Power Conditioner/Surge Protector Options

Triplite and Furman are certified and tested to UL 1449 standards as surge suppressors.  Check whether or not the Audioquest is UL 1449 certified.

The Triplite and Furman use different noise reducing technologies.  Furman's is more advanced, with LiFT added to the SMP.  The Triplite isolated banks have known weirdness:

Audioquest units try to excel in the audio domain by adding a lot of inductance in series with the power and ground wires.  I don't know how that translates to audible improvements.

So, my suggestions:

• Use the Furman with LiFT and SMP for the best noise and surge suppression.
• Use the Triplite on all your other sensitive electronics (routers, PC, bedroom TV, laptop chargers).
• Use a surge suppressor in your service panel, which is now required as of the NEC 2020.
• Use boutique, un-certified conditioners only if you don't really care about surge supression.

You've already proclaimed snake oil and dismissed responses that rely on experience, so it looks like your mind is made up. Buy what you like and good luck to you.

the EE I work with said the Triplite sucked the life out of his system...but I don’t think he measured anything...I use the Triplite in my basement system, but also have not measured it...

Surge protection limits current and the last thing you want are sacrificial components to protect against surges. Surge protection will also limit sound quality.

You can't beat a large, big and heavy torroidial  transformer. This acts like a reservoir providing conditioned power while adsorbing excess voltage.

I have found Plixir AC and DC power supplies and conditioners to be excellent products, which are balanced in operation.

Plug your power amps directly into the wall, their coils are big enough to protect them.

There is only so much you can do unless you want to spend 10s of 1000s.