System assembled; only a final decision about speakers remains

@almarg Thanks, Almarg. I’m curious — why did you choose to run the two-outlet Audience Adept aR2p unit into a multi outlet power strip and then address that with the Shunyata unit to attenuate noise? As the Audience Adept product notes, "the aR2p can provide power conditioning for an entire audio or video system albeit without component to component isolation featured in multi-outlet Adept Response conditioners."

In other words, why not buy a unit which performed the functions of the Audience and the Shunyata combined — a unit which also separates noise from digital and power equipment? Were you economizing or is this a superior way for some reason? [I think I just answered my own question -- the aR6 from Audience is $3495. So it seems you found a way to get the benefit using the 2 outlet unit with a power strip?]
P.S. I found a good review about the Audience here: https://www.stereophile.com/content/audience-ar2p-adept-response-power-conditioner-sweepstakes

Yes, David, the main reason for selecting that approach was simply that alternatives I found to be appealing were much more expensive. Also, since my living room is my listening room it would have been problematical to fit some physically large alternatives into the available space in the setup, in a manner that would be aesthetically acceptable.

Best regards,
-- Al

Thanks, @almarg  A good solution to varied requirements.

One final question -- because I'm really tempted to just copy your solution:

Do you think that you lose any benefits by attaching a $71 dollar power strip to a high quality filtering unit like the Audience? I realize that you've economized, but I know you must have confidence that that power strip is not compromising the Audience unit. That $71 strip passes muster?

Do you think that you lose any benefits by attaching a $71 dollar power strip to a high quality filtering unit like the Audience?

Hi David,

Well, what I can say is the following:

1) As you realize, that power strip is purely an outlet multiplier, containing nothing more than wiring and outlets.

2) It appears to be well made.

3) For many years prior to acquiring it and the other pieces I mentioned I was using this BrickWall eight outlet surge suppressor/conditioner, which provided comparable functionality in a single unit, at a much lower price than the combined prices of the three pieces I described.  I was pleased with the results it provided during those years.  I made a number of other changes to the system at around the same time as I made the change from the BrickWall to the Audience/Wiremold/Venom Defender combination, so while I noticed substantial improvements I can't say to what degree, if any, the improvements resulted from the change in power conditioning/distribution.  But I certainly was not disappointed with the results.

Now, might a much more expensive audiophile-oriented power strip have provided even better results?  Perhaps, but my technical instincts combined with the results I have been getting cause me to be uninterested in pursuing that possibility.

Best regards,
-- Al