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Amps In Wall Or Conditioner?

Stereo amp and subwoofer amp, both with upgrade PCs, plugged straight into (upgraded) wall outlets.
Same with tube preamp.

Now getting power conditioner for use on DAC, streamers, CD, maybe even analog sources. 
Conditioner has 2 high-current outlets. Majority opinion says don't use these for amps.
If not, how about preamp and/or DAC? Any foreseeable benefit or detriment of high-current vs. linear filtered?
Thanks! 
hickamore

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mijostyn
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gdh means he is running a line directly from his panel to the amp without any switches or other outlets in the way. Good amplifiers already have a great power conditioner built in. It is called a power supply. It filters out all AC providing the amp with clean DC power. If you have to use power conditioning it is best to use it upstream on the low level equipment.
I do not use any of it anywhere. It seems to be a problem I do not have.
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mijostyn
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@nonoise, if the power supply is not doing it's job correctly then you need to buy better equipment. And, on what basis are you making this statement, by what you hear or by actual testing of power supplies?
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