Seeking a Power Conditioner

Get the best power conditioner you can afford, but be aware that there is no magic, just reality of electricity. If there is a benefit, it can be measured, so don't believe false claims of better audio in most cases. Where I live in Florida I'm done with paying for repairs from dirty power and surges, even when the house has surge protection (that didn't protect the stereo and on-demand water heater). I have not read the reviews of power conditioners on ASR, but it's electric and there should not be such negativity from this group to looking at the facts about the measurable characteristics of the power handling. I have a simple conditioner from Panamax and I have seen it work in storms and with generators that push dirty power as well. We have had fireballs traveling down the power lines and houses having things burst into flames even with surge devices installed as I assume it was a bigger event than they could handle. I have had to repair two McIntosh components due to immediate and latent failures related to this type of issue. A good conditioner will tell you that there is an event happening and dirty power may not be obvious, but can cause damage. I cannot plug things into the wall unless I want to risk losing them. A good conditioner should also have the high current capacity needed for pretty big high current amps. Every system and device is different so do your research on the actual power needs of your system, not this crazy idea that everything must be plugged directly into the mains with a cord made of unicorn hair. IMHO, you are not going to get any sonic benefit, just cleaner power and protection. 

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 I used to have my amp plugged directly into a dedicated 20 amp line, pre and source on another, protected by a PS Audio in wall surge protector. I would always unplug the amp any time thunder storms were forecast. After a little research, I bought this :https://www.crutchfield.com/p_756ELT15PF/Furman-Elite-15-PFi.html. Everything is now plugged into it, and it is plugged into dedicated 20 amp line. Absolutely nothing but improvement, most notably the soundstage grew wider and deeper. ( my room is not optimal in this area, so the improvement was quickly noticeable.) The thing is cheap enough for you to try and can be returned if you don't like it. I love what it did in my system, plus I have additional peace of mind when storms pop up and Im not home. You can surely spend a ton more, but this piece is a great start point  IMHO.

@dean_palmer +1 !

@winoguy17 check pic 4/7 on the Crutchfield site.  I’m not sure I’d buy anything from someone who can’t figure out what size hat to ware 😵‍💫