Absolutely every single choice you make is a trade off, and much of what you decide actually has to do with how you decide to listen.
Do you force yourself to listen for noise? Then you’ll chose a Furman with LiFT.
Do you listen for the slightest hint of less bass? Then you’ll go for the wall outlet.
It’s insane to me how many audiophiles live with massive deficiencies in their listening room/speakers or system because of one particular fetish they MUST not have, and whatever this nit is it drives their system into a temple of protecting itself from that nit.
And, of course, how much better their system would be with modest investment in room treatment which addresses a hundred negative things at once.
Do you force yourself to listen for noise? Then you’ll chose a Furman with LiFT.
Do you listen for the slightest hint of less bass? Then you’ll go for the wall outlet.
It’s insane to me how many audiophiles live with massive deficiencies in their listening room/speakers or system because of one particular fetish they MUST not have, and whatever this nit is it drives their system into a temple of protecting itself from that nit.
And, of course, how much better their system would be with modest investment in room treatment which addresses a hundred negative things at once.