Dedicated line vs. power conditioner

Craig, thanks for presenting "the other side of the coin". Kind of funny how some things that work so well in one installation can reverse so quickly in another situation. I'm assuming that you still had the same components and were using the Tice in the same manner with the only variable being the dedicated lines. Is that correct ??? Sean
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I ran 4 cicuts with 10 guage wiring with hospital grade outlets. One 20 amp circut is dedicated soley for my amp.For my stereo system I went with good power cords. On my home theatre setup I am using Chang Lightspeed 6400 20amp which does help. I am considering trying a PS Audio power plant 300 on my stereo excluding the amp. You can never have enough good clean current. Larry

Sean; yes, for awhile the only elements I was comparing were the dedicated AC/ground system versus the Tice Elite 4. I will note that before the dedicated system, the Tice power conditioner did improve music quality when used with front end components and pre-amp, but it sucked the life out of my big McCormack DNA2DX amp. Craig.

Here’s an inexpensive way to hear which gives you the most for your money. Trace the circuit, which provides the source of power to your equipment. Un-plug all other devices on circuit. This will take you very close to having a dedicated line. Then audition a power conditioner. A good dealer will be happy to loan you one.

Simply unloading the multi-tapped house circuit will absolutely not come even close to comparing with the superior performance of a properly engineered dedicated line. There are normally multiple connections & wire splices along the way through the house to that 'outlet of interest'.
However you can compare by running a "temporary dedicated line" strung across the floorboards etc. to your rig, but be prepared to follow up with a permanent installation because once you hear it, you won't put up with house wiring ever again.