Power Conditioning - How Important for Digital and Analog Source Components vs Amp?

Trying a conditioner is important. Most of the time it makes an improvement, occasionally it doesn’t. 
 

My most recent upgrade in power (over the last year).

Biggest effect first:

1) Amplifier Power cord (I spent many months on this… to get it right)

2) Direct line (10 gauge direct to,amp)

3) Power Conditioner to all non-amplifier components

4) Diect line to non-amplifier components

5) Finally power cords to all non-amplifier components

1 - 4 we’re all really… really important… not sure the order is correct at all. 

I completely agree with your list ghdprentice and yes power cord to amp makes SO much difference. Can make or break a system.

what is still a mystery to me is how important the cord going TO the conditioner is. Is this a place that you can skimp out a LITTLE? Because, I would think that the cords taking the conditioned power to the source components would be much more important than the cord going to the conditioner?

For what it's worth I've been told by friends (whom I consider true audiophiles with great listening skills) to use a very good power cord on the conditioner for the best results. They claim that's where they heard the greatest difference. Over the years of tuning various high-end systems, I've learned is there is no one answer that works for everyone. Trial and error and trust your ears.

Thanks, I suppose I will need to do a test of a basic cable connected to my conditioner vs a more spendy one.  Since I can’t swap my high end amp power cord without ruining the test results, I’ll need to find a demo cable to try.  
 

Despite my amp power cord making a world of difference, I somehow doubt the cable to the conditioner can possibly matter as much…. But this is just my unfounded speculation.

Maybe I’m a sucker but I did upgrade to a AQ Diamond USB cable to my Gryphon’s DAC module, and I’m strongly considering upgrading my Ethernet cable to my InnuOS streamer / Roon core.  Even when I can’t actually hear a difference at all in the sound vs a standard $3 USB cable.  I know the Gryphon DAC module has some fancy voltage stabilization and clock sync tech for the USB input, so maybe my AQ Diamond USB cable isn’t needed…..

I hear massive differences with the amp power cord and also when swapping out speaker wire…. Now I’m getting to the nitty gritty I guess.

Thanks, I suppose I will need to do a test of a basic cable connected to my conditioner vs a more spendy one.  Since I can’t swap my high end amp power cord without ruining the test results, I’ll need to find a demo cable to try.  
 

Despite my amp power cord making a world of difference, I somehow doubt the cable to the conditioner can possibly matter as much…. But this is just my unfounded speculation.

Your logic makes sense to me.

If the power conditioner is a cure-all then it should not need a PC on top.````````````