Power Conditioning in Apartment Complex.

if your concern is the consistency and "cleanliness" of the power you'll be getting from your outlets, i'd suggest you replace your tice solo with an ac regeneration device, such as those made by ps audio. such devices take the ac power from the outlet, convert it to dc and then back to ac, some in a selectable range. there are a number of similar devices offered by different manufacturers, all of which have been written of in other threads concerning power conditioners v. surge protectors, etc. i have a 10-year old ac regenerator made by cse, a japanese company, that i'm likely to replace with a ps 600 after i've made a few more system upgrades. they really work quite well, even if you have dedicated outlets. (i only have 5 to albertporter's 14). -Kelly

ps- your recent threads have manifested a true interest in gaining knowledge of highend audio. I apologize for having mistaken your intentions in earlier posts.

I know a few folks in Chicago that live in apartments and they have all had good luck with the Monster HTS-2000. While i'm not familiar with your Tice or its' capabilities, you might try one of the Monster's since they can be had so reasonably priced ( less than $150 including shipping ). Then again, the Tice might already be better than the Monster so long as it can supply all of the current that you need.

I would think that it would be best to first try to clean up the direct supply coming into the equipment and THEN filter out the residuals via the Quiet Lines. Sean
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Psychic: I use two of the HTS2000's in my setup with very good results. I live in LA wich should be on par with Chicago (except the women are a little thinner:-). The Monsters do not change the tonal balance in my system, just get rid of some of the hash on my digital based system. I have not tried the other Monster conditioners, but the HTS2000 is said to be the one to get (not the higher end models) if you check the feedback on the web and it was designed by a guy who ended up with MIT. I think that I mentioned the mods to you that I will be trying with mine (added male IEC for using after market PC's and upgraded P&S outlet plugs) and will let you know if they are worth it in my situation. I purchased mine online for $125.00 each plus shipping.

Mr Dekay, did you mod the Ht2000 yourself or have it done somewhere? How much if elsewhere? If you did it yourself, is it difficult?