I believe it all depends on why you use a power conditioner and exactly which power conditioner you are using. With that said if all you are only concerned with is how the preamp sounds you have to try the preamp out of your power conditioner vs your AC receptacle and decide for yourself which you prefer. Your system as well as your physical location and power coming into your home will vary from other peoples systems. In my system a good 3/M power cord connected to an AC outlet would not create a problem.
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Short after conditioner. Reasoning: Noise pickup. A good conditioner removes audible noise and EMI/RFI as well from the AC signal. However this output is not guaranteed to stay clean. To ensure the signal stays clean you want a short and shielded power cord after the conditioner. The longer that cord the higher the chances of noise pickup. Same reason why I recommend not putting in noise polluting devices after the conditioner. This means PC's, network power supplies, etc. |
@erik_squires Thank you. Will do. I ask only because manual mentions "wall plug," implying mfr wants user to treat line stage like an amp. |
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