Power conditioner wire gauge? Serious issue

@jumia 

"variations in Sonic transmissions are the result of tiny changes in electrical impulses which perform so much better with the least amount of resistance"

Yet another example of unverified pseudoscience.

Take no notice.  There's so much of it here.

For the last time, the wire gauge needs ONLY to be thick enough to carry the current being drawn by the component to which it is connected.

There is NO need to match gauges all through a system.

IS THAT CLEAR!

Re-read what @erik_squires said near the top of this thread.  He knows what he is talking about.

The most annoying thing about this forum is the volume of nonsense spouted.

@carlsbad   Thank you for your opinion.  I will continue to post mine.

No doubt you will explain why it is necessary to spend money on larger power cords than are required to carry the specified current.

@vthokie83   @jumia 

All power conditioners steal power.  You need to make absolutely sure that the power exiting the conditoner is still more than sufficient to drive your power amps.  This will be a particular issue with big amps that draw a lot of power -  1.6kW a side for my big old Krells.  The sound will be far more degraded if there is not enough power than if there is a bit of noise left on the line.

@mastering92

Thank you.  You have answered your own question.  As you say, power conditioners need power to function and this power has to come from the wall, therefore reducing the power that is passed on to the audio power amplifiers.  Also as you say, the amount of power consumed by the conditioner will vary according to its design.  All I am saying is that the net power leaving the conditioner needs to be comfortably sufficient to power the amplifier.

We are in agreement.

@atmaspheres30 

Thank you.  I know you have knowledge of these things.

Since the action of conditioning the power must consume some of it, the conditioners of which you speak presumably have power supplies of their own to make good the loss.

You speak of 'no voltage drop'/  Agreed, we don't want voltage drop, the power supply companies give us enough of that (entirely free of charge).  But neither do we want capacity drop that limits the watts the audio amp can draw.

All this can be easily accommodated if the power conditioner manufacturer publishes accurate measurements of the voltage and kW output for given inputs.

@atmasphere     Thank you for this detail.  You have the knowledge of these things and your posts are very informative.

I have gone the path of reconfiguring the power supply in my home and I am happy with the sound I get from a fairly upmarket system.  I sometimes wonder what improvement power conditioners might achieve, but at my age I might not hear it.

Besides, even PS conditioners would probably have trouble powering my Krell KRS200s, upgraded by Krell to 400w per side.  They draw power like room heaters.  But I won't be parted from them.