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Who Gets Left Out?

Purchased a Puritan Audio PSM 156 power conditioner that will have burn in completed tomorrow.  The PSM 156 has six outlets but I have seven components to power.  Which one doesn’t get invited to the party?  I’m running the following:

-LTA MicroZOTL pre

- 2 LTA ZOTL40 amps

-Rotel CD player

-KEF KF92 sub

-LTA Aero DAC (arrives in two weeks)

-Bluesound Node (soon to be replaced)

Suggestions?

troutstreamnm
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nonoise
10,832 posts
 

Da sub.

aewarren
643 posts
 

Amps into the wall.

sns
3,199 posts
 

Subs and amps into wall, and I've tried conditioners from PS Audio, Audience, Shunyata, Audioquest, and my present BPT 3.5 Sig (modded), all impact transients to some degree.  Now, I will say the Furutech Flux-50 NCF  I run on 845SET amp is the one conditioner that I don't hear this transient softening. I  run subs and amps, both monoblocks and stereo on a dedicated line, 10guage, 20amp breaker

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jayctoy
4,031 posts
 

Sub

troutstreamnm OP
45 posts
 

I agree with the sub consensus, thanks everyone.  Plugging into the power conditioner does have another advantage associated with the surge protection, but can someone explain to me why plugging the amps directly into the wall is better than getting clean power from the conditioner.  I would think amps with transformers would benefit from conditioned power.  My LTA amps don't have transformers and may not benefit as much, but the surge protections is important.  Thanks

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