I bought one of these used for ~$500, and have been very happy with it:
Interestingly, it made a startling difference with video, but also seems to have reduced noise in my stereo system.
The Isotek is well made, good noise improvement in the two systems i use them in. I am a firm believer in running all the digital gear, wall warts, trash generators thru a separate more aggressive power conditioning unit like a Furman on a dedicated circuit. Some experiment by listening always required. Jim I am a star ground robot |
I am with @tomic601 on running all the digital and trash generators through the Furman. I prefer my power amps to direct into a dedicated medical grade 20A duplex. |
Before I went with the Audioquest Niagara 1200, I used these from Cullen Cable: https://www.cullencable.com/gold-series-power-box-6-outlet-receptacle-strip/ No filtering and robustly made for well under your price point. All the best, |
I recently bought a used Audience AR1p and plugged my Wiremold strip into it and it generated a much more open and dynamic soundstage. I’d highly recommend stretching your wallet and pursuing this while still using your Wiremold for any other necessary outlets... And if it doesn’t produce significant sonic benefits, just resell it. That’s what I did, except I kept my AR1p and am thrilled with the benefits in my HeadFi rig versus plugging into the wall. And you can do this almost risk free as Audience power conditioners have a very fluid used market. Hope this helps, and best of luck. |
@soix strongly agree ! ;-) |
@greg7 - Having read through the postings, a couple of products stand out for me
But if I were to recommend a power bar it would be the Furutech E-TP-60 Furutech E-TP60 (G) AC power distributor | Free shipping within Canada (artetson.ca)
I made my own power distribution center that use the Pass and Seymour outlets and solid UP-OCC copper wires internally. I use a couple of switches to control individual outlets and a micro-breaker for overload protection of the whole unit - no filters or chokes. FYI: I only have one digital source and one analogue source (+ turntable) in my system, so noise contamination is well controlled. I also use my own DIY power cables that are designed to minimize noise generated between wires, components and cables See - My Audio Alchemy (image99.net) And I still plug my amp into the wall outlet But I do conceded that more elaborate solutions may be required in situations where
That’s my 10c worth Regards - Steve |