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. 
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Showing 1 response by tomcy6

It is often recommended that amps not be plugged into power conditioners because it can limit the amount of electricity available to them, which sounds like what is happening to you. There are power conditioners made to have amps plugged into them.

I’d listen to your DAC and CD player with and without power conditioning (they draw less power than your amp) and decide if it’s helping or not. As with everything else audio, you have to try something in your own system to see if it works in your situation.