So have I, as they are said to be able to kill the dynamics in a system. I've never owned one though.

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Have heard a lot about the difference a power conditioner can make to the overall sound of a system. Also I have heard that it's better to plug power amps into the wall as apposed to the conditioner

I still use my trusty Audio Prism Foundation II even though I cannot hear any audible difference with or without it.

Voltage spikes and surge protection are an issue, but this power conditioning stuff has never struck a chord with me.

Mark Evans

Have been using the PS Audio Premier for several months now.It makes a huge improvement in overall sound without affecting dynamics.It's rated for 1500 watts, 1200 of which are unrestricted. That allows me to plug in both my amp and sub after getting a power audit of my CD-based 2-channel system.I've plugged the latter two units into the wall for comparison with no perceived difference in bass delivery and punch.
The power cord to the Premier also makes a difference.I tried the LessLoss and it was a no brainer.

i would suggest that you try and get a home trial from the dealer. you will need a few days at least to decide. they definitely can make changes. however, whether those changes are improvements will take some time for you to decide.
i have personally only heard one that may have made an improvement, the running springs dmitri. at about $4000, i would want to be very sure.
best of luck.

My friend Vinny gave me an Entech "wideband powerline noise analyzer". You plug it into an outlet and the display will give a reading. You then adjust the sensitivity to 100. At this setting a loud static plus RFI signal is produced through the speaker on the back of the analyzer. I then plug it into an open outlet on my trusty old API 114 power conditioner and the noise is gone. Plug it back into a wall socket and the noise returns. The API has isolation transformers for low-current sources and "filtered" outlets for amps. I plug my VSP Labs TM150 into the amp outlets and everything else into the isolated outlets. I haven't tried to A/B the API in and out of my system in a long time, but from what I remember it sounds much better with it than without it, especially soundstaging, imaging and treble smoothness. So the "gizmo" bears out what my ears hear. Works for me.

No one anywhere in the world has clean power entering their homes. I highly suggest some kind of power conditioner or power re-generator!