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Chord PowerARAY Noise Reduction UK Mains Plug
£550.00 £458.33
SKU
POW1440
Free UK Delivery
10 Years
New
24 hours
The PowerARAY noise reduction plug is the latest addition to Chord Company's range of noise reduction and absorption devices. It provides a low-impedance escape route for HF noise, reducing the amount entering a hi-fi system, lowering the noise floor and leaving more space for the music.
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Chord PowerARAY Noise Reduction UK Mains Plug
The PowerARAY noise reduction plug is the latest addition to Chord Company's range of noise reduction and absorption devices. The PowerARAY is a next-generation high-frequency-noise-reduction device that works similar to the bestselling GroundARAY products and can be connected to unused mains power sockets (wall or distribution block) adjacent to those used to power your Hi-Fi equipment. The PowerARAY provides a low-impedance escape route for HF noise, reducing the amount entering a hi-fi system, lowering the noise floor and leaving more space for the music.
What The Chord Company say
Very high-frequency noise is all around us. Unfortunately, this noise can harm the performance of audio and video equipment.
The mains feed into most domestic listening rooms is at the end of a very long line of power delivery cables. Not only that, once the power arrives at your home it is then routed to your audio system/s and all the other domestic electrical goods, providing another opportunity for your mains to pick up unwanted HF noise. These power delivery cables are unshielded and highly susceptible to picking up noise on the earth, live and neutral. The idea behind the PowerARAY is to reduce high-frequency noise as much as possible and provide a consistent and worthwhile improvement to the mains supply just before entering your hi-fi system. The best place to locate a PowerARAY is in a spare wall socket or a distribution block, adjacent to the power cabling of your audio system.
This noise reduction plug operates in parallel to the power, so no current flows through it. This parallel filtering is applied to the live, neutral and earth and has been optimised to reduce as much high-frequency noise as possible. Chord do not use series filtering as this may affect the impedance and power delivery to your system.
PowerARAY development background
For years, Chord Company has been developing proprietary technologies to reduce both low- and especially high-frequency noise, many of which, such as shielding, can be found in its cable ranges today.
In 2012, Chord Company introduced a solution to reduce damaging HF noise present in the equipment itself: the company’s proprietary TunedARAY mechanical tuning system. Successive and more advanced variations, such as SuperARAY followed, but the ARAY designs were always specific to the cable they were working with, limiting the technology due to space and other design factors.
In 2017, Chord Company started to prototype a next-generation ARAY system, the GroundARAY, one that would work over the widest range of high frequencies possible, with very high efficiency. This ARAY was designed from the ground up, without any of the limitations imposed with cable design.
In 2023, Chord Company have released a new range of products, the PowerARAYs, that have been developed further from the on the ongoing research into the reduction of HF noise.
Installation
It's easy, simply connect the PowerARAY, have a listen to a piece of music and judge for yourself.
Safety advice
PowerARAY technology is unfortunately slightly microphonic so to combat this we have filled the entire cavity of the enclosure with a hard-set resin. In case of any malfunction, please do not try to open the PowerARAY as this may damage the unit, invalidate your warranty and possibly compromise your safety.
About The Chord Company 
The Chord Company is dedicated to offering excellence in audio and audio-visual cable design. Chord products have earned numerous accolades in the audio and recording industries over the past two decades. Based in Salisbury, UK, The Chord Company continues to drive cable design and technology to its limits with the majority of its spectacular array of performance products designed and made in the UK.
UK Delivery
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Please note, special orders for non-standard cable lengths or custom-made cables may be subject to longer delivery time-scales. This may vary from manufacturer to manufacturer.
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Free Delivery on orders over £99 utilises Royal Mail First Class postal service for items weighing under 2KG. For items weighing over 2KG, we use DPD or Interlink Express next working day services which deliver from 9.00am to 6pm within mainland UK.
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We have 99.9% of the UK covered With Royal Mail Next Day Special Delivery. We guarantee delivery to most UK addresses by 1pm the next working day. This includes Northern Ireland, Jersey and Guernsey. Some places take longer to deliver to but we still guarantee delivery within three working days by 5.30 PM.
