Hello to everyone. I have been following PS Audio for about a year and just purchased a P 20. I know a little about high audio just to be dangerous. I understand sine wave, Just what is multiwave and is there an advantage or disadvantage to using it vs. sine wave? Thank you in advance.

[image] P10 suggested connections and configurations Power Components These are in the manual (at least in Vers. 6, which is available on the PS Audio website. I’ve copied and pasted the relevant passages below. Variable MultiWave: Since the introduction of the Perfec…

Disclaimer: I actually know nothing. But from what I read in the manual—and you should too— Multi levels 5 and 6 give more ooomph to power your components; as if they had a bigger power supply. Sounds nice. But my system sounds best when “sine” is selected. No idea why, it just does. Maybe my power…

Thank you. But multiwave what? I don’t understand what multiwave means. Not trying to be difficult. Just dumb.

Thanks Ron. I read the manual but did not see this Multi level 5 and 6 section. PS. I always read manuals, much to my dismay.

“I know nothing”. Just funny.

you’re going to get sick to death of people telling you to “try it and see what sounds best to you”. Read that: “I don’t know either”.

Not a dumb question at all. Here is an explanation I posted a good while ago: ( Multiwave Firmware for P5 and P10 ).

Yeah, I would just try it and hear sounds better :wink: There is a bunch of info in this forum, and people who have forgotten more than I’ll ever know or experience. Reading the manual only goes so far…

A couple of images may help. Here is a sine wave with the third harmonic: [Fundamental-and-Third-order1] When you add them together, you get this: [sine%20with%20added%20third%20harmonic] Notice how quickly the wave raises to the top and stays there. Capacitors and other power-hungry component…

Ok, ye with big brain, but why might Sine sound better?

Sine or Multiwave function

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brett66 June 15, 2018, 12:52am 2

I find it improves things just enough to hear it in my system and lowers total wattage output as measured by my P10.

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Sine or Multiwave function

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