entry level power solutions

Start off by picking up some Audioprism Quiet Lines. These will benefit the entire system and work regardless of any other filtering / changes that you make to the system. These are both cheap and highly effective at removing grundge coming in through the AC line.

Sugar will probably recommend the Blue Circle Noise Hounds. Not personally familiar with them them, but they are probably pretty similar in benefits and mode of operation. They are bigger and more costly though, so do what your budget allows.

Someday, i'd like to do an electrical comparison between the noise hounds, quiet lines, Magnan filters, etc... and see just how effective each one is. Sean
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The other "standard" recommendations, in addition to the ones Sean made, are to replace your wall plugs with hospital grade units (I didn't find this made much difference in my system, but other people swear by them), and using a line conditioner power strip, such as Monster Power's HTS2000 (I have two of these, and they DO make a difference in my system). The hospital-grade wall plugs can be purchased for around $25-30 each, and the HTS 2000 units can often be bought at discount prices for about $140-150.

It depends on how easily you could have a couple dedicated circuits run to your setup - if it's easy, it would only be a few hundred dollars and would be highly beneficial. -Kirk

Good point Kirk. Sometimes we overlook the most obvious things. I tend to like "gadgets" and the Quiet Lines will benefit any system without directly interfering with power delivery.

Dorin and others that may be interested, while running dedicated lines may sound like a major undertaking, it typically isn't. I would suggest combing the archives here and doing some reading on it. While there are a few "bugs" that you might run into ( grounding, what phase to connect to, etc... ) doing your homework by reading what others have gone through should minimize any potential headache. Sean
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