Who Tried Power Conditioners Over The Years and No Longer Use Them Today, Any Why?

The question to me now is the difference between having to condition your power after the wall outlet vs. the RF that your cables pick up after.

Yes, we all have different power and therefore power conditioning needs. Our neighborhood  has buried power cables, I have two direct lines... but alas a power conditioner makes a big difference.

Did anyone see Alvin’s latest Youtube video demoing the newest Denafrips

power conditioner? BIC500 model. $800 US as I recall.

Reason I mention it is that during the video

he uses a noise sensing tool to measure the improvement his machine makes.

This small handheld device looked like a $20 deal from Radio Shack.

It showed the noise level drop from 100 to 20. Now this could easily be staged

I know. But what was the device? I want one!

Shunyata has a $2k device I had heard works very well.

Maybe one with less outlets would cost closer to $1,200

and they will come out with it.

The AQ Niagra device for about the same$ has many fans too.

Balanced Power Isolation is a process which also lowers

the noise floor but does not rob voltage. I am buying an older

one designed for home and Pro use. I do have dedicated 20amp

lines already but am told this will make further improvement.

Will advise in a couple weeks what I find.

"Ignorance is bliss."

in a nutshell, unless your CERTAIN your power feed's voltage is a +/- under 5% 120VAC, I urge you to consider a conditioner w/voltage regulation. My APC H15 SAVED my previous pre/pro from my former* home's electrical system. Further I believe the H15 doing the same for my (Same brand) current pre/pro.
*rental on a grid close to a lot of businesses & a junior college.

Even today** I witness the "Trim***" LED frequently light up on the H15 for several hours at a stretch several times a week. Because of "compromised" hearing****, I won't swear it "greatly improved" the SQ, but I'm VERY confident it's protecting my system's delicate microprocessor-containing components from the above and the brief effects from AC, freezer, & refrigerator etc startups.

**4 1/2 years in a rual neighborhood. 
***circuitry activated when the line voltage exceeds 132VAC

****unprotected on tank ranges; 10th row seating at concerts; extended listening to insanely powered car audio systems - all when I was young & stupid 

Your system's electrical "sweet spot" is 120VAC +/- 5V. Continue "Unprotected" at your peril.

Tony