Audiophile Receptacle question

a friend of mine spent a few thousands on ps audio's power plant in his recording studio only to find that he hates it .but if you are using some generic switch mode power supply that looks like an iphone charger for your dac , swapping to linear will improve sound quality. 
some high end components have this brightness i try to avoid.it's trial and error so don't invest too much.these things change the tone so you should make an aware decision regarding this change. it's also not common in the guitar realm to use power conditioners.  i think it's better to put your money on components that you can understand like nos tubes or better speakers/pickups/effects. it doesn't mean that the basic principles of powering audio gear like isolation shouldn't be applied .try asking studio people not audiophiles . no one can predict your situation(maybe if the neighbours use their washing machine it degrades your sound because you are sharing the same power line) one cheap simple device that maybe can help you evaluate it is the ps audio noise harvester (if it works ...i haven't tried it myself ).

try to watch the audiophiliac video about acoustic treatment. 

always remember that dumble used stuff from radio shack and peavey  in his amps but he had the best ears in the business.
solve only the issues you notice with your ears .

good luck!

 I have tried some different outlets before but not the synergistic ones. Can’t say that I heard a difference but I was happier that they clamped onto the cord better.Now that I’m a bit more knowledgable I understand that there’s no way they could possibly make a difference. If you’re hearing a difference you need to look up expectation bias. 

Some of these comments are just hilarious. Expectation bias? My expectation is no outlet, fuse, speaker cable, or anything else made basically out of wire can possibly be any good. My expectation is heavily biased towards being able to get great sound cheap. The last thing I want to do is find something as silly as an outlet is gonna be worth a couple hundred bucks. My expectation bias is its all snake oil, and my expectation is I am far from being alone in this. Oh, and when buying something with a 30 day no questions asked return guarantee my expectation is heavily biased towards them honoring the guarantee.

If in spite of all that the darn thing sounds so freaking good that instead of sending it back I have to start figuring out where more of them can go, well there could be many reasons for that but the last one on Earth is expectation bias. 

This however is what passes as logic- at least among people who have never actually compared and so have no idea what they're talking about.

There's a whole segment of audio devoted to making really sexy looking stuff that sounds like crap. Half the industry I bet. Judge not by how it looks jazzy but how it sounds. Be shocked if you aren't floored by how much difference that little outlet makes. Be even more shocked as time goes by and you notice its actually even sounding better and better as it burns in. Or if not, send it back. Save a lot of money. Not only on this but all the other stuff you won't be able to hear any difference from.

I doubt very much this will happen.

Besides, Synergistic Research is so good, and so confident of being so good, and so concerned with you getting good results and being happy, that even if for some reason you decide its not all that I bet all you have to do is explain the situation and they will be happy to take it back.

More likely, I think we will be reading your post about how puzzled you are and trying to understand how a lowly wall outlet can make so much difference. (Hint: yes, quantum tunneling really does work.)

terry9 ..." Put your money into Quietrock 545, which will soak up lots of $$$ real fast." Just looked at their web page and see it weighs 6.25 lbs/sf, so a 4 x 8 foot sheet weighs 300 lbs...that'll keep your contractors fit!

+1 @millercarbon