Furman Elite 15i Power Conditioner

Seven Filtered Outlets, a Voltmeter and Lamps in One Rack Space

The Furman Elite-15i is a one-rack-space power conditioner with seven outlets, a digital voltmeter and two retractable LED lamps. It filters noise from your AC line and protects your gear from surges, all from one box that suits a home theater or a two-channel system.

One front outlet and four rear outlets carry linear filtering. Two more rear outlets add ultrasonic filtering for video components. The unit is 2.15 inches tall, 17 inches wide and 14.75 inches deep, and it weighs 11 pounds. A rack-mount kit is included.

It needs a 15-amp outlet and can supply up to 15 amps across all outlets combined. That is a good match for a receiver or integrated amplifier, a few sources, a display and a subwoofer.

Linear Filtering and Surge Protection That Lasts

Furman's Linear Filtering Technology (LiFT) reduces differential-mode noise by more than 40 dB from 10 kHz to 100 kHz and more than 80 dB from 100 kHz to 1 GHz. The curve stays linear across a line impedance of 0.05 to 100 ohms. Furman built it this way to avoid the resonant peaking older filters can show.

Series Multi-Stage Protection (SMP) is non-sacrificial and has zero ground contamination. It clamps at 188 volts peak with a 6000-volt, 3000-amp input. Extreme Voltage Shutdown cuts power if the line goes above 140 volts or below 85, then tries to reset within five seconds.

A digital AC voltmeter reads your incoming line voltage to about one volt. Two retractable LED lamps light a dark cabinet, and a front-panel dimmer sets their brightness. Telephone and cable or satellite lines also pass through surge protectors with less than 0.1 dB of loss.

Twelve-volt triggering lets a receiver or processor switch four rear outlets on and off with the rest of your system. The front outlet and two rear outlets stay on. A bypass button turns every outlet on if you do not use a trigger.

Who Is This Power Conditioner Best For?

• You are building a home theater — seven outlets cover a receiver, a display and your sources, so one box replaces a pile of power strips
• You want to see what your wall is delivering — the digital voltmeter shows line voltage at a glance, so a problem is easy to spot
• Your rack sits in the dark — retractable lamps light the cables and labels, so tracing a connection takes seconds
• You want the system to power up together — 12-volt triggering turns the switched outlets on with your receiver, so nothing is left running by accident
• You run large power amplifiers — the Elite-15i is rated for 15 amps in total and has no amplifier current reserve, so check the draw of big amps and see our power conditioners collection for models built around amplifier reserve

How Does It Connect to Your System?

Plug the Elite-15i's attached cord into a grounded 15-amp wall outlet. Connect the 12-volt output of your receiver or processor to the trigger jack. Put video components in the two ultrasonic-filtered outlets and your other sources in the rest.

Plug a master component, such as a receiver you switch with a remote, into an unswitched outlet. A switched outlet could leave it with no way to restart. Mount the rack ears or set it on its feet. Plug in, trigger on, done.

Pairs Well With

Building your system? Here are some great companions for the Furman Elite-15i:

• Power cables for the components you plug in
• Home theater receivers to run the 12-volt trigger
• HDMI cables to connect your display and sources
• Audio racks sized for a rack-mounted conditioner

Frequently Asked Questions

Will this improve my sound?

It lowers noise on your AC line and protects your gear from surges. How much difference you hear depends on how noisy your line is. We suggest buying it first for the protection and treating any audible change as a bonus.

Is it big enough for my system?

It supplies up to 15 amps across seven outlets. Add up the wattage printed on each component's label to check your total before you order.

How is it different from a hardware-store surge strip?

Furman says traditional surge circuits sacrifice themselves on repeated spikes. SMP is non-sacrificial. It also sends nothing to the ground line your components share.

What do the switched and unswitched outlets do?

Four rear outlets switch on and off with your 12-volt trigger. The front outlet and two rear outlets stay on whenever the unit is powered, which suits a receiver you control by remote.

What is in the box?

The Elite-15i, its attached power cord, a rack-mount kit and the owner's manual.

What is the warranty?

Furman backs the Elite-15i with a three-year limited warranty against defects in materials and workmanship. Register it within 15 days of purchase, or the term drops to one year.

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