I am sure Arni's experience has been as he describes. However for me, using
an isolation transformer on seven different digital sources to date has in
every case transformed the sound, improving it immensely in my view.
Those sources were: Philips 921, Cambridge CD4, NAD 541, JAS Audio Musik
1.2, Shanling CD-T100, TEAC VRDS T1, Esoteric P-10. The transformers were
from Hammond, Triad, Topaz and Deltec.
I hypothesize that the AC power is impure :oP in both areas where I have tried
the experiment (city and country).