Furman Sound Elite-16 PF E - Manual (Page 3)

Elite-16 PF E Manual
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ntroductIon
For over 0 years, Furman has pioneered the
development of AC power products for the
most demanding audio, video, and broadcast
professionals. Though the need for pristine AC
power is nothing new, the Elite-16 Power Factor’s
technology and its unique implementation are
revolutionary and without peer.
The extreme AC demands encountered in the
professional audio/video arena have required
technological developments far in excess of
typical home theater/audiophile power products.
In studios, live sound, and broadcast facilities,
breakdown is unacceptable. Equipment failure
or poor performance is costly. The same is true
of today’s home theater. Our solution based
technology, extensive engineering expertise,
and robust build quality have answered the
challenge of today’s corrupted power lines, and
led to the creation of the Elite-16 PF E.
Today’s power lines are plagued with RF and EMI
noise. When connecting sensitive equipment
to your home’s power outlet, AC noise couples
into your system’s critical components. This
AC noise masks low level signals and cripples
performance. This low level content is critical
because it relays the crucial harmonics and
ambience in audio, as well as the depth and
clarity in video. With Furman’s exclusive Ultra-
wide bandwidth Linear Filtering Technology,
televisions, projectors, DVD players, amplifiers,
and processors are fed linearly-filtered AC
power. This dramatically reduces noise,
ensuring consistent peak operation regardless
of load conditions or the time of day. For the first
time, you will see and hear your theater or audio
system as it should be – not compromised.
Another critical feature is our exclusive
Series Multi-stage Protection. This virtually
maintenance-free surge suppression assures
the highest level of AC protection possible,
without sacrificing itself when the offending
surge is severe – no damaged equipment, no
service calls, no down time.
At the center of the Elite-16 PF E is our unique
Power Factor Correction Circuit. For the
first time, low-level analog, digital, and video
components are not modulated or distorted
via the power amplifier’s extreme AC current
demands. Further, the power amplifier sees a
highly filtered, extremely low-impedance supply
of AC power. The Elite-16 PF, in fact, has in
excess of Amps of continuous current reserve
(over 45 amps peak charge) for the most extreme
peak power demands. This technology enables
power amplifiers and powered subwoofers to
operate at peak efficiency, reaching levels of
performance previously unattainable.
No longer will your amplifier’s performance be
at the mercy of your home’s incoming AC power
or inferior AC protection/filtering devices. The
net effect is as if your power amplifier virtually
doubled in power and improved immeasurably
in quality.
When employing the Elite-16 PF E, you will
immediately notice far clearer, stunningly focused
sound and visual images from your system.
Video presentation will be crisp and colors true
with greater gray and black scale definition, as
well as noticeably improved depth and clarity.
Sonic transients will be startlingly fast with
bass fundamentals that shake foundations with
their weight and visceral impact. Mid and high
frequencies will bloom with sweet, non-glaring
ease while imaging improves dramatically,
all the while remaining true to your system’s
inherent virtues.