Am i missing something without a power conditioner?

See there YOU go making a generalization about cassettes and then assuming I obviously am tone deaf and would not know hifi if it whacked me around the side of the head!
Granted there ARE a number of poor tape offerings but that can be said about EVERY medium tbh.

Taking again part of somebodys post and quoting just that one tiny part changes the entire meaning and context of said post. A very bad habit that quite a number do around here.

And FWIW on nearly every comment I make about equipment or tweaks (unless I forget) I will state in my system, in my room and to my ears, obviously EVERYBODY else will have differing results.

Then Ieales
By your thought process there really is no point ANYBODY making any recommendations then?
Makes me wonder why we are even commenting on this thread.

Surely part of the process is for readers to base an opinion of what they MIGHT expect ?
If say 95% of respondents state they had similar results with product X then it would be a safe bet to assume you would as well. Of course you could be in the unlucky 5% but sometimes you take that chance.
I base my purchases of peer reviews, recommendations, popularity and a good dose of common sense.

Fan Boy Prattle?
So one is to assume that we include your recommendation of the Panamax in the same category then ieales?

There are a lot of CPT users on there forums for sure, it is how I heard of them and then bought one based on research and recommendations.
I am sure they are not the last word by far but for $1500 for a unit that could handle everything I run it was worth a test.
Biggest holdup is that CPT are pretty backed up with orders so may not be a quick purchase and delivery.

I second Core Power Tech units
I used a few cheaper units, names withheld as irrelevant but when I moved up to the CPT1800 it was a real eye opener.
Previously with other units I still had occasional dips in power depending on the mains supply and even sometimes when my ac kicked in.
With the CPT1800, nothing has ever dropped out since.
And I have EVERYTHING plugged into its 8 outlets, amp, tt, phono, tape deck the lot.
On previous units with the amp plugged in there was a slightly detectable softening of the music, on the CPT everything is etched as though in living colour! No I do not mean forward or bright but just completely alive and open.
The only caveat on the CPT is getting hold of one....lol