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Please note, Royal Mail Special Delivery for next working day may not be possible where non-standard cable lengths are ordered. If this is the case, the item will be shipped via The Royal Mail Special Delivery service as soon as the cable is custom made.
For orders weighing over 2KG, we reserve the right to ship items using Next Day Pre-Noon Courier Services where Royal Mail Special Delivery option has been selected.
3. Channel Islands & Northern Ireland
We accept orders from all Channel Islands including Alderney, Jersey, Guernsey and Sark. Unless you select a premium service, Items weighing under 2KG are delivered using our standard UK delivery option above. For items weighing over 2KG, a surcharge may be applied for all deliveries to the Channel Islands as well as Northern Ireland.
European Countries
Deliveries to EU member states are subject to 20% VAT. We offer the following shipping services:
- Royal Mail First Class International Untracked Airmail Services - Items are usually delivered within 10 working days.
- Royal Mail First Class International Tracked Airmail Services - Items are usually delivered within 3 to 7 working days.
- DHL Express International - Items are usually delivered within 24 to 48 hours. DHL orders must be received by 3:30pm for next day service to most destinations in Europe
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Worldwide - Excluding UK & Europe
Deliveries outside of the EU are not subject to 20% VAT and so the 20% tax on items is automatically deducted when you login or register.
We offer the following shipping services:
- Royal Mail First Class International Untracked Airmail Services - Items are usually delivered within 15 working days.
- Royal Mail First Class International Tracked Airmail - Items are usually delivered within 10-15 working days.
- DHL Express International - Items are usually delivered within 48 hours. DHL orders must be received by 3:30pm in order to ship items the same day, subject to stock availability.
- Federal Express International Priority - Items are usually delivered within 48 hours. FedEx orders must be received by 3.00pm in order to ship items the same day, subject to stock availability.
Where the actual weight of the package significantly exceeds the shipping cost charged on orders, we may write to you for an additional shipping charge. For larger orders, items may be shipped in multiple packets.
Customer Reviews
5 /5.0 of 1 Reviews
My personal option and I don't have anything with the makers
It’s not snake oil...
5 Feb 2024
Verified Buyer
The Chord “PowerARY” is a device designed to reduce ground noise in a system. It and other devices like are seen by many with suspicion in their claims and in fact, absolute nonsense by many.
I placed mine in the empty socket beside the 8 socket extension and this version of the product doesn’t need power. I had it in place for a week, playing various genres of music on compact discs along with the TV and 4K player for broadcasts and films, which are all connected to the pre-amp, with films either on the streaming services Disney +, Amazon Prime or Blu-ray and 4K discs.
I unplugged it, and firstly, I was immediately struck by how suddenly the sound of the TV changed as well as the compact disc playback had gone from a warmer sound with a wide sound stage with more pronounced details in the music. In fact, the musicality of the CD player had changed, the TV sound changed as well, and the overall sound that I had enjoyed for a week had become an uncomfortable metallic-sounding playback, which I didn’t know I was listening to before the inclusion of powerARAY in my vintage Olive Naim set-up.
To my ears, the powerARAY isn’t snake oil but a worthy inclusion for a system. It is expensive, is the only downside I can think of...
I placed mine in the empty socket beside the 8 socket extension and this version of the product doesn’t need power. I had it in place for a week, playing various genres of music on compact discs along with the TV and 4K player for broadcasts and films, which are all connected to the pre-amp, with films either on the streaming services Disney +, Amazon Prime or Blu-ray and 4K discs.
I unplugged it, and firstly, I was immediately struck by how suddenly the sound of the TV changed as well as the compact disc playback had gone from a warmer sound with a wide sound stage with more pronounced details in the music. In fact, the musicality of the CD player had changed, the TV sound changed as well, and the overall sound that I had enjoyed for a week had become an uncomfortable metallic-sounding playback, which I didn’t know I was listening to before the inclusion of powerARAY in my vintage Olive Naim set-up.
To my ears, the powerARAY isn’t snake oil but a worthy inclusion for a system. It is expensive, is the only downside I can think of...