Power conditioner or outlet?


I have a Shunyata MPC-12a power conditioner. Read that it was a good choice for audio equipment so I bought it. I also have high end power cords to all my equipment, as well as to my Shunyata.

I have recently read comments from listeners that you should plug your amp/preamp straight into the wall. Is that the case if you have a good power conditioner? I will do so if it is a better option, just concerned about no surge protection for the amps...but also don't want degraded sound! I am asking this because I am a newbie at all this, more money than audio sense. I am interested if anyone might have any experience in this
easola01

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kalali1,949 posts10-02-2018 4:52pm"it’s not so much the voltage that’s critical, but the current, and no simple voltage regulator can increase the available current - it’s the law of conservation of energy."

Sorry, I probably need a refresher on my EE but I thought one of the reasons folks invest in high quality power cords, dedicated circuits, or even care about high quality power supplies - both internal to the gear or external, was to avoid a drop in supply voltage as the gear, particularly high power amplifiers, draw current during peak demands as well as control sagging voltages during these swings.  Which part of the Ohm's Law am I missing?

You are missing total circuit impedance. You cannot add current without a regenerator/ sine wave creating unit, and they are large and expensive.
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easola01
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10-05-2018 1:48pm
Vair68robert.....wow, complicated! For me at least. I don't understand all of that, you have obviously invested a great deal of research in coming up with all this. What I think I do understand is I should invest in these ps audio harvesters in addition to my power conditioner? This would improve sound...is that right?

Easola01 : Install a surge protector at the breaker panel, and use whatever power conditioner sounds good to you. Schneider Electric makes a compact surge protector, and Home Depot now carries them.
They retail for about 90.00 to 120.00. Better to catch the surge before it gets into the house. The ones in the house will be secondary in effectiveness.