I’m concerned that the noise generated by equipment plugged into a regenerator can get into another device plugged into the same bank of outlets (or ANY other outlet) on my PSA regenerator.
If the answer depends on model, mine’s a P20.
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The outlets are dual gang and yes they are tied together. A single feed to each controllable via the software.
P15 manual says in the overview: “The DirectStream Power Plant 15 is the next generation of AC power regeneration. It has 5 separate regenerated zones, buss bar delivery system.”
Very similar wording for P20: " Design
The PerfectWave PowerPlant 20 is PS Audio’s finest pure power delivery system. Equipped with 16 outlets (US version) across 5 separate regenerated zones"
Hope this answers the op’s question
Best wishes
Can the same be said of the P10 powerplant?
The question was about contaminating other adjoining zones. Although there are separate zones, can one say 100% there is no cross contamination ?
A PS audio representative should answer this .
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From the P10 manual:
"Power zones should be used to isolate different genres of equipment from each other. For instance, you can group digital equipment together on a single zone and multiple analog sources on another zone. You should not mix digital, video or analog equipment on the same zone if possible. Digital equipment would be a DVD player, CD player, DAC, computer, TIVO, or satellite receiver. Video equipment would be a VCR, TV or computer monitor. Analog examples would be a power amp, preamp, projector, turntable, or any type of tube equipment. It is a good idea to keep in mind that all equipment generates radiated noise when it is operating. This radiated noise is harmful to both audio and video system performance and is typically carried down the AC power line.
Zones D and E on the Power Plant 10 are marked “HC” for High Current. These zones are identical
to Zones A, B, and C in terms of the quality of regenerated, regulated AC output, however also
enjoy the benefits of an in-rush limiter."
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Yes, they are isolated. There is no cross contamination between outlets in the rows (note on the back of a P15 Power Plant, for example, there are rows and zones. Each zone is isolated from the other zones by the incredibly low source impedance of the regenerator and the way it is wired to that regenerator.
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OK, I think the first thing I can learn from your statement is that any and all outlets in each of my P20’s five zones are electronically isolated from any outlets in the other four zones, yes?
But how about the outlets within one zone? Are each of the four Zone-A outlets isolated from the other three in Zone A, or are all those Zone-A outlets in simple parallel? And is this answer applicable to each zone?
Sorry to be such a pest about this.
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There is no isolation between outlets in a single zone.