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PowerPlant 15

PowerPlant 15

Purify, protect, regulate, and rebuild unrestricted new power from old with the P15, our second most powerful AC regenerator.
The DirectStream P15 Power Plant is the gold standard for safety, reliability, and high-performance AC power regeneration. The P15 improves micro and macro dynamics, audio purity, instrumental separation, soundstage width and depth, and lowers background noise for any connected equipment. From medium to large power amplifiers to the smallest pieces of source equipment, the P15 will work magic on your system’s performance. Don’t starve your music or risk damaging your equipment. A P15 gives you greatly improved performance and safety from just plugging into the wall socket and far better dynamics, bass and a much bigger, open soundstage than any power conditioner on the market.

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  • Design

    The P15 features an ultra-low impedance analog power amplifier, FPGA based sine wave generator based on pure, clean, analog DSD (PCM), 10 outlets (US version) across 5 separate regenerated zones, and 1/4" thick copper busbars that deliver regenerated power to each receptacle. Through regeneration, the P15 creates a completely new AC waveform that adds missing energy back onto the power line to correct for serious issues, su

  • Application

    With a maximum output of 1500 watts, the P15 regenerates steady, regulated, pure AC that is unaffected by your equipment's demands for power. Powering your system from the outlets of the P15 will reveal new voices, new harmonics, and a renewed sense of musicality. As the gold standard for safety, reliability, and high-performace AC power regeneration, the P15 will ensure you receive the same great performance every time you listen and provide a firm foundation for your system.

    Technology

    The DirectStream Power Plant 15 is the next generation of AC power regeneration. It has 5 separate regenerated zones, buss bar delivery system, and 1500 watts of pure regenerated power. From medium to large power amplifiers to the smallest pieces of source equipment, the P15 will work magic on your system’s performance. Expect far better micro and macro dynamics as well as a cleaner, lower noise background. Power regeneration uses active components, like those found in large, powerful audio amplifiers, to rebuild the AC power and produce clean, clear, distortion-free, regulated AC to the equipment. The results are dramatic: unrestrained dynamics even under the loudest passages, an open, wide soundstage that does not collapse with volume and a naturalness to the music that is remarkable. The 7-inch, full color display on the front panel of the P15 allows you to measure distortion, both incoming and outgoing, improvement levels, and power consumption. You can also adjust your settings, such as the turn on/off sequence and the output voltage, as well as turn individual zones on or off, and measure the power quality with either the built-in oscilloscope or the THD analyzer.

    • BUILT IN BOULDER
    • 1500 VA OUTPUT
    • 3x LOWER IMPEDENCE THAN P10 POWER PLANT
    • 10x OUTLETS US
    • 15AMP AC INPUT US
    • 120 VOLT REGULATED US
    • RANGE 95 – 145 VAC US
    • 9x EU/AU/GR/UK OUTLETS
    • 10AMP AC INPUT EU/AU/GR/UK
    • 230 VOLT REGULATED EU/AU/GR/UK
    • RANGE 200 –285VAC EU/AU/GR/UK
    • 100% REGENERATED AC
    • PASSIVELY COOLED
    • PURE SINE WAVE
    • MULTIWAVE
    • INTEGRATED OSCILLOSCOPE
    • THD METER
    • IMPROVEMENT METER
    • POWER METER
    • CONTROL OVER THE LAN
    • ADJUTABLE OUTPUT VOLTAGE
    • COLOR TOUCHSCREEN
    • FIELD UPGRADEABLE
    • 82 LBS.
    • 17W x 8.5H x 14D
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    Specifications - Power Plant 15

    Environment Specification

    US/JP

    Europe/Asia

    Location Indoor use only Indoor use only
    Duty Cycle Suitable for continuous operation Suitable for continuous operation
    Moisture Sensitivity Not sealed against moisture Not sealed against moisture
    Operating Humidity <80%rh <80%rh
    Storage Temperature -40C to +40C -40C to +40C
    Operating Temperature 0C to 40C 0C to 40C
    Max Operating Altitude 12,000’ (3500m) 12,000’ (3500m)
    Electrical Supply Nominal Rating 120V 15A 60Hz US
    100V 15A 50/60 Hz JP
    230V 10A 50/60Hz

    Instrument Specification

    Unit Dimensions 17” W x 14” D x 8.5” H (43cm W x 36cm D x 21.5 cm H) 17” W x 14” D x 8.5” H (43cm W x 36cm D x 21.5 cm H)
    Unit Weight 73 lbs ( 33kg) 73 lbs ( 33kg)
    Shipping Dimensions 23” x 20.5” x 13.5” ( 58cm x 52cm x 34cm) 23” x 20.5” x 13.5” ( 58cm x 52cm x 34cm)
    Shipping Weight 82 lbs (38kg) 82 lbs (38kg)
    Nominal Input Voltage 95 – 145 VAC 200 –285VAC
    Maximum Continuous Load 1200VA 1500VA
    Maximum Peak Load 3600VA 3600VA
    Voltage Regulation 1V 1V
    Output Distortion (Resistive Load) <0.5%
    0.1% typical
    <0.9%
    0.2% typical
    Output Distortion (Reactive Load) <0.5%
    0.1% typical
    <0.9%
    0.2% typical
    Output Impedance <0.008 ohm <0.008 ohm
    Noise Reduction 100kHz – 2MHz >80dB 100kHz – 2MHz >80dB
    Efficiency @1200 VA >85% >85%
    Standby Power Consumption
    Input Frequency 45 – 65 Hz 45 – 65 Hz
    Under Voltage Limit US - 90V
    JP - 75V
    174V
    Over Voltage Limit US - 144V
    JP - 120V
    275V
    Energy Dissipation 2440J 3670J
    Peak Current Surge 144,000A 84,000A
    Max Surge Voltage 6,000V 6,000V
    Clamp Level 330V 800V
    DC Trigger Configuration Tip Positive Tip Positive
    DC Trigger Voltage 5 – 15Vdc 5 – 15Vdc

    Reviews

    the biggest single improvement I have ever had

    After spending thousands on upgrading sources, amps, speakers etc, the biggest single improvement I have ever had was plugging everything into the P15. Don't care for all the numbers too much but know what my ears hear and am now a total believer that these Power Plants should be a must if you want to get the best out of your system.

    Transformational

    With the P15 I expected a nice jump like the P10 was over the P5. WRONG. It was not another move up in sound, it was transformational. Audio memory is a very iffy thing because there are so many factors that come into play, but I do not recall any change I have made in years, not even moving up in speakers, that has done what the P15 has done. The sound stage is so much bigger and so three dimensional, the detail is through the roof better without being brighter or more artificially detailed like some amps and preamps might do. It is both more nuanced and more powerful. The excitement of the music is so much more palpable and the sheer joy of listening to Jen Chapin and the Rosetta Trio, Fourplay, Fleetwood Mac, Mark Knopfler, Brahms, and the others that have been played since I got this new beast is way better. It took about 48 hours for it really to get going, but boy oh boy what it has done to my system is amazing/transformational.

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