Power conditioners

I've got a Monster 5100 Signature Series, and have been quite pleased with it in terms of reduced noise floor and improved dynamics.

Pretty much everyone and their dog has gotten into the power conditioning business, and there's way more to choose from than even three years ago.

I suspect that some people who've had negative experiences with power conditioners choking off their sound quality didn't add up how many watts their system draws, versus how much the power conditioner is capable of sustaining. It's worth doing the math, for sure.

Worth doing the math is right. Also, if your power amp is class A, the power conditioner does't have to respond to transients. Class A amps require a steady amount of current.

My amp is class A/AB. It doesn't go into AB operation until the output power goes above about 25 wpc. So for the most part, the conditioner just has to supply a steady voltage level and not worry about what the power amp is doing.

The comment about the front end not taking much power is correct also.

I bought a Belkin PureAV PF31d. I'm not sure i liked it in my 2 channel set up. But i do think it makes my plasma look better. I do have a question though. On the back it has three banks of outlets. High power, analog, and digital. It says to plug the cdp into the analog, I thought it should go in the digital. What do you guys and girls think.

Tommy