Power Strip vs. Line Conditioner

Not familiar with the Wiremold, but in my experience the answer is "it depends." Generic power strips are usually made of cheap materials and with questionable manufacturing practices. Poor connections, cheap switches and small gauge wire do not enhance any system. Quite the opposite.

Line conditioners seem to be a mixed bag, too. Some claim good experiences, some bad. In my case everything except the amp ended up plugged into a Vans Evers power line conditioner (PLC). This PLC has sockets with three levels of filtering and it does seem to matter what component is plugged into which.

The amp is plugged straight into the wall. When it was plugged into the PLC there was a discernable loss in dynamics and the bass became less defined.

My advice is to buy quality products whatever they may be and be prepared to experiment to find which works best in your setup. In the end it's a matter of synergy.

I agree with Fpeel.

I own some of the Wiremold power strips, they are all hospital grade, Hubbel outlets, and are extremely well made. They work well where you need them.

I also live in a condo, and the power sucks. I find a significant improvement in my sound, in lower noise floor and tighter bass with power conditioners than without, even on my amps (I use a Chang Lightspeed 9900 amp for them), which seems to work well, even on my Aragon 4004 MkII. But you need to play around. Some amps have better conditioning already in the power supply, some need the direct wall/line.... See what works in your system...

The previous posts said it well. If you need conditioning--it almost always helps things--go that route. The only area you need to be careful with conditioning is on power amps, even ones that are made for high current I have found frequently degrade the signal. I too prefer to plug power amps directly into the socket (I've replaced all the sockets with Hubbel sockets). If you don't really need the conditioning you might try one of the Monster power strips--they have a few that have a little filtration and good quality plugs. I use one on a smaller system in the house and am pleased. You can probably pick one of them up used for around $100.

A "power strip" is a glorified extension cord and in most cases junk IMHO. A very good conditioner will help considerably if your power is dirty, which is most of us. I use a Reference grade Vansevers conditioner. I has a plug-in made for amps, which sounds better than the wall in my system. Vansevers also makes a amp specific conditioner designed not to limit current (It called "The Unlimiter").
There are also products like those make by PS Audio that "regenerate" the AC power comming into your house into new fresh AC power.

There are also products like the Blue Circle BC-86 Noise Hound Power Pillow that has not plugs itself; and just plugs into a open outlet on your wall or power strip; and cleans the power for the whole circuit. I do not know how it works, but I have demo'd one and it does work.