Do I need a power conditioner?


I’m in the process of dropping a dedicated 20 amp circuit or 2 into the music room.
So if I have a dedicated circuit for the amp, and a dedicated circuit for everything else,
is a conditioner useful?
I have several fairly decent systems going that I tweek and retweek.
Just got around to upgrading cables. Avoided conditioners because, in general, they dampen the presentation.
Was using a PS Audio PPP for low power components. But fell for the Shunyata spiel.
Plugged in a Hydra 4 with a Python Helix and was very happy with how it cleaned up the Zu Druids.
Seems high sensitivity speakers maybe reveal the grunge also.
Moved it to my system with the Martin Logans and the presentation seemed a bit lean and just a bit lifeless, using just copperhead cable to Hydra. (using all Pangea to get from the Hydra to other components.)
Then I put a Black Mamba from Classe amp straight to the wall and Wow! Single most significant tweek ever for me.
So I’m thinking, maybe I don’t need the Denali I ordered if I just use a couple dedicated circuits and some Shunyata power cords everywhere.
Opinions?
Thanks. :)
leotis

Showing 2 responses by bacon333

I know romazicon has done direct comparisons with the 2RQ and HFC Hemisphere MC-6:
http://www.head-fi.org/t/766517/chord-electronics-dave/2745

Has anyone else A/B’ed the Equi=tech stuff to the High Fidelity Cables MC-6, Weizhi, or HB Cable Design conditioners?



Thanks @lak @knghifi for your responses. Are you guys referring to the MC-6 or the MC-6 Hemisphere? The hemisphere has Furutech GTX-D (R) receptacles but unsure about the IEC. Not sure how much better the NCFs would be. That would indeed be an interesting experiment. 

Excuse my ignorance but how would you go about adding a grounding post on the MC-6?

That HB Cable Marble looks like a beast. Might be able to audition a Powerstar Horizon and do a direct comparison to the MC-6 Hem. Looks like the primary difference is the # of outlets? 9lbs vs 40 lbs whew.