Should I bypass my Shunyata Hydra power conditioner?


I live in an apartment building,so I thought a power conditioner would be benificial.I'm running my Shunyata Hydra HC power cord through a Shunyata power conditioner.O.K. ,sounds pretty good. Recently bypassed the conditioner,and pluged straight into the amp ( Hegel  H20 )  The music seems to sound better,especially the bass. Still using the conditioner for the DAC, and the CD player. Looking for feedback on this. 
rockysantoro

Showing 2 responses by jbrrp1

Yep.  A whole lot of people have confirmed that amplifiers in particular are often not happiest plugged into power conditioners.  It can depend upon the conditioner, but most due seem to constrain the dynamic life a bit for an amp.
I only have experience with the original Shunyata Hydra, but even with my dedicated lines I could not plug any amplifier into it happily.  They all got quite noticeably congested and closed-in sounding vs. direct to wall - - snuffed out dynamic life, both macro and micro.  The new ones might have changed that, of course.