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power cords/surge protector-conditioner

New to all this, but recently bought a system and a Monster HTS 2000 power/surge conditioner. My question is whether or not power cords are needed or would make a difference or just duplicate what the HTS 2000 does? My system consists of Sim Moon I-5 integrated amp, Musical Fidelity A3cd player, and Gershman Acoustic Avante Garde speakers. I am using Analysis Plus Oval 9 speaker cable, as well as their oval interconnect. Any advice would be appreciated as I would like to optimize my system but do not want to spend the $ on power cords if there is not a need if Monster HTS 2000 does same thing. Thanks.
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jerie
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Dekay: I knew I liked you for a reason! -Jerie
liguy
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Dekay, for digital and analog grounding the rule of thumb is to have the analog and digital circuits have separate grounds that tie together at one point. Therefore, I recommend you have your HTS2000 plugged into one outlet box essentially putting them in parrallel. Maybe worth a try. If it sounds better, great, if not, nothing too terribly difficult to undo.
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Liguy: Do you mean, using one (not in series) for the DAC and player and the other for the amp? If so, yes, it will be very easy to try. Thanks.
liguy
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Sorry Dekay, I meant to say plug both into one outlet box. When you do this the conditioners are in parrallel. In my origional post I should have pluralized the HTS2000. Sorry for any confusion I may have caused. Let me know if you tried it and if it made any difference? Thank you in advance.
argent
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I'm curious if anyone has a technical reason for why the HTS2000 will sound better than the HTS3500? I thought the 3500 has even more filters in it than the 2000. Just wondering. I'm not likely to change out my MonsterPower centers, as I own two of them. They will both be moved into the home theater room once I get my next amplifier. I will then start looking for a new line conditioner for the audio room.
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