Power Conditioner/Surge Protector Options

@boostedis If you buy a product that provides surge protection then that's exactly what it's going to do but you shouldn't expect sonic improvements, you may even get a small degradation due to current limitation. It's not a leap of faith or hocus pocus but a scientific insurance policy against power grid surges. I doubt they offer much protection against lightning strikes.

Power conditioning is a different animal which endeavors to ensure enough current delivery whilst maintaining the correct voltage, and in some cases smoothing the sine wave and rejecting dc pollution of the system, among other things.

Again no witchcraft or unmeasurable cable non-science is involved, all these things can be scientifically measured, or physically observed in the unit.

However some are going to sound better than others for various reasons which probably can't be measured on an oscilloscope.

Lordmelton,

What you say is true and fits in with my original point. My real issue is not so much about surge protection (I know that is in my thread title) but more needing more outlets for the various components. I’m Ok with plugging the Amp and Sub directly into the wall on a dedicated line, but that leaves no positions for the other components to plug into. The options are limited and results varied with any Audiophile type of ’power strip’ which circles back to a power conditioner and here we are again with which one works (and doesn’t limit current), improves or at least doesn't degrade sound quality, while not costing as much as an Amp!....

That is why I prefer to turn to a scientific explanation of the technology and why it works rather than just saying that it does and you should take a $2-5K leap of faith!

I agree, but if a products achieves a scientific benchmark but doesn’t give you the sound improvements you’re looking for, then what’s the point? I’d suggest reading reviews of Niagara, Audience, Synergistic, Shunyata, etc. and go with the one that seems to match best wit your sonic preferences. They’re all great, so choose based on what you’re looking for. I bought a used Audience AR1p and plugged a Wiremold power strip into it for my HeadFi setup and am really happy although I don’t have separation between digital and analog components, which is important, but then I had to pick my financial battles. Best of luck.