power conditioner for cd transport and dac?

I think it is recommended by at least some experts to use separate power conditioners for digital and analogue to keep the digital noise out of the analogue power source. It is even recommended by some to use separate circuits for analogue and digital. Some higher end power conditioners have a dedicated digital input. I just use two cheap ones--one for analogue and one for digital.

How much time do power cords need to settle down? Same as break-in for IC's and speaker cables? I put an audiophile cord on an amp I recently broke in with it's own power cord, and it sounded so bad that I thought, "Oh, no. Can't deal with it right now." Took it off again but you are convincing me to try it again.

Linkster, someone on another forum said that regeneraters--while they improve clarity and detail--cause a loss in texture. I suspect that this listener has simply mistakenly processed distortion, the effects of a contaminated power source, grunge--to use an all-inclusive, non-audiophile term--as a part of the music. Can you or anyone who uses a regenerater address this characteristic?

Emotional intelligence: interesting oxymoron. Ramble a little more about that, please. And three days is good. I can handle three days.

Hi, Ed,
Thanks. I switched out the factory power cable for the audiophile cable again and this time it sounded better than the factory cable from the start. I guess I'm a victim of myself. Thanks for all the info. I will check it out.
Lynne

Do they negate the need for a dedicated circuit or would you use them in addition to it? I ask this question understanding that a dedicated circuit would provide no protection.