TACIMA CS947 6-Socket Extension Lead
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Price: £46.99
Brand: TACIMA
07/02/2021
Description: Power more of your electronics at once with the Tacima CS947 Mains Conditioner 6-Socket Extension Lead. Its surge suppression feature gives you peace of mind when you plug in your devices. It also doubles-up as a main conditioner, reducing mains-borne radio frequency interference. This makes it perfect for powering speakers and televisions, as audio and picture quality is enhanced. TACIMA CS947 6-Socket Extension Lead - shop the best deal online on appliances4.me
Category: Appliances and accessories
Merchant: Currys PC World
Product ID: 10222699
Delivery time: 1 to 3 days
Delivery cost: 5.99
EAN: 5028088002513
Specifications: [ { groupLabel: OVERVIEW, specifications: [ { label: USB ● Type: Extension lead ● Surge protection ● Number of sockets: 6 ● Amps: 13 Amps } ] }, { groupLabel: FEATURES, specifications: [ { label: Safety features: Surge supression ● Individual switches ● Power filter ● Other features: - Works as a mains conditioner to reduce radio frequency interferencen- Voltage provided: 250 V ● Power indicator ● Surge alarm ● Phone line. GENERAL ● Weight: 1.67 kg ● Box contents: Tacima CS947 Mains Conditioner 6-Socket Extension Lead ● Colour: Black & white ● Power cord length ● Connected equipment warranty ● Dimensions: 32 x 438 x 67 mm (H x W x D) ● Manufacturer's guarantee: 1 year
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Author: Tank
Rating: 5
Review: I bought this power bar/adapter after reading all the good reviews. I'm a big music fan and have an expensive hi-fi system which I want to protect. I initially needed surge protection and the prevention of small spike/mains interference. I considered any audio improvements a bonus and welcome, but not as important. I've had a few power cuts in my new property and I've been a bit panicky recently after one of them blew the fuse in my power amp Hopefully this adapter will protect all my components from the next outage. I was also experiencing annoying mains clicks and pops through my speakers from the fridge, washing machine, dryer etc. This device has eradicated these noises totally. As far as improving the overall sound quality is concerned, I wasn't really expecting any great revealing difference. I was pleasantly surprised though. My system now sounds a little less harsh/edgy at high frequencies and seems more detailed and delicate. I genuinely hear new things with greater clarity and improved focus, especially vocals. Live performances sound more real and in the room. I must admit I'm very impressed with what this thing can do sonically, especially at the price. I've upgraded amps that have had less effect on sound quality. After many enjoyable hours listening to my favorite albums, I would now consider the addition of the Tacima to any hi-fi as a noticeable audio upgrade in its own right. The protection features and versatility now being worthwhile extras. I will buy another two, one for my PC and one for my TV setup.
Author: JustPoo
Rating: 3
Review: I've been using this unit for a couple of months, it's taken that long for me to get an (oh so unscientific) understanding of where it makes a difference, where it makes none, and where it actually degrades the quality of my audio. I'd love to hear from an electrical engineer who has studied what this product does and how it might affect electronics, but alas I'm just me and I only have my ears to "analyse" the audio. I say audio because I've tested it on every television and monitor I have and it makes no discernible difference at all. A/B tests are tricky because it's not like you can switch power on the fly like you can sources or devices. In the time it takes to unplug a telly and plug the Tacima in it'd have to be a startling difference for you to notice. Short of running two identical televisions side by side or using testing equipment, I just dont have the ability to assess it. So as far as visual improvements go I'd go as far to say that it might work if you had horrific interference or something, but for me it does nothing at all. I have a couple of hi-fi amps set up, one being class A and the other class D. Using the Tacima on the class A rig seems to make it sound less lively. Very slightly. Maybe. Hiss seemed to be reduced a bit but everything else seemed reduced a bit too. As to why it happens (or if it even does!) I just don't know, it almost sounds like it's not getting enough power. In this case it might make a difference, it's just it's not a good one. The thing is, as with the television, I can't switch the power supply fast enough to do a proper test and I can't reliably tell the difference when someone else switches it randomly. Going on that I'd have to say that the differences I heard were in my own head or so slight as to be almost negligible. My other amp is class D and the Tacima makes no difference that I can tell, if there is one it's not audible enough to be heard through my speakers. It's not a cheap setup so it's possible the components don't need any help, but I've done blind testing and I cannot tell the difference with a variety of sources. So it doesn't do any harm but it doesn't do anything a standard power strip won't except offer surge protection. Again, your system may respond differently, or perhaps my ears aren't sensitive enough to hear any improvements, but for me there's no reason to use it on that rig. I have headphone setups with a variety of DACs feeding a variety of preamps and amps. The OTL tube amp appears to sound marginally duller - again I have to stop myself and wonder if my mind is playing tricks on me, both because of the time it took to switch out the power and the fact that if its done at random I haven't a clue which is which. Running the tube as just a preamp and a seperate hybrid tube preamp (with the same tubes) into the same amp and switching between them, I just can't tell them apart. That's left me questioning not just the Tacima but if there's an audible difference between my tube amps!. After all of that I wasn't expecting a difference with headphone DACs. Luckily I have two identical DACs to run into amps so it was easy to flick instantly between the conditioned source and the normal one and there seemed to be a subtle change. Using revealing headphones I thought I could sometimes distinguish the conditioned DAC from the other. However, it's so marginal that without fast A/B testing I don't know if the Tacima is plugged in or not. I did a blind quick switch test with the DACs and although I sometimes thought they sounded different, I couldn't always tell which was which!. And importantly, it wasn't a perceived improvement, I just thought that it sometimes sounded slightly different. However, if I returned a little later and someone switched the power out I honestly wouldn't know. That's the recurring theme with this product - when I had the chance to switch immediately between conditioned and regular equipment any perceived differences were non-existent or incredibly slight, and when I had to switch the power out I didn't stand a chance. And there's also the fact that in all this testing I was actively critically listening for the smallest of differences. If you're having to do that and you're still unsure then that's probably a sign it's not doing anything much. I wouldn't put money on passing any kind of blind test and I'm honestly left wondering if these tiny changes are imaginary. And that's the best I can say for the Tacima; it might do something under some circumstances. As to what it does seems to depend on so many factors it's almost impossible to tell what it'll be, but probably most importantly even when it did seem to make a difference it wasn't significant. So I have no idea if this review is helpful or not really, I've waited a while before posting one because I'm not sure what people will get from it other than it may do something but not a lot, and in most cases it appears to do so little you won't notice. However, after reading other reviews I see that some people have had a much better experience. Perhaps I'm lucky and have a good power supply with a minimum of interference, perhaps there's a placebo effect. I'm not criticising anyone for that, nobody is immune and I've certainly experienced it myself. In fact I suspect I've experienced it when trying to evaluate this product despite my best efforts. I found a What Hi-Fi review after spotting this product on Amazon; I needed a surge protected power strip and figured I'd take a punt as it wasn't exorbitantly priced. The claims made in that review could charitably be described as questionable. Frankly I think they're full of it. As a surge protected power strip it's well made, smart looking, and it doesn't cost the earth. If it makes any subtle improvements to your setup then that's a bonus, but going purely from my own experience I'd have to say that you should buy it because its a good power strip, not because you're counting on it solving your audio woes or improving your AV system. I can't give it more than three stars because it doesn't even come close to living up to the hype, it's just a nice surge protector. The fact that there's cheaper surge protected strips available from respectable companies makes it hard to recommend the Tacima.
