Monster Power conditioners. Anyone using one?

Slappy:

A power line conditioner will not protect anything; a surge protector is designed to that. However, in most cases both will cause performance problems. The greater the system’s resolution, the greater the potential for apparent signal degradation. What they really do is limit performance. The power supply of the amp will absorb spikes like sponge, so there is no need for one there. If you are worried about lighting; the best protection is to pull the plug out of the outlet during a storm.

Wow, im learning alot here.

I was under the understanging that you need a AC filter to cleanup the power to get the most from your system.

Seems most people who have replied on this believe that this is not so, that instead it degrades the preformance..

Later on this evening i will grab a power strip and try that. see if it makes a difference in my system

so, if it degrades the preformance of the equipment, how come so many people here on the gon use one? or is it probably alot less people than i think?

Don't use a power strip either. This is the time to learn the differences, you must go straight into the wall..Tom

Well crap, i dont have enough plugs in the wall for my gear. I need at least uhh... 1.2.3....4... maybe 5?

i dont get it. it seems like everyone here is agianst power conditioners, i thought everbody was for them... does anybody use these but me?

Slappy:
Systems with low resolution will APPEAR to produce a cleaner signal with a line conditioner. Remember,” when you drain the swamp you expose the alligators”. ANY device on the supply side of the electronics must face the full wrath of the line [AC current], there is no protection from the power supply. The switching of the AC line is intense, devices like resistors, capacitors, wire etc. will resonate or ring to the tone of the 60 HZ; this creates distortion. The greater the overall resolution the more obvious this problem becomes. Surge protectors attempt to “clamp” the AC; produces even greater harmonic difficulty.
If you need greater outlet capacity then use a power strip that plugs directly into the outlet with no power cord,Woods makes a real nice one that can be "daisy chained" together.