IsoTek V5 Corvus

IsoTek V5 Corvus - The power filter for the serious system

The V5 Corvus is an evolution of IsoTek's award-winning Polaris design, which has been reconfigured to have a whopping nine output jacks. It is a cost-effective upgrade to any audio or audiovisual system, providing better performance and protection against surges and lightning strikes. Corvus also has the advantage that it can be easily wall-mounted behind your sound system.

Highlights:

• Suitable for any audio or AV system
• RFI reduction 35dB
• Central clean power network removes common noise and network noise in differential mode
• 9 independent taps stop cross contamination in differential mode
• 45,000A instantaneous protection
• Fully star grounded network
• Multi-strand 6n OFC silver-plated internal wire with FEP dielectric
• SYSTEM LINK jacks to extend the jacks and maintain a star-marked ground reference
• Comes with IsoTek EVO3 Initium Power Cable

V5 Corvus design

The V5 Corvus is a compact power cleaning and distribution bar measuring just 380mm in length, 170mm wide and 50mm in height. It features nine individual outlets; these reference back to the central internal PCB. Most power filters of this style join outlet sockets together, running each in series connection. This is an error of judgment as Differential Mode Noise, created by the connected load (your audio components) will cross-contaminate between the outlet sockets. The electrical architecture and design of the V5 Corvus prevents this and is therefore superior.

The V5 Corvus features a unique delta filter topology, ten times greater than the recommended standard, this offers more than 20dB power cleaning at 1kHz (reference 600Ohms), this is then improved to 42dB at 10kHz. Most leading experts agree that 10kHz is where radio frequency interference (RFI) starts to influence performance. This is also linked to an amplifier's ability to reject power supply noise. This electrical engineering ensures class-leading power cleaning performance for both Common Mode (RFI) and Differential Mode mains noise. The printed circuit board (PCB) itself also has twice the standard copper loading and is silver-plated.

This unique circuit delivers clean power to its nine outlet sockets – each one independently isolated to prevent cross-contamination of Differential Mode mains noise. This is combined with IsoTek's KERP © (Kirchhoff's Equal Resistance Path) to ensure equal resistance and equal power delivery to all outlets. The internal wiring is of the highest standard, a unique 2sqmm design featuring pure 6n oxygen free copper conductor strands each silver-plated, these offer low resistance and high amperage. An aerospace grade Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene (FEP) dielectric, with very low dielectric resistance is used to protect the conductors as well as providing an ideal conductor contact dielectric for the internal power delivery system.

Furthermore, in the new V5 version instantaneous protection is increased to 45'000A, this not only protects the circuit but also safeguards your valuable connected equipment via IsoTek's unique sequential and repeatable protection system.

V5 Corvus also contains a System Link outlet, this is designed to connect multiple units together, whilst maintaining a star earth reference, and preserving the need for multiple wall outlet sockets.

A wall hanging bracket system is also included, this allows easy mounting of the product behind your audio equipment rack, if desired.

The internal wiring of IsoTek products synergizes with the range of IsoTek power cables. One critical but overlooked area within audio is maintaining commonality of design and material properties through an audio wiring loom, be it a signal carrying cable or a power cable network. IsoTek's award winning Initium power cable is also included.