To power strip or not

What I did, not that anyone cares, is buy a box of good-quality ac duplex outlets like the ones in your walls, some 14 or 12 gauge wire like the wire in your walls, and a good power cord, and build a little frame/enclosure for it all.  So the outlets on the contraption are exactly the same as the outlets on your wall. 

And unless you are the kind of person who tears down his walls to install audiophile power cables, it's probably within the range of good enough.

@phusis - "power strips" have a place in a system, but you have to be careful...
- I only use a power bar for source components, because they draw less current and tend to have less of an impact on other source components
- I recommend plugging the amp directly into the wall

Of all the commercially available products,  I would ONLY use Furutech products.

But being a DIYer I build my own...
- I use high quality metal plug boxes
- I use Pass & Seymour MRI plugs - regular hospital grade will also do
- I use a breaker in the box - just in case
- I use high grade bulk cable from furutech
- I wire the plugs to a central "bus" - do not wire them in parallel
- I use Sonar Quest mains connectors

I do not use any kind of filter or surge protector, but I do have a surge protector on my electrical panel - which seems the best place for it.

What to look for in a power strip...
- a metal case
- sockets that really grip the plug tight
- a resettable breaker
- an IEC connector - allows you to easily use a good power cable

Anything else (like surge protectors, phone/LAN sockets and antenna sockets)  is just "fluff" and drives up the price.

My panel surge protector cost $150 (installed) and is much better than anything in a power bar. More expensive versions are available for sensitive audio gear.

If line noise is a problem then you should invest in a very good power conditioner/regenerator, but that's a whole different conversation. 

Hope that helps - Steve
 

Decware ZLC does the trick for under $1K.  Steve Deckert is a great engineer.

https://www.decware.com/newsite/ZLC.html

riccitone,
I bought that W Audio unit for my main home theater system.  I don't use the system too much and just got it a couple of weeks ago so I don't have a ton of feedback, other than
1) it is well built and relatively heavy - has a good heft to it and feels and looks solid.
2) one of the common complaints on amazon was that power cord plugs don't fit tightly into the receptacles (ie, slop).  That was not my experience.

i'm happy with it so far.  Can't say I noticed big change but wasn't expecting big change