Line conditioner...

I don’t think they give you better sound, unless you have problem to begin with, nor do I think they choke things off if you have a good power supply in your gear to begin with.

Second, I’ve never used one to make gear sound better.
I use them for safety, protection, and maintenance.

No need to give up any of the three, and all lead to a better more reliable sound, for a LONG time...

Regards

If a conditioner doesn’t improve the sound its not a good conditioner. Because no one has good power. Even if they did no one has wires that keep the power good all the way to where its used. Which is a long way. All the way from the meter to the panel, through the walls and components and finally all the way to the voice coils. Every single inch of that benefits from conditioning. Or as mahgister calls it embedding. Whatever. Point is not what you call it. Point is understanding every single inch matters. Improve even one inch anywhere along that entire path and you will hear it.

At least, when you and your system get to where you can hear it you will. Because I guarantee you its happening, whether you and your system are good enough yet to hear it or not.  https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/8367

I always use them to protect my equipment.If they improve the sound its a bonus.

Interesting discussion...I appreciate all of your opinions....and they're all valid.

It is amazing how simple thing dont pass the border of understanding...

Any electronic component work by a trade-off....A line conditioner is a E.C.

Any E.C. will work better on some counts, way less on others...

If what we hear in some count seems better, we will say that this line conditioner is good...

But most being good can also act negatively on some aspect of sound, and people more sensible will perceive it....

Then why keeping a line condiotioner?

Because i use minerals to compensate some negative aspects, then i profit of the positive one without living with the negative one....

I live better also with a surge protector for my amplifier, and some separate one for my computer....

But i will not argue more about minerals (stones and crystals).... Being "fool" is one thing, being accusing seriously to be one an another...

I can live with the first, the second is an unnecessary troublesome impression that others makes on you....