Power conditioning

Hi Gelmhirst,

As an owner of Bryston 7BSSTs, I recommend you plug straight into the wall. Dedicated circuits, if possible for you, is also a high priority. Even before I had the dedicated circuits the sound was not as good when I had the amps plugged into a conditioner. I only use the conditioner for my front-end gear.

Best wishes.

"Generally" speaking; power conditioning works well with preamps and source components. Most (not all) amplifiers do better plugged into the wall. Especially the larger ones. The only way you'll know for sure, is to try it yourself. If your power is really dirty, the a conditioner might be the way to go. Only you'll know that.

Most manufacturer's "recommendations" like Brystons are done for legal liability purposes. So if you blow up the gear playing around with the power it is your fault..

VH Audio recommends installing two .47uf/600v Auricap between the hot and neutral on your wall outlet for a cost effective power cleaner that does degrade current flow.
I haven't tried yet, but have the caps on order.

A new company on the power conditioner scene is puritypower.com. Looks like this monster can handle
anything.