Power Conditioners Suited to Digital Front End

Jafox, I did not try a lot of permutations. I started off with the front end in the Haley and the JL2 direct. I would say this provided most of the benefit. I then begrudgingly plugged the CAT JL2 into the Haley - no harm done! At least that I could tell. I did not notice much of an improvement either when plugging in the CAT - I think Ken uses an isolation transformer in the power supply and suspect the CAT has very good built in conditioning - but it is nice to have everything plugged into one box with a common ground for all the pieces.

Question about the difference between the Jaco and Haley. Is there a sonic difference between the two or is the Jaco only larger with more outlets? Trying to figure out the price difference between the two.

My understanding is that the difference is the Jaco is 20 amp (Haley 15amp), with 8 outlets (Haley 6), and includes the Mongoose power cord (Haley optional upgrade). The chassis shape is different as well but the chassis material and parts inside are supposedly the same.

The Jaco can allow 2400 Watts of current draw and Haley 1800 Watts, which may be the same thing as saying 15 amp/ 20 amp - otherewise the same units. You would probably need the Jaco if you were using HT, or had two, very large monobloc amps - otherwise, the Haley should provide enough current for most applications - assuming 6 outlets would suffice.

The Jaco will draw up to 2400 watts if used on a 20 amp circuit. If you need 8 outlets versus 6, and use the Jaco on a 15 amp circuit it will only draw up to 1800 watts.