Power conditioner wire gauge? Serious issue

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In my system, I have 2 12 guage dedicated lines (one for power and one for signal components). I do not condition the power amplifier, as it sounds MUCH more lively and transient not going the Panamax M5300 PM power conditioner.

I do HIGHLY suggest quality recepticles (not just hospital grade). Furutech GTX-D is what I am running right now, butt also had great sound from Oyaide R1 (NOT the SWO series), Cardas, and PS Audio...though the PS Audio is the worst of the lot, but still an improvement.

Vthokie83

I had a Panamax conditioner and found that it stole power from the amplifiers. Now using a new conditioner which doesn't restrict voltage.  If you plug directly into the wall with an amplifier there is always noise coming through if the amplifier can't get rid of it.  Plus using precious dedicated outlet spots for the gear is difficult to juggle unless you're willing to commit your wall to an outlet festival.

Lots of good outlet suggestions you have. up the road I can see furutech in my future. 

@vthokie83   @jumia 

All power conditioners steal power.  You need to make absolutely sure that the power exiting the conditoner is still more than sufficient to drive your power amps.  This will be a particular issue with big amps that draw a lot of power -  1.6kW a side for my big old Krells.  The sound will be far more degraded if there is not enough power than if there is a bit of noise left on the line.

@clearthinker

All power conditioners steal power.

Can you explain this?

Are you suggesting that power conditioners can degrade a specification - such as "power factor" ? Therefore, limiting power delivery to audio components?

Power conditioners can use quite a bit of power on their own just to function. Complex designs, large transformers and MOVs (Metal Oxide Varistor, old and cheap tech). Some on the market can use 20 watts plus. That’s enough for a stand-alone CD player.

The power conditioner I own only requires 1 Watt to do its job. Proprietary USA-made design. Over the years, I have found the following to be true:

Power conditioners that require a lot of electricity to work behave more like amplifiers, rather than power filters. Dynamics and overall system performance can be harmed by this.