Owners Manual

7
Installation
Considerations
Location
Once your new Stellar Power Plant 3 is unpacked, you will need to find a convenient place
to set it. If you wish to stack this unit with other Stellar products, or any other equipment,
the P3 must be the top component in the stack to ensure proper ventilation.
Mounting
The Stellar Power Plant 3 should be placed with consideration of providing air circulation
to the unit. If you wish to install the P3 into your component rack, the purchase of an
aftermarket, custom-designed shelf may be necessary.
If your equipment is located a long distance from the P3, it is preferable to use a long,
heavy gauge shielded power cable between the AC receptacle in the wall and the
Power Plant. This is preferable to long individual power cables between the connected
components and the P3.
Conditioners
We discourage the use of any other power conditioning equipment, before or after the
P3, without considerable evaluation. A critical determination will have to be made as
to whether there are any sonic or visual shortcomings. The P3 has a significant input
& output passive filter design, and adding extra power cables to its input or additional
filtering to its output may, in fact, be undesirable.
Plugging In The
Power Cable
You may use either the provided power cable or an aftermarket power cable to connect
your unit to AC power. For best results, we strongly recommend the use of a PS Audio
PerfectWave
®
Power AC cable, or any high-quality aftermarket power cable. It is always
preferable to feed your equipment using an excellent power cable, as there will be a
significant performance improvement over the stock power cable.
To connect your unit to AC power, plug the flat end of the power cord into the IEC AC
inlet and the pronged end into a wall socket.
Getting Started
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Stellar Power Plant 3