Anyone go without power conditioning

I use and EP15A on my dedicated circuit for my SET rig....it stabilizes the AC at a steady 120 and rebuilds the waveform on the fly...my power (near Boston) has big voltage fluctuations with surges and outages. I could hear a huge difference between into the wall and with the Exact Power unit....guess it all depends on the quality of your electricity. But if you go straight into the wall your gear is defenseless, right?

Its defenseless against lightning no matter what you got.Lots of tech articles in French will bear out my last sentence....Sure,YMMV,Bob

I have a full Isoclean system.

Running the amp through the Isoclean did not produce the best results but going directly into the wall did. Running the CDP/TT power supply through the Isoclean is a 35% improvement in sound. TV/DVD picture is outstanding with the Isoclean.

I can't see getting rid of the Isoclean gear in the near future as it is the foundation of my system.

Direct to AC.Nothing sounds like,no middle-man-direct.

~~~~Yes, though I only listen when weather conditions are safe. High winds, lightning, and heavy power usage in heat waves will cause me to not use my audio system. One thing I always do is unplug the system when not in use.
When running pro-audio pa systems, all components, except amps, are protected. Weather "usually" does not stop an event, the show goes on. The theory is: better to have an event with less transparency than to have no event at all due to equipment failure. Spare amps are on hand. I have shut down rehersals due to close lightning strikes for 15 to 20 min.

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