PS Audio Power Pant vs Shunyata Hydra conditioner

Power conditioners: how do you justify the price? Obviously, the best way, is to listen with our own tympanics. Now, how do you do that with a power conditioner? I would read the posts on the 'gon, from PS Audio, Audio Magic and the like, down to the less expensive ones. Decide where you want to begin and how much you can justify to this insane world of electrical "magic." Then you wait and watch the 'gon classifieds. When you see the baby you want, negotiate a deal, buy and listen. Listen hard. Be critical. Go crazy. Listen naked. Listen on cloudy days, sunny days. Whatever. Don't like it? Sell it, back on the 'gon. At the best: you might make a couple of bucks if you got a killer deal. The worst? Lose, maybe a few $$. I don't know about the others (power conditioners, that is) but the Audio Magic line will produce. (not a dealer, just a happy customer) Do you want to spend the $ (new or used) for the improvement. Hey, it was worth it, to me. Off to the beach again. peace, warren

Why do people involved in expensive hobbies insist on griping about the prices? If you don't want to pay high prices get a cheaper hobby.
Kinda like walking into a Lexus Dealer, and looking at the salesman and saying DUUUUDE, your prices are...like ..really high.
I can forsee the answer, just like Karnak could, "I want a bargain, paying retail is stupid." Or just because I want a bargain and am too smart to pay retail...Whatever
Everyone in the real world has a job because someone created then passed along some wealth, creating jobs, paying taxes, building roads.... Econ 101
Peace Duuuude

Lexus already knows there prices are too high. Its our job to beat up a car salesman and make him sweat. Then we can go buy some speaker cables for 28,000.

Anybody done a remodel lately?

Lexus isn't expensive... Audio isn't expensive. Kitchen cabinets! THOSE are expensive, overpriced, clumsy constructions of plastic and MDF...

Sticker-shocked in Boulder,
Mike.

This is only my perspective, it may not be a complete understanding of how they work, relative to each other, but I would like to know from someone with more than 'opinion', but someone with practical experience in comparing the two.
It seems, that the PS Audio, actually takes the 60 cycle, 120V and 'recreates it' perfectly, thereby eliminating all but the exact signal we are trying to get. Other divices seem to be 'fixing' the problem rather than eliminating them. Are there other (there always are) considerations as to starving the amp for current etc with the PS Audio?
Any input is helpful.
Larry