Garth Powell on Why Audioquest does not make AC Regenerators

Both products (Niagara and Line/Power regenerator) have their place within the Audiophile community. I have spent time with both offerings.
Each are excellent in a special way. Prospective buyers must audition these products for best outcome. Garth and Paul, respectively, have different disciplines. Trust your own ears.

Happy Listening!

For myself I have owned a  ps audio power plant regenerate. I  now have a Audioquest 5000 conditioner. I was able to A/B both of them. For my electric grid the Audioquest 5000 worked best. 

Appreciate hearing people's experiences. I've watched more than a few of Paul's videos on the regenerator. If I am remembering accurately, he basically says don't use a conditioner -- just use their regenerator. Of course he wants to sell them, but I think his videos are popular because he seems to bring a lot of objective engineering knowledge into his videos. So, as a novice, on the one hand I hear that some conditioners are different or even better than regenerators. On the other hand, I hear Paul saying, the regenerator is the only way to go. The idea of trying both is a fairly onerous experiment, given how much these can cost, how hard to ship, and how hard to try them side by side. 

Preferred the Chang Lightspeed’s over the Audioquest Niagara’s myself. Bought 2, had myself some A/B testing session and returned the Niagara 7000. Never tried a power regenerator before though. But would really like to try several of Bryston’s products.

When I purchased and installed my first AudioQuest Niagara 1200 conditioner (with an AudioQuest NRG4 power cord), the improvement was immediately apparent. It took no time to determine it was a worthwhile purchase.

Prior to the AudioQuest, I had owned or auditioned Shunyata, Synergistic Research, PS Audio, Bybee, CorePower and Alan Maher power conditioning products. They all produced some degree of positive change, but none were as dramatic as the Niagara 1200.