Dedicated line vs. power conditioner


I've pretty much found the gear for my "keeper" system. Now, I'm turning my attention to the little things that make a system sound its best. Which is the better tweak, running one or more dedicated power lines to my audio gear, or investing in a high quality line conditioner? I've heard arguments both ways. Some say the line conditioner is better because there is "junk" coming in even with a dedicated line. Others say you'll never know true power and dynamics without a 20 or 30 amp line. Any thoughts?
macm

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Macm; I put in a four breaker sub-main breaker box, and from there four 20 amp dedicated Hubbell duplex outlets with dedicated ground and ended up getting rid of my Tice E-4 power conditioner, ie it made music worse. With the dedicated circuitry, noise floor dropped dramatically, but music presentation became too bright-- the cure was high quality power cords. Good Luck. Craig
Sean; yes, for awhile the only elements I was comparing were the dedicated AC/ground system versus the Tice Elite 4. I will note that before the dedicated system, the Tice power conditioner did improve music quality when used with front end components and pre-amp, but it sucked the life out of my big McCormack DNA2DX amp. Craig.