Niagara 5000: high-current power conditioner for complex audio and video systems
The Niagara 5000 treats the power feeding a system as a single problem: noise on the line, noise on the ground, protection of the equipment and current on hand for the amplifiers. Behind it lie more than twenty years of AudioQuest research into mains products, aimed at audiophiles, professional audio and broadcast engineers.
It is the model to choose when a system includes many components, or devices that draw a good deal of current on the source side too, as often happens in custom installations, video and pro audio.
Noise reduction
The patented Ground Noise-Dissipation system lowers distortion in earthed equipment, whether audio, video or digital. The ultra-linear filtering works on differential and common-mode noise with an even response as line and load impedance change. The RF filter capacitors are formed by AudioQuest before assembly, and all the internal wiring, made of solid conductors with very low resistance, is Direction-Controlled so that radio-frequency noise is led away.
Current for amplifiers and protection
Transient Power Correction gives power amplifiers a source of very low impedance, with a reserve of current for transients (up to 25 ms) that results in firmer, better defined bass. Surge protection is non-sacrificial and the over-voltage shutdown resets by itself. Zero Ground-Contamination technology stops noise and surge energy from being dumped onto the earth, where they could disturb or damage the most delicate circuits.
Differences from the Niagara 7000
- It does without the symmetrical isolation transformers the 7000 uses on its source outputs
- In return, the source outputs make more current available
- The section dedicated to amplifiers performs exactly like that of the model above
- The grounding scheme lets a wider range of circuits coexist without moving a source to the high-current bank
