Is it fine to connect a power strip with A/V to one input of the power conditioner?


I have a Shunyata Hydra Delta 6 and wondering if it’s fine to plug in one of its inputs a power strip where I have tv, Apple TV, blue ray player, streamer and power amp. Any recommendations?

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Don’t plug your TV, wall warts, blue ray player, etc into your power conditioner. plug them into the wall, if you need a pwoer strip, plug it into the wall for these lofi accessories.

 

Keep wall warts away from everything else. Isolation is the key.

If I could plug my wall warts into one of my neighbours outlets, I would.

Yes, there will be no interference from the other components. I use 3 Shunyata Hydras in my main system.  One Hydra has a home made power cord which goes to my TV where I use a Blu Ray player.  The rest of my TV setup goes to a Audioquest Niagara 1200 and is plugged into a wall outlet with the overhead lights on the circuit.  My Technics SL1200G  is also plugged into the Hydra that is used for the Blu Ray.  Shunyata told me on the phone I could do just that.  That is right from the manufacturers mouth to you. 

@stereo5  thanks. In your case I wouldn’t have a doubt. My case is a bit different and wondering if I can plug tv, blue ray player, streamer and power amp on one power strip and plug that into one Hydra outlet. 

If the outlets in your Hydra are isolated it’s probably no problem and may be why Shunyata said it’s not a problem.  I’d check that for your specific model, but you can always just try it and see if it results in any degradation in 2-channel performance with the power strip plugged into the Hydra. 

My suggestion is to get a Furman PST-8 for all your non-essentials instead. Excellent surge protection and will keep the noisy appliances out of your cleaned zone.

While power conditioner quality may vary, it IS possible to inject new noise after the conditioner.  Wall warts, TV's, network gear, etc. should be outside of your boutique conditioner.  The Furman provides both excellent noise filtering and surge protection, not to mention convenience. :)

@erik_squires that was my other option. Wondering if the blue ray disc player could be within the hi-fi grouping. 

You can use a power strip connected to your Shunyata PC. I am doing just that for the powered woofers in my Golden Ear Triton Reference speakers. I have a Hydra 4 with one speaker plugged directly into it. I am using a power strip plugged into the Hydra for the other speaker because the high end PC I am using wasn’t long enough. No difference in sound and Gabrial or is it Caleb at Shunyata told me this when I called to inquire. It has been this way for 7 years. I also charge my iPhone & my iPad onn that strip at the same time (2 wall warts) while the system is playing with no ill effects at all and no noise when plugging and unplugging the devices.

I'd generally avoid plugging a surge protector or power strip into a nice conditioner. This is for a couple reasons. First, there is a solid chance it will insert noise into your signal, but second the draw on that one outlet may end up being more than is intended. You're gonna want that power amp to have lots of current available and by sharing it's outlet with other items you may end up choking it a bit. I fact, there are those that done use conditioners for their amps at all because the circuitry tends to limit power a bit. Just my $.02

@max_sansui 

A "wall wart" is a colloquial term for a small, external power adapter that plugs directly into a wall outlet, essentially a transformer box with a power cord that provides electricity to low-power devices like cell phone chargers, routers, or electric toothbrushes; the name "wart" is used because of its bulky, unsightly appearance protruding from the wall socket.