Tboooe,
At the recommendation of a local audiophile, I did call one electrician who gave me a 'sight unseen' quote of around $600 to set up a dedicated line. That was enough to get me to back off for the time being. My wife would have a heart attack (after beating me senseless!) if I told her I had spent $600 for that. I don't know what an A/C power re-generator is, but I will look it up. (I have looked it up.) I'll see what is available in Portland. I'll bet I can finagle a loaner to try.
As I get more involved in this hobby, I too easily persuade myself of the need to purchase more items in my pursuit of perfection. This is precisely what I see most folks on Audiogon and other similar sites talking about. When will I be satisfied???
I agree about Portland. We are considering moving there from Corvallis next year or in 2015. We shall see.
Looking through your photos I realized your system was one of the first I viewed after joining Agon last year. Small world? Very nice system IMHO.
Now that I have ProAc Response D TWOs (and love them!), I can't help but wonder what these other monitors sound like....uh oh....LOL!
I've got a slightly better than middle-of-the-road HT system in my family room. I replaced the L/R speakers with my D2s last night to watch a movie. O!M!G! I had to pinch myself a few times to make sure it wasn't a dream. Now, of course, I feel the need to upgrade my center channel speaker with something like the ProAc D Monitor. It's only $3000 or so....yeah....perfection....no problem.
Where does it all stop? ;-)