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New rack or power conditioner
I would second the Stillpoints as they made a nice improvement to my sound. You might try adding Stillpoints to what you already have before replacing your rack. 
Questioning a/c isolation for digital.?
My transformers are fed straight from the main breaker box on 30 amp breakers. The transformers then feed the isolated copper outlets in my music room walls directly using 10 gauge Romex wire. 
Moving up from Cardas Clear
I like the Purist Dominus cables with Pranawire Cosmos speaker wire. I think they are a great match. It is what I use. 
Questioning a/c isolation for digital.?
I have made an attempt to isolate digital from analog. I have Spectron class D mono block amps so we used 3 isolator transformers feeding plugs directly installed for my system. There are two 3 kilowatt isolators for each amp. Then there is a 5 ki... 
New rack or power conditioner
I have done both and both were big improvements. It is kind of the “weakest link in the chain thing”. I would do one and put the other on the to-do-list for a later fun project. 
Hubbell 5362. Anyone try this outlet?
The thing I have learned over time is to always use copper on the inside of the plug and not brass. Copper sounds a lot better to me. 
Dedicated Power Lines
How is this different than people who plug into multiple plugs which are in different phases of their breaker box? Most people do not know what phase every plug is in their house nor do they go to the trouble to figure it out.The sound is great fr... 
Dedicated Power Lines
I came across this thread and thought I would post something a little different than what other people are doing. I decided to isolate my digital from my analog. I have 3 30 amp 220 volt circuits feeding my stereo with 10 gage wire in my new dedic... 
Fidelizer
Now that I have used it for a while I can’t stand to listen to music without Fidelizer running. 
Thoughts from Joule preamp owners?
I have to say I have been listening to the Platinum upgrade to my Joule LAP-150SE for a couple of months now. It is money well spent. I am very happy with my sound. Of course I have made lots of changes moving into my dedicated room with acoustic ... 
Pranawire Nataraja series vs. Cosmos series?
I sure like my Pranawire Cosmos speaker wire. I never heard Nataraja series. 
power conditioner/power cable
I would be careful of power strips. My buddy thought he had a power tube problem in his preamp. It turned out he had his preamp plugged into a power strip which was doing bad things. I moved the plug to the wall and all was fixed. So you need to l... 
Higher End USB Cables
The audioquest Diamond does it for me but I have not yet tried external USB converters which is first on my list of things to test when my new room is ready. 
Best budget $300 Balanced IC Recommendation
I have a couple of friends which bought Mogami cables. Both systems seemed to be lacking in mid range and mid bass. The cables seemed to extend the top end and low end with a missing middle and low middle. These were well broken in cables. My frie... 
USB Cables: Audioquest's Diamond vs Wireworld Pla
SimonI am late responding, but I hope you tried the Audioquest Diamond cable and would love to hear your comments. In my system the Diamond USB cable did something very special with piano keys. They sounded so much more alive than the other cables...