Need help on choosing power conditioner


Hi Everyone
Right now I am seeking a power conditioner for my system.
I have interested in the Shunyata Hydra 8 , Audience Ar6, and Isoclean 60ii. However, I don't have a chance to try them before buying so I need everyone's advise to help me choose the best one.

Many thanks
lobster_king

Showing 2 responses by jeffb28451

Have used a Shunyata Hydra (old and new): nice stuff. Now have $10k in Isoclean in my system and I'd not change a thing.

NB if you can't "go deep" on Isoclean (i.e. 3030 transformers and 60-80 amp filters), you may not want to bother. Perhaps at the Isoclean 60 only budget level, with no plans for later expenditure, I'd just go Audience or try the others. I haven't owned them: I have no opinion on them.
Back again. Totally agree with Stanwal: if you haven't done dedicated lines, I would start there. It's way cheaper (probably) than even the cheapest decent conditioners and some people just don't like conditioners on their power amps. More draw makes some conditioners sound "soft" and may constrain dynamic range.

My amps don't draw much power, so I have more flexibility with conditioners than a guy with say, Krell 600 FBP's
That said, conditioners are really system dependent, but, to paraphrase Sarah Lee, "Nobody doesn't like dedicated lines."