Empower EM2100 Power Conditioner Filter Surge Protector - Audiophile

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Empower EM2100 Power Conditioner Filter Surge Protector - Audiophile
Here is a great power conditioner from Empower - the EM2100. It features 14 hospital-grade outlets that can be programmed to turn on in a specified sequence. This unit is in excellent cosmetic condition and works perfectly.
Review Excerpt from Stereophile (Rubinson, 2005)
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Empower EM2100 (50) has a handsome, 19"-wide chassis with three isolated banks of four protected, switched outlets each, and two "always on" outlets on the rear panel. The 14 color-coded, hospital-grade receptacles can be sequenced for power up/down, and additional Empower units can be connected for coordinated operation. The rear panel also has a circuit breaker, a terminal block for hardwire control, indicator connections, and a tethered JPS Optimized Field Matrix power cable and plug. The milled aluminum faceplate has a power switch and LED, recessed programming controls, and a beautiful blue three-line LCD display. The EM2100 can be programmed from the display that normally reads the line voltage. Over all, this is an extremely sophisticated and flexible power control center for a very large and complex system.
Empower's description of the EM2100 emphasizes the parts selection, the soft turn-on to eliminate inrushing current overloads, and the device's adjustable out-of-range shut-down settings (90–110V for low cutout, 130–150V for high cutout). However, the main protection specs look similar to those of the commercial units from Empower's sister company, Surgex, as well as those quoted by BrickWall.
In operation, however, the EM2100 scored over the BrickWall in several ways. First, having four outlets in each isolated bank, meant that I was able to efficiently organize various components, separating digital from analog and video from audio. Second, the Empower could be programmed to power up different components in sequence to meet my specific needs—for the first time, I could say to my wife, "Just push that one button to turn the system on!" Third, I really liked the digital line-voltage monitor. Yeah, I could have used any AC voltmeter, but this one's easy to read and told me that my line voltage rose throughout the day, from 113V in the early morning to 121V in the late evening. The system always did sound better at night—and I thought it was the cognac! Finally, the Empower EM2100 lowered the quiescent system noise level just a little, probably due to the more coherent filtering arrangements between the various components.
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Included:
Empower EM2100 Power Conditioner Filter Surge Protector
Not Included:
Original Packaging, Manual, Remote Control
History:
Single Loving Audiophile Owner / Non Smoker.
Physical Condition
Excellent - Very Clean
Working Condition:
Perfect
Voltage:
120V 50/60 Hz
Shipping Method:
USA Fed Ex / International Shipping Program
Shipping Weight:
25 lbs
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