Without knowing anything about your digital set up one can only generalize; and' I would like to point out I am not in the industry and have no affiliations but I am very fussy after 39 years of record collecting and do enjoy a very revealing and musical system based on reference level Spectral, Goldmund and MIT products. You might want to investigate Equitech's factory blems sale. They have had & will again be selling some model "Q" balanced 'transformers in a box' at a huge discount from the cost of a retail 1.5 or 2Q. One will provide you "dramatic" power line conditioning and isolation for ~$400 and the benefit in sound quality would provide a great foundation for you to more easily & accurately evaluate the benefit of further conditioning items in the future. I bought one and found it to be a stunning value and wouldn't be w/o balanced power ever again. Best of luck. Pete
Isolation Transformers
I've been considering isolating my digital gear from the rest of my system. I've read some good information in the archives and want to know if anyne has direct experience with the MGE or Tripp-Lite units. Tripp-Lite offers a hospital grade and a base model, both appear to be hardwired. Not sure what the differences are other than cost. MDE has a hardwired and cordless model. I like the idea of using my own power cord, but not sure this would make a big difference. I'm leaning towards a 1KVA version. Any advice would be appreciated.
BTW - I don't and cannot have dedicated lines. I'm using a North Star transport and Monarchy M24 DAC at the moment.
BTW - I don't and cannot have dedicated lines. I'm using a North Star transport and Monarchy M24 DAC at the moment.