Description
Furman Elite-16 Power Factor Ei 16A Home Theatre Power Conditioner
Pristine AC Power for the Uncompromised System
The Furman Elite-16 Power Factor Ei is a revolutionary 16-amp home theatre power conditioner that brings the AC power management technology developed for the most demanding professional audio, video, and broadcast environments into the high-performance home theatre and audiophile system. For over 40 years, Furman has pioneered AC power products for professional applications where breakdown is unacceptable and equipment failure is costly, and the Elite-16 PF Ei represents the direct application of that expertise to the home. Though the need for pristine AC power is nothing new, the technology in the Elite-16 PF Ei and its unique implementation are revolutionary and without peer in the home theatre power conditioning category.
Ultra-Linear Filtering for Unmasked Performance
Today’s power lines are plagued with RF and EMI noise that couples into sensitive audio and video components through the AC supply, masking the low-level signal content that carries the crucial harmonics and ambiance in audio and the depth and clarity in video. The Elite-16 PF Ei’s Ultra-Linear Filtering Technology is substantial in its ability to unmask this critical signal content, with performance surpassed only by Furman’s Reference Series. Televisions, projectors, disc players, amplifiers, and processors are fed pristine AC power, revealing the system’s true capability for the first time. Ultrasonic bi-filtering further isolates digital and video circuits from analogue components, ensuring that the noise generated within the system is as thoroughly managed as the noise arriving from the AC supply. Zero ground contamination circuitry provides additional protection for critical digital components throughout.
Power Factor Technology: Unleashing Your Amplifier
The most transformative capability of the Elite-16 PF Ei is its unique Power Factor Technology, which addresses the most commonly overlooked source of performance limitation in any home theatre system: the interaction between power amplifiers and the other components sharing the same AC supply. For the first time, low-level analogue, digital, and video components are not modulated or distorted by the power amplifier’s extreme AC current demands, while the power amplifier simultaneously receives a highly filtered, extremely low-impedance supply of AC power. With in excess of 9 amps of continuous current reserve and over 80 amps of peak charge capacity available for extreme peak power demands, the Elite-16 PF Ei enables power amplifiers and powered subwoofers to operate at maximum efficiency, reaching levels of performance previously unattainable from the same hardware. The net effect, as Furman describes it, is as if the power amplifier virtually doubled in power and improved immeasurably in quality.
Series Multi-Stage Protection and Practical Design
The Elite-16 PF Ei’s exclusive Series Multi-Stage Protection with Extreme Voltage Shutdown (EVS) provides virtually maintenance-free surge suppression of the highest level, without sacrificing itself when confronted with a severe surge event. Unlike conventional sacrificial surge protection that loses effectiveness after each surge and requires replacement, the Elite-16 PF Ei’s non-sacrificial protection ensures maximum protection at all times with no damaged equipment, no service calls, and no downtime. Retractable front panel LED lamps allow easy viewing of a full rack or cabinet of equipment even in a darkened theatre environment, and the 2U rack-height chassis at 101.6 x 431.79 x 374.65mm and 8.16kg integrates naturally into any equipment rack or cabinet installation.
KEY FEATURES:
- 16-amp home theatre power conditioner with Power Factor Technology providing over 80 amps of peak charge capacity for power-starved amplifiers and subwoofers
- Ultra-Linear Filtering Technology for exceptional RF and EMI noise elimination from the AC supply
- Ultrasonic bi-filtering isolating digital and video circuits from analogue components
- Zero ground contamination circuitry for protection of critical digital components
- Series Multi-Stage Protection with Extreme Voltage Shutdown (EVS) for non-sacrificial, maintenance-free surge suppression
- Over 9 amps continuous current reserve and over 80 amps peak charge surplus for demanding amplifier loads
- Retractable front panel LED lamps for equipment visibility in darkened theatre environments
- 240-volt operation
- Standard 2U rack height chassis
- Dimensions: 101.6 x 431.79 x 374.65mm (H x W x D), weight: 8.16kg
