I have always had a conditioner in my system as a means to protect the gear. Some pretty nice ones in fact. I always assumed I wasn’t doing any harm to the sound. I had previously auditioned some units hoping to improve the sound but had found little benefit.
However, when my local dealer asked me to audition an Audioquest Niagara 5000, he also warned me that every customer who auditioned it at home, ended up buying one. I did too. I don’t know precisely how it works, but the difference was plainly audible in the first couple of seconds. I didn’t have to listen carefully and wonder if it was placebo. Perhaps I have more noise coming through where I connect to the grid, so YMMV. But, it’s a pretty remarkable improvement.
I’m sure there are other conditioners that are also very effective. Perhaps the gigawatt is as well. My suggestion is to audition those you’re interested in. The better ones will make themselves obvious pretty quickly. If you don’t hear an improvement easily enough, move on until you do. Good luck and let us know how it goes.
However, when my local dealer asked me to audition an Audioquest Niagara 5000, he also warned me that every customer who auditioned it at home, ended up buying one. I did too. I don’t know precisely how it works, but the difference was plainly audible in the first couple of seconds. I didn’t have to listen carefully and wonder if it was placebo. Perhaps I have more noise coming through where I connect to the grid, so YMMV. But, it’s a pretty remarkable improvement.
I’m sure there are other conditioners that are also very effective. Perhaps the gigawatt is as well. My suggestion is to audition those you’re interested in. The better ones will make themselves obvious pretty quickly. If you don’t hear an improvement easily enough, move on until you do. Good luck and let us know how it goes.