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Am i missing something without a power conditioner?

I need your advice on power conditioners. I know there is alot talked about with power conditioners. But let me explain my situation and what i have. First and foremost i upgraded all my stock power cords. I am using and have a Krell FPB 600 amp with a Shunyata Research Sigma HC power cord. I am using and have an Audio Research Ref 6 preamp with a Shunyata King Cobra Helix CX power cord. And have a Rega ISIS cd player with a Shunyata Sigma digital power cord. I have 1 dedicated 20 amp line with a 4 plug 20 amp wall outlet that my amp and preamp plug into. My question is with these high quality power cords do i still need a power conditioner? 
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Power conditioning (AC voltage regulator and RF noise eliminator) is a good thing to have provided:

1- the AC power your utility supplies is not stable and not clean ....

How do you know if the power supplied is stable or not?

I use a vintage analog meter made by WIZ (Power Line Monitor) whose needle will tell me how the power is being supplied ...

When the power supplied from your wall socket is very stable, there is no detectable benefit by using a power conditioner.
 There's a lot more to quality AC than simply stable voltage. In fact, power factor is at least as important, and is the reason that many systems benefit from power conditioning.
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