Power conditioner or outlet?

@erik_squires 
Thanks Erik.  I see the SMP and LiFT acronyms attached to a lot of Furman models...from $ to $$$$ cost-wise.  The Elite 15i is helpful.

Kalili.....I forgot to mention, I had built a dedicated circuit into the audio room to a 4 outlet high grade furutech (dark grey, don't know which model). So no interference from appliances. However, the shunyata power conditioner is plugged into it. I have everything plugged in for the "conditioning" of the shunyata and the surge protection. I am a bit concerned about plugging a $35,000 system directly into a wall jack bare bones with no backup protection. Then again, I don't want degraded sound quality either, which is why instead of say...an apc style surge protector...i opted for a much more expensive power conditioner that is advertised as an audio grade conditioner.

But I should plug the power amp in directly is what I am reading....but the preamp is not necessary to plug in directly? I will do that, since it sounds like like the power amp has special considerations.

N80....you could try a surgex surge protector. No degrading from surges in the surgex products from their proprietary technology. Also, if not that, you could purchase a multi outlet power cord electrical box where you can plug/unplug your components without worrying about wearing out your wall outlets. I am having one built right now by JT Dynamic Power. Jason has built all of my power cords and interconnects....fantastic stuff at very reasonable prices. Great guy too

I like plugging all audio gear into a power conditioner having some electrical surge protection. Nothing audio-related gets plugged into a naked wall outlet.

"it’s not so much the voltage that’s critical, but the current, and no simple voltage regulator can increase the available current - it’s the law of conservation of energy."

Sorry, I probably need a refresher on my EE but I thought one of the reasons folks invest in high quality power cords, dedicated circuits, or even care about high quality power supplies - both internal to the gear or external, was to avoid a drop in supply voltage as the gear, particularly high power amplifiers, draw current during peak demands as well as control sagging voltages during these swings.  Which part of the Ohm's Law am I missing?

Balanced power, dedicated lines.