I have a very different reply to the advise your receiving. First off I'm not sure how many of the responded have ever tried these components, I have read no experienced review here at Audiogon on the SMART conditioner so I doubt very much these responders have tried one.
I use the Hydra straight from my dedicated circuit. My amps, pre-amps and digital all run from the Hydra. I have recently received a SMART GC-120 for auditioning and reviewing. This unit comes with a "Preliminary Manual" so I doubt any others have even heard it. It weighs 44 lbs. and is basically a 9" dia balanced power transformer, a fully sealed HF low pass filter and an Industrial Duty TransZorb Avalanche transient surge suppresser and a output monitoring meter. Extremely impressive components and build. The unit is rated for 2000 watt continues power, so like the Hydra it has limits.
I intended to break it in with my present system but the total power draw of my system today is less than 100 watts. I'm waiting to review this unit until the arrival of my new amps, a pair of Plinius SA-102. I will use them to break in the conditioner and make my review from there.
I believe the potential of first balancing the power with the SMART, along with having surge protection before the Hydra is very intriguing. Please either wait a month for my review or write me for specific questions.
As far as the Richard Gray unit, I would throw that idea out first. The Grey will not help you here. The PS-600 is again the wrong direction in my opinion. I got more noise and problems from my PS-300 with multi-wave than it was worth. The Hydra will quite everything, guaranteed with no added "crap" so I would start there. Again I'm intrigued with the potential of the SMART/Hydra combonation and will keep you all informed as it plays out.
I use the Hydra straight from my dedicated circuit. My amps, pre-amps and digital all run from the Hydra. I have recently received a SMART GC-120 for auditioning and reviewing. This unit comes with a "Preliminary Manual" so I doubt any others have even heard it. It weighs 44 lbs. and is basically a 9" dia balanced power transformer, a fully sealed HF low pass filter and an Industrial Duty TransZorb Avalanche transient surge suppresser and a output monitoring meter. Extremely impressive components and build. The unit is rated for 2000 watt continues power, so like the Hydra it has limits.
I intended to break it in with my present system but the total power draw of my system today is less than 100 watts. I'm waiting to review this unit until the arrival of my new amps, a pair of Plinius SA-102. I will use them to break in the conditioner and make my review from there.
I believe the potential of first balancing the power with the SMART, along with having surge protection before the Hydra is very intriguing. Please either wait a month for my review or write me for specific questions.
As far as the Richard Gray unit, I would throw that idea out first. The Grey will not help you here. The PS-600 is again the wrong direction in my opinion. I got more noise and problems from my PS-300 with multi-wave than it was worth. The Hydra will quite everything, guaranteed with no added "crap" so I would start there. Again I'm intrigued with the potential of the SMART/Hydra combonation and will keep you all informed as it plays out.