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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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erik_squires
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Never heard a power cord to make a difference. 

The Furman power conditioners with SMP are the only one's I would trust to a high power amplifier like that, for these reasons:

  1. Rock solid lightning protection
  2. Line noise cleanup starts low, around 3kHz. Most conditioners start in the 100kHz
  3. No current limiting
  4. They sound good. 
I know that there's a major crowd at Audiogon who will go absolutely crazy with my first sentence, and you may disagree. I'm only pointing out my personal point of view. 

Best,


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