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Amps In Wall Or Conditioner?

Stereo amp and subwoofer amp, both with upgrade PCs, plugged straight into (upgraded) wall outlets.
Same with tube preamp.

Now getting power conditioner for use on DAC, streamers, CD, maybe even analog sources. 
Conditioner has 2 high-current outlets. Majority opinion says don't use these for amps.
If not, how about preamp and/or DAC? Any foreseeable benefit or detriment of high-current vs. linear filtered?
Thanks! 
hickamore
hickamore OP
593 posts
 
builder3, yes I will experiment within the limit of available possibilities at any particular time.

gdhp, mijostyn, thanks for the clarification. As it happens, nothing but audio outlets on my (in that sense) dedicated circuit. Believe I will add a separate amp circuit, if an electrician should someday return my call. 

The remaining question: any problem switching the tube preamp to the conditioner's high-current outlet when the conditioner inherits the preamp's wall socket?

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millercarbon
12,531 posts
 
My literal definition of good is "improves sound". So if the conditioner is good then it improves sound and you plug everything into it. If the conditioner is not good then it does not improve sound and why would you plug anything into it?


Don't make things harder than they have to be.
lancelock
1,087 posts
 

I have a Coda #16 power amp and upon arrival I immediately plugged it into the PS Audio P15 regenerator since it has made my source and lower power components all sound better. I did not realize what that amp could do until one day I plugged it straight into the wall. Wow what a difference it made and I mean night and day. The Coda came alive like I had not heard it and the P15 was showing only 25% draw from all of my components plugged into it. Tomorrow my electrician is coming to install a dedicated line from the panel to my listening room and I am expecting another bump in quality sound which is already outstanding.


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nonoise
10,616 posts
 
If power supplies cleaned out all incoming AC then they'd be pretty much standardized by now, which none are. No two make are alike. Most are built to a price point or with the belief by the designer that they are only intended to do one thing and that by going by the book, the problem is solved. 

That has never been the case.

All the best,
Nonoise
builder3
753 posts
 
hickamore OP255 posts10-25-2021 6:59pmbuilder3, yes I will experiment within the limit of available possibilities at any particular time.

Glad to hear you won't be altering the time/space continuum. Safety first.
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