noise into your Hi Fi and affect the sound quality)
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| Customer Reviews:
 Excellent product for a giveaway price! July 19, 2007
R. Cole (Surrey, England)
17 out of 18 found this review helpful
I was a touch sceptical about mains filtering, sure I've got the exceptional interconnects, the energy absorption hi-fi stands, the spikes, the sorbothane and granite and they all work superbly in tightening the sound. But the mains? Fairly constant and surely it can't affect the sound right?
Wrong.
I popped this in front of my system (Musical Fidelity A3.5 & Tri-Vista DAC 21, Audiolab 8000Q & 2 8000P's, Martin Logan Aeon-i electrostats and MJ Acoustics PRO100 sub all hooked up with Krystal Avenger interconnects and QED X-Tube400 speaker cable) and the result was delightful.
For the ludicrously low price this has to be worth having. Whether you are an audiophile like me or just have a decent hi-fi, for the money this is a superb purchase. The effect on the sound was an overall tightening of the image, vocals became crisper and very realistic and the detail was brought out even further than it had been.
I'm now considering spending a lot more on a mains filter if this is the result of spending 40. Superb.
Broadband application September 16, 2007
J. Baillot (Stoke on Trent, UK)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
To cut a long story short, I had a problem with my broadband connection where switching on an aging PC would kill the broadband connection to my ADSL wireless modem(DSL light would flash). My theory was that mains borne interference from the PC was coupling from the domestic mains wiring into the domestic telephone wiring as both sets of wiring were probably bunched together when installed. Including this RFI filter between the PC and the mains socket effectively stopped the interference from getting into the house wiring and my broadband connection was restored. A filter works in either direction, so hats off to Tacima for a quick solution.
Good value accessory October 21, 2007
R. J. Gardner (Bristol UK)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
An unexceptional looking device that initially has a subtle effect but you soon notice how much background noise has disappeared. This device just lets your TV or hifi work to its true potential. The picture on my TV improved and the hifi had greater clarity. I liked it so much I bought a second one as I got fed up transfering the first one between the hifi and home-cinema.
Yes very cool! December 30, 2007
Mike T (West Sussex UK)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I run a shortwave and VHF/UHF listening post and was pleasantly surprised at the reduction of noise levels once I installed this unit!
 Disappointing June 14, 2008
Bob
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I bought this 6-way mains filter on the basis of the what hifi recommendation and the customer reviews on Amazon. However after testing it with a denon cd player, Onkyo mini system and my tv/dvd player I found no significant improvements in sound or picture quality.
The item appears to be solid in construction and does function perfectly well as a normal 6-way extension should. However I find it's fairly unattractive to look at with some components on display through a small plastic window- I assume the manufacturer did this to demonstrate that it is more that your average extension lead.
My advice would be to buy a cheaper, quality 6-way with surge protection if you need one and give this a miss.
If you're still unconvinced do a search on the internet as there are articles dismissing the claimed benefits of mains filters. I wish I had of done, then I could have saved myself a few quid- still you live and learn.
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