What's my next step in AC conditioning??

Getting the other electronic devices off of your line should yield an improvement in lowering the "noise" on the line, and should also help to ensure that you are getting as much current as possible to your system. It sounds like a dedicated line (or two!) would be your most significant first step. It certainly was for me.

Tom.

Tom:
1. When you say that used 12AWG Belden & 10AWG Romex for your dedicated lines, do you mean that the electrician ran that gauge wire all the way from the breaker panel?
2. Have you ever tried plugging your amplifier directly into the Porter Port?
Thanks.
Uri

Uri:

Yes, the 12AWG and 10AWG lines are from a separate break out box, even before my breaker panel. I assisted in the wiring job, and ran the lines myslef (drilling through floor joices and everything!). No, I have not tried the amps direct without the UO's yet. I'd like to spend some time playing around with different configurations to see just which upgrades are doing what, but I barely had time to get the job done and get my system back together. With wife and two little kids, I have to get work like this done when they are out of the house.

Tom.

These are the steps to doing this:

1) Power delivery
2) Cleaning of power
3) Preventing cross contamination
4) Not ruining the music in the process.

You have made a substantial discovery: the benefit of a dedicated line. Cross contamination from outside sources and power delivery improve. Now you need to do steps 2, 3 & 4. Step 1 is finished off by getting a Porter Port. Lak says it's the best outlet he's tried--and believe me, I've been to his house several times. He's got every outlet out there and a set up consisting of six dedicated lines.

I would get one or two smaller ONEAC (2-3 amps)isolation transformers from eBay ($15-30)and plug them into the Monster to isolate digital and analog. The Monster has two separate filtration circuits, so I'd use one for digital. Adding a small ONEAC for the digital will surprise you as it outperforms filters costing hundreds of dollars.

Search the archives, as this is extremely application specific. No set route, no set products.

Physicanimal:
Thanks for your response.
1. How do I locate the 2 circuits on the Monster; there are 12 outlets on it. CD, video, amplifier, aux., etc.
2. Will 2-3 amps be enough for my CJ tube amp? (I see a 1 amp ONEAC transformer on ebay.) Is that enough?
Thanks.
Uri