Furman PL-PLUS DMC Power Conditioner with Voltmeter/AMMeter

(10 customer reviews)

$461.76

Description

9 Outlets total outlets with Dual Retractable LED Lights and Voltmeter/Ammeter

Additional information

Weight 5.56 kg
Dimensions 26.67 × 4.45 cm
Item Weight

‎5.56 kg

Product Dimensions

‎48.26 x 26.67 x 4.45 cm; 5.56 Kilograms

Item model number

PLPLUSDMC

Colour

Black

Connector Type

Power Plug

ASIN

B001JJ8WQK

Date First Available

2 October 2001

Manufacturer

Furman

10 reviews for Furman PL-PLUS DMC Power Conditioner with Voltmeter/AMMeter

  1. RT

    fully functional, but need way to turn off display or dim better.
    I had to buy a tinted plastic to apply over the LED read out. It makes no sense why the display cant be turned off or down.

  2. PJ

    Excellent
    Profound quality. Tank-like build. Calming blue and green lights (I find red to be too intense for something that has to be on the entire time I’m working. Satisfying “click” when it powers up. I’d rather just have “recording” lights be red). I especially like that the rear lamp’s power switch is actually on the rear of the unit. It’s amazing how many other power conditioners out there put the switch on the front. Many times with those other conditioners I’d squeeze to the back of my setup only to realize that I forgot to switch the rear lamp on from the front. And/or after working I forgot to turn it off once I squeezed back to the front because not seeing the lamp in both instances puts the power switch out of my mind. I have 2 of these and will be getting a 3rd eventually. Furman should have included the BNC rear lamp though for what you pay.

  3. Anthony

    Product is fine. Seller not so much
    The Furman is good. Ready for keeping your electronics safe. Worth the $. Seller didn’t respond to my first inquiry on shipping. The second response was lackluster and the third was just lazy. Package was late and required me to contact Canada Post to make arrangements to figure out how and where to pick it up. No help from seller.

  4. Ace of Baseness

    Not Cheap, But Worth Every Penny!
    I’d been hemming and hawing about a mobile power conditioner. I lead a few acoustic groups, and we do a good deal of outdoor parties at private homes. I try to get power from the laundry room, but it can be iffy, with clients worrying about the cables passing through their flower beds, etc.Anyway, one night I turned on my amp, and smoke poured out of my custom made speaker! Lucky for me, we have a strong PA, hehe. Even more luckily, I’m an endorser, so I got a great deal on a new driver, provided I put the speaker in myself.After going through that agony, I realized I MUST have a power conditioner. A voltage spike probably blew out the voice coil. You know – The little pop when you turn it on? Probably got a power surge and alot more than a pop!This unit will absorb just about any surge you get. Plus – It’s got a Voltmeter AND an Ammeter, so you can check the line voltage, and see how many amps you’re pulling down. It also seems to filter some of the line noise we always get, and eliminates using those silly power strips that always get underfoot. It’s got enough sockets to hold our two PA’s, mixer, 2 amps, wireless receivers, etc.The best thing? I don’t even know when it’s on! No POP at all! I agonized over spending so much, but it’s insurance – When you realize how equipment it’s protecting, it’s silly to get anything less.

  5. AIRecording

    Best Power Conditioner I’ve ever Owned
    The outlet spacing is thoughtful. The front panel outlet is great. The optional Furman GN-LED gooseneck lamp to use in the back of the unit works perfectly. The voltage and current meter is accurate for steady state, however it seems to show an average over a few seconds, so don’t depend on it to show you instantaneous highs or lows. The front panel LED lights are much better than the incandescent lamps my previous power conditioners and power filters used to have. This is a heavy unit that is really a power conditioner, not just a high frequency filter or spike protector. The output waveform is really a sine wave and it gracefully shuts down in over and under power conditions without damage to itself or your gear. I have a variac and I tested the under power shutdown. It did exactly what it was supposed to do. I also had mine open because I replaced the integrated power cord with a 50′ cable. The construction and quality of components on the inside is first class. Take a look at the insides of this and the insides of the inexpensive power bars and you’ll immediately be glad you bought this unit.

