WARNING. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS
APPARATUS TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
Clean only with a dry cloth.
Do not place fl ammable material on top of or beneath the component.
All PS Audio components require adequate ventilation at all times during operation. Rack
mounting is acceptable where appropriate.
Do not remove or bypass the ground pin on the end of the AC cord unless absolutely necessary
to reduce hum from ground loops of connected equipment. This may cause RFI (radio frequency
interference) to be induced into your playback setup. All PS products ship with a grounding type
plug. If the provided plug does not fi t into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the
obsolete outlet.
Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience
receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus. Unplug this apparatus during
lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.
Read these instructions
When making connections to this or any other component, make sure all components are off. Turn
off all systems’ power before connecting the PS Audio component to any other component. Make
sure all cable terminations are of the highest quality.
There are no user serviceable fuses inside this product.
THERE ARE NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE ANY PS AUDIO PRODUCT. REFER ALL
SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL
Please contact your authorized dealer, distributor, or PS Audio if you have any questions not
addressed in this reference manual.
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Thank you for your purchase of a PS Power Plant Premier
AC regenerator and Power Center.
The Power Plant Premier is a state of the art AC regenerator
that regulates the AC line voltage, producing clean and
low distortion AC power. The Premier will provide up to
1500 watts of pure, regulated AC power regardless of the
condition of your home’s power. Clean, regulated AC is
essential to optimize the performance of your connected
equipment.
The Premier will not restrict dynamics or soundstage in
any high-end system and will, in fact, provide a superior
level of performance in micro and macro dynamics as
well as maintain harmonic integrity for audio equipment
while increasing color saturation and lowering video noise
in video equipment.
The AC regenerator inside the Power Plant is the key element in the production of low distortion regulated
AC sine waves. On the rear of the Premier, the pure voltage is distributed to your equipment through
5 isolated zones that utilize a new magnetic fi ltering technology based on wound inductors built from
strips of Nano Crystalline high permeability soft magnetic material. This material has approximately 10
times higher permeability than
any other magnetic materials
ever produced. High
permeability magnetic core
materials allow PS Engineers
to use a minimal amount of
copper wire to build effective
fi lters, thus preserving micro
and macro dynamics for both
audio and video systems.
Built to the
highest standards
PS power products are built
to the highest standards
internally and externally
and feature ¼ inch thick
solid copper power bars,
heavy extruded aluminum
covers and nickel plated,
hand polished Power Port
AC receptacles as standard
equipment.
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Once your new Power Plant Premier is unpacked, you’ll need to fi nd a convenient place to set it.
There are several ways to mount the Power Plant Premier: on a shelf, or in a rack. If you mount the
Premier on a shelf, make sure there is adequate clearance below the unit so airfl ow is not a problem.
Same for the top. If you are planning on driving a lot of equipment that may generate heat in the
Power Plant, consider not placing another piece of
equipment on top of the Premier. If you are placing
the Premier in a rack, you can use the supplied rack
ears or you can use a rack shelf. Make sure there
is adequate ventilation both top and bottom of the
Premier as the unit needs to have good airfl ow for
cooling.
If you are rack mounting the Premier is supplied
with a set of rack ears that can be mounted to the
Premier.
If your equipment is located a long distance from the
Power Plant Premier, it is preferable to use a long,
heavy gauge shielded power cable between the wall AC receptacle and the Power Plant Premier,
rather than long individual power cables between the equipment and the Power Plant Premier.
The Power Plant Premier can benefi t from aftermarket isolation devices such as cones, spikes and
Sorbothane pads.
Once you have chosen the location for the Power Plant Premier you can use the supplied AC
power cord to connect it to the AC wall receptacle or you can use an aftermarket power cord and
receptacle.
Power Cables
Conditioners
We strongly recommend the use of a PS Audio
xStream Power™ AC cable and a PS Power
Port™ AC receptacle, or Soloist AC receptacle
to feed the Power Plant Premier electricity.
While the supplied power cable is adequate
for the task, it is not going to provide the best
performance. Choosing any xStream Power
cable will make a signifi cant performance
improvement over the stock power cable.
We recommend the use of the Soloist in-wall
AC receptacle to feed power to the Premier.
We, however, discourage the use of any other
power conditioning equipment before or after the
Premier without considerable evaluation to determine if there are any sonic or visual shortcomings
of doing so. The Premier has a signifi cant input and output passive fi lter design and adding extra
power cables to its input or additional fi ltering to its output may, in fact, be less than desirable.
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We would recommend that you power the entire system down before attempting to connect equipment
to the Power Plant Premier.
Plug the Power Plant Premier into an AC receptacle with at least 15 amps of service (in the US) or 7.5
amps of service (in 220 volt countries), preferably using a dedicated AC line. A dedicated line means
there is nothing else plugged into the wiring feeding the AC receptacle and that wiring returns directly
to the AC breaker box.
Our fi rst recommendation on where to connect your new Power Plant Premier would be a PS Soloist
in-wall device. The Soloist provides the fi rst stage of cleaning and protection in the PS Power System
and is an elegant in-wall solution that does not use an additional power cable. Our second choice is
a PS Power Port AC receptacle. While not as good as a Soloist it is certainly preferable to a $1.99
“contractor special” brass contact AC receptacle found in most of our homes.
Use the heaviest gauge shielded AC power cable you can to connect a Power Plant Premier to its
AC source. The heavier the gauge used, the less the chance for restricted dynamics in both audio
and video systems. The PS display will blink when you fi rst power the Power Plant Premier. This is
normal.
Once the Power Plant Premier has been connected to an AC source it is time to connect your
equipment. Each Power Plant Premier has multiple isolated zones called IsoZones™. These are
individually isolated and fi ltered zones that isolate the power between equipment.
IsoZones should be used to isolate different
genres of equipment from each other. For
instance, you can group digital equipment
together on a single IsoZone or multiple
analog sources on yet another IsoZone.
You should not mix digital, video or analog
equipment on the same IsoZone 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. On
the Power Plant Premier, IsoZone 5 is labeled
Power Amp. It is no different than any of the
other 4 IsoZones, other than it is a single duplex receptacle to keep the heavy current draw of power
amps from affecting more sensitive source equipment.
It is important to use only the highest quality AC power cords that are well shielded to any connected
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.
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