Daisy Chain Your Front End

Here is my progression. with my system, I started out using a Monster Power Signature HTPS 7000 unit, with every low level piece plugged in to the Monster (pre-amp, CD, DAC, TT, Tuner, Phono Stage) and the amps into their own dedicated line to the panel. Note, the Monster also had it's own dedicated line. Three dedicated lines. My favorite store in San Diego had 2 PS Audio PS600 units for sale used. I took them home for a week and they blew immediately. Apparently, they are just like massive amps and the capacitors went bad. The store replaced all of them at their costs and I took them back home along with a Transparent Power Isolator 8 Conditioner. I did directly A/B comparisons between the Transparent unit and the PS Audio units with the Monster out of the system. The Transparent Power Isolator unit made the system sound really better than the PS Audio units. Don't get me wrong, with the PS Audio units, it still sounded great. Just better with the Transparent unit, and the PS Audio units have regenerators. That is my chain. 1) dedicated lines whereby the small signal equipment are all plugged into the Transparent Power Isolator and into a dedicated line to the panel. The Amps (Mark Levinson 23.5 for upper panels of my speakers and ML-3 to bass units of my speakers) have their own separate dedicated lines to the panels as well. And last, I am the first house on the power circuit of my neighborhood off of the transformer. So, my line voltage is clean and high all the time. But, I strongly recommend before isolators, regenerators, conditioners, etc. That you pay a few hundred bucks to a qualified electrician (or do it yourself if you are qualified), to install dedicated lines first. The Transparent unit is actually really good.

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Sabai, Now that I think about it , I guess I am daising chaining a little too.
I have 3 dedicated lines with an Audience aR2p-To on each. But, I also have a Nordost QV2 plugged into each line at the wall. I am also using a MIT super duplex outlet for my Video and that is plugged into my DIY power strip that comes from my Audience power cell.

My experience with an Isolation transformer included a humm that eventually made me sell it.

I will someday try a power regenerator. I was going to order a PurePower unit until I started reading all the bad press against that company.

I guess I am the only one who thought the OP was talking about a different kind of 'daisy chain"?

Minorl,
My system is on a dedicated line. Here is my daisy chain:

high quality medical grade isolation transformer (made in Germany) > Bybee Stealth power conditioner > Monarchy power regenerator

Any other configuration does not work well.

Ozzy,
The Monarchy is sold direct and is a great bargain. It is rated at 100 watts -- good for transport and DAC in my system. My isolation transformer also had a hum. I solved the problem in this way. I have a large Tupperware container under it with dry beach sand then a poly cutting board then the tranny. On top of the tranny is another cutting board with another Tupperware container filled with dry beach sand. This is a very effective fix. The hum is inaudible now. Please message me if you would like pics.

Sabai,

I have to agree with Elizabeth, I am suprised with all that gear in the chain it hasnt choked the system a bit. Power regenerators in my mind are really unneccesary, a well designed power conditioner and cables are all you really need. Everyone has their preferences but sometimes too many tweeks can untweek the tweeks ;) My belief is to buy the the best you can afford and keep it simple but pay attention to the details.