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Has a Power Conditioner Improved Your Sound?

My system sounds great. When it is on and not playing music it is dead silent. I tried a PowerPlant Regenerator and it didn’t improve my sound. Actually it slightly constricted my soundstage. Like most audiophiles I’m always searching for that next improvement and wonder if a power conditioner might add something to my SQ So before I start auditioning any power conditioners on a 30 day trial I’d like to know if anyone has experienced a significant improvement to their system, what that improvement was and which power conditioners they used. Right now I’m considering the Isoteck brand. Possibly the Aquarius or Electra. I’d most likely keep the amp plugged into the wall and connect my Streamer and DAC to the conditioner.

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skeptikal
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I upgraded to a ZeroSurge 8R20W and a hospital grade outlet.  Made no difference whatsoever.  At least I have surge protection.

terry9
2,305 posts
 

Isolation transformers sure do.

terry9
2,305 posts
 

@ghdprentice says, 

Noise in audio is seldom heard directly… it is not a crackle or something you can focus on.

Well said. My experience exactly.

brauser
524 posts
 

Most of the power conditioners I've tried have produced a positive result. The one exception was Richard Gray's Power Company products. I pretty much went all in with this product line and could never get the results I was looking for.  There was a negative review of this in either Stereophile or Absolute Sound (I can't remember now) and the problems sighted were exactly what I was experiencing. I know there were those who voiced their support, so perhaps it is/was system dependent.

thelonious527
18 posts
 

Has anyone had a negative experience with a Furman 15i power conditioner? When installed in my system it seem to roll off the top end. It took the ‘ sparkle ‘ out of the sound . However I did like the Active voltage readout where I could see the fluctuations in incoming voltage. 

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