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Power Regenerator or Conditioner for Digital Sources

Ok I'm having a difficult time deciding. I want to clean up the power going into my Aurender N20 and my MSB Discrete DAC. Those components seem to me to be the most sensitive to power issues. When I plug them into an inexpensive APC Power strip I get a slightly harsh upper frequency range. When I plug them into my Cullen Power Box that has no surge protection just straight from the wall power they sound much better especially the DAC which is the more sensitive of the two. However summer time power issues do have their effect

So I am considering either a quality power conditioner such as the Isotek Aquarius V5 or a PS Audio Stellar Power Plant 3 for just these two components. I need three receptacles as my DAC has two power supplies. My Amp will stay plugged into the wall where it sounds the best.

Anyone own either of these power units? Experiences with them?

Alternatively there is the Puritan 156 Conditioner at a lower price however recent reviews on Alpha-Audio where they did extensive power conditioner tests strongly favored the Isotek Aquarius V5.

 

 

 

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It may be worth getting an electrician out to do an assessment if you feel the issue is significant.  They can relocate circuits to rebalance and minimize the impact of your A/C kicking on and diagnose other issues, such as worn breakers. 

In my case, I had an electrician come out and upgrade my panel.  I still have a slight hum on the line I haven't been able to completely eliminate so using a Furman IT-Reference-20i with excellent results (so much so I'm looking at upgrading to an Audioquest 7000 in the future).  The Furman's balanced outlets have a noticeable improvement on my pre and DAC and plugging my amp and other high current devices into the high amperage outlets doesn't have any negative effects.

I have a SurgeX SEQ and had a similar experience with it affecting my highs.  I also have a Furman SPR-20i and was able to speak with its designer, Garth Powell, which convinced me its unnecessary in a residential setting so have since just been running the IT-Reference-20i alone and haven't noticed the negative affects of summer power. 

 

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