  6. Nigel Tufnel

    Don’t pay extra for the voltage meter
    I really hate leaving less than 5 stars for a Furman product but this time I must, here’s why. Furman has the best surge protection in the industry. That’s not hyperbole, they use series mode surge protection which only a few manufacturers are licensing. Not only does it have 0 response time and no need for a “joule” rating, but by design it filters out incoming and outgoing noise down to around 3 kHz. Outstanding performance. In addition, the products are reasonably priced and offer professional grade build and compared to other brands.Why then am I so peevish? I’m upset because the voltage meter is off by about 2.5 volts (yes, it only shows 1 voltage increments, but this half volt is an estimate based on when it transitions) when it could have been dead accurate for about $0.45 more in parts cost. That’s why I’m upset. The voltage meter relies on a resistive voltage divider feeding a nifty ADC/microcontroler. Furman is using 5% parts here which means the meter can be off by practically this much. Adding a trim pot or using 1% parts would have cost about $0.45 extra to manufacture, and make the meter dead accurate. They didn’t so mine was about 2.5 volts high, which is not an issue if you are in the middle of the acceptable range, but my true voltage is between 125 and 127, causing the meter to read dangerously high readings and turn orange. It kind of upsets me that some bean counter is probably responsible for besmirching the brand for the sake of a few cents.

  7. Leo D.

    Upgrades Your System
    If you have quality audiophile grade components the Furman power conditioner will make it sound even better. Amazing what clean power does. You don’t notice it until you plug your your components into one of these.

  8. William W.

    Well-known name, known quality, beautiful unit!
    Furman is a brand-name I’ve researched on the internet and found they are very popular among musicians to protect their high-end equipment. I bought a smaller Furman unit to protect my water ionizer unit from Power spikes and voltage drops and it’s been working very well. I purchased this unit to protect a small but extensive computer setup with multi monitors and sensitive processing equipment. This will not be used in a conventional sense but will basically be protecting the rig I built for coding and programming. The unit is unique in that it has dual LED lights which can be turned on or off, dimmed, and pulled out and repositioned. This is not a feature I will actually be using but it is a nice one to have for things I may come up with in the future. You can’t go wrong buying this name brand as these units are meant to last a long time.

  9. Pa May

    Saved my barefoot monitors!
    It did its job. Saved my barefoot footprints which I leave on 24/7, lesson learned, I will power them off every night, but the PL Plus DMC saved them from an outage. However the device now shows a voltage range from 108-136 and it will shut off randomly now. I dont know if the unit is now damaged from the outage or the wiring in my house may have been fried somewhere…. or the utility energy company needs to fix something on their part. Regardless…. the furman worked and did what it was supposed to, protect my expensive gear from permanent damage. I wished this had AVR built in though. The P1800AR is way too expensive but I understand why it is so. I’ll give it 5 stars for safely shutting down my monitors like 3x now since the outage.

  10. P.A. Williams

    Best of the best.
    I have used several Furman Products over the years as has anyone working in professional sound reinforcement and I have to say this is the nicest example I have used. It is built like a tank, has all the right features in exactly the right place, and provides clean safe power to my digital board. The other thing quickly noted was that the bright LED pull out lights can easily be adjusted throughout the night without the finger pain historically experienced with the old incandescent units. The meter works great and though overkill for many it is nice to know precisely what an unfamiliar room or generator is providing. Finally, it is so nice to have the back side BNC light connector. I use this in a 6 space rack case so large scale illumination solutions aren’t practical and having one hand (or mouth) with a flash light is just tedious, I added a LED gooseneck and it works great for patch changes in dark place which most seem to be. It took me a wile to decide to go for the PL-Plus DMC but, I’m glad I did and I would do it again.

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