# Cleanwave Function on Power Plant **URL:** \ **Category:** Power Components\ **Created:** [January 6, 2021, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cleanwave-function-on-power-plant/21064 "2021-01-06T16:50:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Vmax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/vmax/32/19896_2.png) [@Vmax](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Vmax)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 1:12am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cleanwave-function-on-power-plant/21064/122 "2023-01-27T01:12:58Z")
> [@George\_P](#): > > I’ve heard that if a component is more expensive, the parts inside take longer to burn in. Have you heard that? Cost is usually related to either part count and/or development cost. Their could be a correlation in the more features the more complexity in how they are not all exercised at once many oinputs many outputs when they are exercised. Some audiophile capacitors take more time. I know silver seems to take longer than a pure copper. Maybe because the change is so much bigger is why silver seems to take long time? ---
**Author:** ![George\_P](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/george_p/32/76730_2.png) [@George\_P](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/George_P)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 1:15am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cleanwave-function-on-power-plant/21064/123 "2023-01-27T01:15:36Z")
How about playing music overnight at a very low level? Does this accomplish much for burn in? Is it worth the wear and tear on my source? Since I sleep in the same room as my amplifier, that is my only option at night. ---
**Author:** ![Vmax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/vmax/32/19896_2.png) [@Vmax](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Vmax)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 1:55am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cleanwave-function-on-power-plant/21064/124 "2023-01-27T01:55:43Z")
The best option is a load resistors across the terminals unless you’re breaking in speakers too if you wish to hurry it up. I never have done that. ---
**Author:** ![George\_P](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/george_p/32/76730_2.png) [@George\_P](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/George_P)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 2:02am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cleanwave-function-on-power-plant/21064/125 "2023-01-27T02:02:02Z")
I’ve heard about that. But better to keep a signal going through the amp at low level, than nothing, right? ---
**Author:** ![Vmax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/vmax/32/19896_2.png) [@Vmax](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Vmax)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 2:06am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cleanwave-function-on-power-plant/21064/126 "2023-01-27T02:06:47Z")
Yes if it doesn’t rob you of sleep. I hear music and can’t tune it out in the same room but did same with my new amps to speed up autoformer break in. ---
**Author:** ![George\_P](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/george_p/32/76730_2.png) [@George\_P](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/George_P)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 2:10am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cleanwave-function-on-power-plant/21064/127 "2023-01-27T02:10:24Z")
I took a long classical, dynamic work, Totentanz, by Liszt and greatly reduced the level, so that I can turn the nob on my amp up about a 1/4 of the way and the music is low enough so it doesn’t keep me up. I play that on repeat overnight. ---
**Author:** ![dchang05](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/dchang05/32/294697_2.png) [@dchang05](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/dchang05)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 2:19am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cleanwave-function-on-power-plant/21064/128 "2023-01-27T02:19:26Z")
My rule of Cleanwave is every two hours, and that works with DS MK2 too. ---
**Author:** ![George\_P](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/george_p/32/76730_2.png) [@George\_P](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/George_P)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 2:21am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cleanwave-function-on-power-plant/21064/129 "2023-01-27T02:21:15Z")
So, one minute of Cleanwave every two hours? ---
**Author:** ![dchang05](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/dchang05/32/294697_2.png) [@dchang05](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/dchang05)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 2:24am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cleanwave-function-on-power-plant/21064/130 "2023-01-27T02:24:50Z")
Yes, I do one minute, 5 seconds is not enough! ---
**Author:** ![shankha](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/shankha/32/153968_2.png) [@shankha](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/shankha)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cleanwave-function-on-power-plant/21064/131 "2023-01-27T15:42:02Z")
Or you can take a composition meant for that! The 8 hour long Steve Reich Sleep. it exists somewhere on YouTube ---
**Author:** ![George\_P](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/george_p/32/76730_2.png) [@George\_P](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/George_P)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cleanwave-function-on-power-plant/21064/132 "2023-01-27T15:57:09Z")
Agreed! ---
**Author:** ![shankha](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/shankha/32/153968_2.png) [@shankha](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/shankha)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cleanwave-function-on-power-plant/21064/133 "2023-01-27T16:17:37Z")
Question to everyone from someone whose pea-sized brain can’t figure out: What does MW on the PP do? I’ve read the manual and … (as I said, pea-sized) ---
**Author:** ![danofesherintheuk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3d9bf3/32.png) [@danofesherintheuk](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/danofesherintheuk)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cleanwave-function-on-power-plant/21064/134 "2023-01-27T16:33:08Z")
Paul did a video that explains how/why multiwave works - I suggest you search for it. It explains that power supplies tend to draw their power at the top of the wave cycle and that multiwave produces a slightly differently shaped wave. ---
**Author:** ![Vmax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/vmax/32/19896_2.png) [@Vmax](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Vmax)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cleanwave-function-on-power-plant/21064/135 "2023-01-27T16:40:46Z")
Recharging of capacitors faster. Means multiple sine waves so more peaks. ---
**Author:** ![George\_P](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/george_p/32/76730_2.png) [@George\_P](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/George_P)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cleanwave-function-on-power-plant/21064/136 "2023-01-27T17:14:31Z")
Not a fan of MW in my PP3, with my system at least. It reduces dynamics, so I do not use it. ---
**Author:** ![sixpack1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/sixpack1/32/6013_2.png) [@sixpack1](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/sixpack1)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cleanwave-function-on-power-plant/21064/137 "2023-01-27T18:43:09Z")
The multiwave function widens the waveform to increase the charge time of power supplys of attached equipment. ---
**Author:** ![Paul](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/paul/32/6_2.png) [@Paul](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Paul)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 8:36pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cleanwave-function-on-power-plant/21064/138 "2023-01-27T20:36:49Z")
MultiWave extends the charging time of the AC power sine wave peak, thus lowering power supply ripple in your connected equipment and improving sonics. ---
**Author:** ![George\_P](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/george_p/32/76730_2.png) [@George\_P](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/George_P)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 3:32am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cleanwave-function-on-power-plant/21064/139 "2023-01-29T03:32:23Z")
Today I experimented a bit with Cleanwave. I didn’t use it at all for the first 2 1/2 hours. At that point, the sound quality had diminished from when I started so I ran Cleanwave for 60 seconds and this smoothed out the sound, made it easier on the ear, however the sound was _too_ smooth. Next time, maybe I’ll try 30 seconds instead of 60. ---
**Author:** ![dchang05](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/dchang05/32/294697_2.png) [@dchang05](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/dchang05)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 3:51am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cleanwave-function-on-power-plant/21064/140 "2023-01-29T03:51:25Z")
You could try the 5 seconds too, but you need to wait until it runs it’s course before hitting it again. Otherwise it jumps to 60 seconds. I did try two 60 second cycles a couple times and the music became lifeless. ---
**Author:** ![George\_P](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/george_p/32/76730_2.png) [@George\_P](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/George_P)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cleanwave-function-on-power-plant/21064/141 "2023-01-29T17:45:15Z")
Tried again today, after about two hours of listening. 30 seconds improved the sound greatly. Another thing about Cleanwave, I used to use it during playback and found that it works a lot better if I stop/pause playback, then do Cleanwave, then return to music. [Previous page](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cleanwave-function-on-power-plant/21064.md?page=6) [Next page](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cleanwave-function-on-power-plant/21064.md?page=8)