Synergistic Research PowerCell 14
Introducing the all new PowerCell 14. The power for passion has never been more evident.
For over a decade, SR has been incrementally refining and improving the PowerCell models to deliver best-in-class, award-winning line conditioning for the most demanding audio enthusiasts. Now in development of the forthcoming flagship SRX PowerCell, SR was completely rethinking and re-engineering the newest generation of PowerCells to take your system to even greater heights with regards to effortless dynamics, engagement, and realism.
A Comprehensive Redesign of the patented EM Cell
The Electromagnetic Cells are the foundational building block responsible for line conditioning. While previous upgrades to the PowerCell brought forth improvements, the advancement has not been as revolutionary as it is today because SR fundamentally rethought the construction of the EM cell versus continuing to refine it:
- A comprehensive redesign of the EM cell, inherited from SR's forthcoming flagship SRX PowerCell, more efficiently filters out contaminants to the signal, resulting in a lower noise floor and better dynamics.
- The overall surface area of the cell as gone up 100x from previous generations to deliver a significant increase in electromagnetic conditioning.
- Doubling its function as a supercapacitor, the amount of available energy has gone up 100x, enabling even the most power-hungry amplifiers to sound more dynamic with better leading-edge transients plugged into the PowerCell than plugging it straight to the wall.
The end result enables more information to pass through in both a smoother and more holographic and accurate sound field than previous generation PowerCells.
Re-engineered ULF and DC Biasing
ULF, in its most basic principle, is how we ‘reclock’ our music to the Schumann Resonance by passively addressing and filtering out ambient RF and extreme high frequency noise that would otherwise degrade sound. The PowerCell 14 utilizes the Galileo SX PowerCell’s power supply and ULF Field Generator and improves upon it in the following ways:
- SR implements a reformulated Ultra Low-Frequency RF bias captured from learnings gleaned from the SRX PowerCell and Voodoo streamer/server development programs.
- The nature of how SR bias ULF has dramatically changed based.
- The way SR integrates both ULF and DC into EM cells has also changed.
- The power supply that generates the DC bias to EM cells has been radically evolved.
- New 24k Gold UEF tuning circuits bring harmonic richness and enhanced musicality.
With these advancements, SR is now able to control exact delta phase points between the two frequencies that they use to bias. When selecting between the two biases on the PC14, they reflect SR’s most current understanding of ULF treatment and will deliver in a more favorable, welcoming response to your music.
Three frequency bias, one perfect sound.
- Blue (Default): This option offers a laid-back midrange with a linear transition of notes from low frequencies to midrange to highs, creating a large and enveloping sound stage.
- Green: The midrange is slightly more forward compared to the Blue option, with a bit more bass emphasis.
- Red: Convincingly portray large-scale performances and electronic music.
Grounding, Elevated.
The internal power supply and ULF Generator included in the PowerCell 14 are further enhanced with a UEF Ground Plane first developed for the Galileo SX PowerCell to lower the noise floor and increase sound staging. And to take this performance to a higher level still there is the option to ground the PowerCell 14 to one of our Active Ground Blocks which improves low-frequency weight and attack as it lowers the noise floor further still without sacrificing one of the duplexes, so you have the full 14 outlets to filter all components in your system without loss of current.
Form Elevates Function
The PowerCell 14 chassis is mechanically and electromagnetically voiced. Machined from aircraft-grade aluminum, carbon fiber and plexiglass, its design strategically dampens and directs mechanical resonance from the ambient environment, the energy created by your speakers and how that feeds back into the circuit, and the vibrations generated by the transformers in the unit. The material makeup, physical size, and windows into the unit optimize the efficiency and directivity of the electromagnetic fields generated by the EM cells to bring sound as close to life as possible.
$13,995 bundled with 5ft. Atmosphere Euphoria SX AC Cable (value of $3,495)
$15,995 bundled with 5ft. Galileo Discovery AC Cable (value of $6,995)
$17,995 bundled with 6ft. SRX AC Cable (value of $10,000)
$19,995 bundled with 6ft. SRX XL AC Cable (value of $13,000)
230V units add $500.
Wiring
- All 10 awg. Silver Matrix point-to-point discrete wiring
Connector Output US:
- 14 UEF Purple 2.0 Outlets
Connector Output International (EU/AU/UK):
- 14 UEF Purple 2.0 Outlets
UEF:
- Graphene treatment throughout unit
- Internal “Active” Gen 2 SRX Linear power supply for biasing EM Cells
- Dual Channel, Dual Setting SRX ULF (Ultra-low frequency) Generator applied to each individual electromagnetic cell to bias AC to the Earth’s Schumann Resonance for a dramatic drop in a system’s noise floor.
- 2 each SR Power Transformers
- 8 each SR Quantum Capacitors in EM Cell power supply and ULF field generator
- Machined Aluminum and Carbon Fiber chassis
- Seven New 2nd Gen, SRX Folded EM Cells topology acts like a ‘Super Capacitor’ to increase peak current on demand allowing components to draw more current than when connected directly to the wall for added dynamic headroom
Internal Active UEF EM Horizontal Plane Cell area:
- 5187 square centimeters
- 7 x Internal 2nd Gen, SRX EM Folded Carbon Fiber Cell area:
Connector Input:
- 1 each Neutrik 32 amp PowerCon
- 3 Isolated Output Banks; can be used to isolate analog from digital components
99.995% Pure Silver Ground Strap:
- 62 square centimeters
Weight and Dimensions:
- 5.2″ x Width 17.5″ x Depth 14.2″
- 28 lbs.
Voltage and current Rating:
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- Input rating US: 20amp/125v
- Input Rating International (EU/AU/UK): 16amp/250v
- US Version: Rating is limited by the US Outlet rating of 20amp/125v
- International(EU/AU/UK) Version: Rating is predicated upon the Schuko Outlet rating of 16amp/250v
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