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Power Conditioners

Not sure if I placed it in the correct topic but here goes. I was just wondering how power conditioners work, as I want to buy one. There are conditioners with only filtered inputs and conditioners with some filtered inputs and some unfiltered. I believe the unfiltered ones are for analogue devices. But why should these go into the unfiltered part? If I buy a power conditioner for example with only filtered inputs, will I not be able to put my class A amp in? Or will it have a negative effect?
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antigrunge2
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Before spending money on a power conditioner I would run a separate spur from the junction box and try passive EMI/RMI suppression. I have great experience with Acoustic Revive powercables and RTP multi-connectors
antigrunge2
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I m not convinced about active power conditioners in front of power amps, nor of low voltage devices, for that matter. All have an impact on the sound, not always for the better, either because of shifts in phase, compression or emphasis of parts of the frequency spectrum. In my experience the best results can be obtained by installing a separate spur all the way to the mains box and then employing passive filters. Highly recommended: Acoustic Revive RTP-4. My power amp is a Wavac EC300B and short of $30,000 Wavac power conditioning I have found nothing that comes even close.
antigrunge2
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@dannad: have you actually tried it or are you just pontificating?
antigrunge2
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@dannad:
So in short: pontificating you are. Nothing quite like our friends, the Audiogon trolls...
antigrunge2
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@dannad,

I am a private individual enjoying the music and resenting rabidly aggressive know-it-alls
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