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Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2023

I recently purchased the Furman Power Conditioner (SS6B) in black, and I have been thoroughly impressed with its performance. This power conditioner has become an essential component of my audio setup, providing clean and reliable power to my equipment. The black color adds a sleek and professional touch to my setup. The SS6B features six outlets, giving me ample space to connect multiple devices without worrying about power surges or fluctuations. The robust construction of the power conditioner ensures durability and longevity, providing peace of mind that my equipment is protected. The noise filtration capabilities of the Furman Power Conditioner are excellent, eliminating unwanted interference and hum from my audio signals. Additionally, the compact and portable design makes it convenient for both home and on-the-go use. Overall, the Furman Power Conditioner (SS6B) in black is a reliable and high-quality product that I would highly recommend to anyone looking to safeguard their valuable audio equipment and enhance their audio experience.

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Robert Juarez

Cored length is excessive.

Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2024

Too long of cord for modern electrical code in US homes. Most homes have a power outlet every 10 feet. 25' is overkill on cord.

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David C.

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Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2023

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Darth Humbug

seems like a good investment for my full size vintage arcade cabinet

Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2024

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I recently took the plunge and invested in my first full-sized real arcade cabinet and although the company that built it for me (TNT Amusements in PA) built-in a line filter, the logic board in it is out of circulation and difficult to replace, so I felt that redundancy was the way to go, which led me to this product. I am not an electrician, so I went by the other reviews in deciding whether to purchase. The product is heavy. Clearly well-made. The cord is heavy gauge and very long. It seems to function as advertised and the peace of mind is almost palpable. If it works as advertised then it's worth the price to me, protecting a $4000 arcade cabinet from dirty power surges.

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Chris Wicker

I am a professional electrician and I recommend exclusively this product

Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2024

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I have been a professional electrician for 10 years. This has excellent power cleaning, excellent surge protection, replaceable outlets in a solid, grounded metal casing. Overall I've been very impressed with this product and I recommend it consistently to customers and others. I use it on my own home to protect my security camera system, my water circulation pump, my internet and my pest control system in the utility room: the pump has a noticeably lower rate of noise and wear when on this power cleaner

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dan bray

This is the highest quality you can get.

Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2023

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I have owned many extension cords over the years this is by far the highest quality one I have ever used, I've been DJ for more than 20 years would highly recommend this product to anyone. Do yourself a favor and don't waste your time or money on any thing else this works great and will protect your equipment.

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David Saunders

Quiet!!

Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2023

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Always tracking down some ground hum that’s driving me crazy and slowing down my audio work flow. I took a chance on this because I needed to gain an extra rack space back and was also beginning to suspect my 15 year old power conditioner was contributing to my noise problem. This was priced where I really couldn’t argue. Functional and sounds great with no appreciable noise. Great piece, priced right.

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Tom Paine

GREAT value for the money.

Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2019

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First off, I‘ve owned TWO of these units for about 15 years now.

One got a LOT of use with my son‘s band when he was in high school, got kicked around the garage, basement, outside (in dry weather) for various projects, the other was simply hung from the wall behind my garage workshop bench.

Which one held up best?

Of course the one that was hung up.

What hasn‘t held up with the kickaround unit?

Well, the outlets started getting wonky, wouldn‘t hold plug prongs, couple of ‚em broke, so I bought a handful of outlets from a bigbox hardware store, dismantled the box, removed/installed new outlets, and VOILA! Like new.

Then the plug broke. EZPZ replacement (if you know how hot and neutral connect), and VOILA! Like new. Again.

THEN the switch broke. [insert sad face emoji here]

This took some thinking. I went through various online electronic parts catalogs (I‘d mention them but amazon would nuke this review) looking for an appropriate switch, AFTER I tried removing the original, which is soldered in place like it was meant to survive the next giant meteor apocalypse. So I „hotwired“ it to always on when plugged in, so basically it‘s just a multi-outlet extension cord with EFI and surge protection and, although no longer „like new“ it works when I need it to.

One other „con“ is the cord. Seems to me that over time, a decade or two, extension cords coming out of Laogai in mainland China have far too much PVC and too little plasticizer so that over time, the cord starts to handle like a coil of copper tubing. Another EZPZ fix if you find a GOOD cold-weather 12/2 cord (I did) to replace the original.

Overall good value, would buy again for the price, function, longevity, ease of repair (except for that switch and, if you leave it in place, the gradual hardening of the cord is less of an issue).

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Robert Aquino

Well made metal case

Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2024

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This is a very well made unit with a sturdy metal case. The long cord is a very good feature.

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Ismael Ortiz

Perfect great

Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2024

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I love it

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Brett A.

Affordable Audiophile Upgrade

Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2023

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I've been building a nice home theater system and a 2-channel listening room for the past couple of years, and recently started replacing all of the cheaper/generic interconnects I was using with much better quality cables. There was a very subtle improvement in sound quality noticable afterwards, nothing too exciting, but I wasn't expecting a huge difference anyway. The last components I ever really considered upgrading was the power strips. Its embarrassing for me to admit now, but up until that point I was using cheap $10 big box store plastic units that had to be over 10 years old.

Would I hear a noticable improvement in sound just by replacing the power strips? Again, I wasn't expecting much, just like when I upgraded the cables, but I knew what I was using was junk anyway, so I decided to try the Furmans and find out.

Well then. The improvement in audio quality after swapping in the Furmans was just undeniable, so much so that it gave me that audiophile "wow, I like THAT" sensation immediately. Movies, dialog and music suddenly had more clarity, depth, dynamics, detail and punch. It's like a light veil had been lifted off of the speakers and the sound became more alive and "honest".

Are there better power conditioners out there? I have no doubts there are, but to get this level of improvement in audio quality for only $25, the Furman is an easy 5 stars for me. Some reviewers say this isn't a power conditioner, but it says right on the box that it does feature basic level active noise reduction. I didn't buy this because I had a noise issue though, I bought this because it was recommended in the audiophile community for those who wanted a quality power conditioner but didn't have the budget for something more expensive. If you are already using a good quality power strip or conditioner, I'm assuming that you would not notice much of a difference, if any. However, if you were like me and was using junk, you might enjoy what you hear after plugging everything into the Furman.

Only complaint? Like others mentioned, 15ft of cord seems to be a little much considering the size of the conditioner itself. Awesome if you need the extra length, but if you don't the extra bulk is something to consider. That said, I'd much rather have too long of a cord than too short any day. I highly recommend this power conditioner, don't let the cord length stop you from buying.

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SSL

The transfer rate for our Homeplug AV2 network had plunged to 6mb/sec.

Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2023

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Results were the same with my local test server which collects statistics for 1GB LAN transfers. This was much worse than the speeds we enjoyed ten years ago.

I attribute all of these issues to the many "wall wart" switching power supplies we've since accumulated. Their noise was creating such a din - our Homeplug network was fast becoming useless.

So I took a chance on the Furman power strip. Apprehensive that my $26 wouldn't buy much. It took our transfer rate to what you see here. The local test confirmed an 8 fold improvement (can't find that listing at the moment)...We use very old legacy priced fiber for internet - so that colorful printout is still real.

Now to be fair, I later increased our speed to 92mb/sec using a full isolation transformer. But that Tripp Lite unit is now priced at $246 bux!

Accordingly, my verdict is simply "Good enuf for most situations". You'll pay MUCH more to go any further. In any case, certainly a tool to try FIRST.

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