Power conditions for Integrated Amps

Now using the Black Lion Audio PG-2. Not for conditionning since the listening room has its own dedicated electrical feed and sounds dead quite from the wall. Instead using it for convenience, it has 14 outlets on it, using 11 of them including amp. No sound difference plus it offers some decent surge protection as a bonus. Highly recommended unit for reasonable cost.

I have a nice integrated amp, previously had separates.  I plug all into an AQ Niagara 5000 which has a current bank so it doesn’t limit, but actually can improve dynamics.

After plugging things in, I noticed an immediate and significant reduction in the so called “noise floor”. My audition was 30 seconds before I decided I would purchase the unit.  Mind you, this was after having several other units in on audition from which I heard no benefit whatsoeer.

So, a home audition is mandatory.  Not all “conditioners” are created equal.  I not only have strong surge protection for expensive gear, but the unit absolutely made things better.  

As in all things, YMMV.

Best,

@lak 

+1

Try both options. That is the only approach that makes any sense. 

Whether this is correct or not, I don’t know, but I was told that if you plug everything into a conditioner, you run the risk of not having enough power for a loud or  dynamic passage. The same idea for using a larger gauge power cord.

I have an Audience 15 amp,  AR-6 power conditioner. Currently I’m running a digital setup. Streamer, DAC and a Hegel H390 integrated and I really can’t hear any difference at all. The AR-6 has a good electromagnetic breaker in it, so I feel safer with the Hegel plugged into it, instead of the wall.

+1 @lak 

hearing it in your system is the only way to determine what it does