@djones51
Don't borrow trouble — including OCD! Exactly.
Do I have problems now with noise? Not that I can tell, though some here suggested that I might easily discover an improvement by just plugging things in without the conditioner. Easy enough to test. (Like making a dish without X amount of salt; it can improve by simple subtraction. Not OCD to try that, for sure.)
My goals are simple.
1. Dedicated line.
2. Whole house surge suppressor à la Environmental Potentials EP-20503.
3. Power conditioner.
Because advice comes in bits and pieces and from different people, I do not know if 1, 2, 3 are ALL necessary. For example, if I got a whole house surge suppressor, then wouldn't I just need a multi-outlet for plugging in gear down the line?
@djones It sounds like your new listening room is fine without a dedicated; you just plug your stuff in to protect it, don't have noise — so you're good.
Don't borrow trouble — including OCD! Exactly.
Do I have problems now with noise? Not that I can tell, though some here suggested that I might easily discover an improvement by just plugging things in without the conditioner. Easy enough to test. (Like making a dish without X amount of salt; it can improve by simple subtraction. Not OCD to try that, for sure.)
My goals are simple.
- Protect my gear. (overall value is not strataspheric: $13k or so)
- Run reasonably clean power.
- Not break the bank doing this. (In other words: try to keep this below $1k)
1. Dedicated line.
2. Whole house surge suppressor à la Environmental Potentials EP-20503.
3. Power conditioner.
Because advice comes in bits and pieces and from different people, I do not know if 1, 2, 3 are ALL necessary. For example, if I got a whole house surge suppressor, then wouldn't I just need a multi-outlet for plugging in gear down the line?
@djones It sounds like your new listening room is fine without a dedicated; you just plug your stuff in to protect it, don't have noise — so you're good.