Conditioners for power amps

Vansevers Unlimiter

Interesting! (re: the voltage gain). I didn't realize a conditioner could do this, however my new PLC (Tice Powerblock IIIC high-power version) actually DOES indicate a higher voltage (the meters say ~124 right now, whereas my older inferior PLC indicated 117-118 most times, with the odd increase to 120).

I am sure the Hydra is good. I have found a lowered noise floor and increased 'presence' to the sound with the recent addition of the Tice PLC. This is after I plugged my amp into it (their is a special high-current area for power amps that is a separate circuit). Previous to the Tice, I had not found improvement to the sound using power amps hooked into PLC's.

If you have a dedicated power line for your power amplifier, that the wall socket will be the best conditioner that will save you at least $1.2k instead of Hydra or Audio Tekne. Second tweak to avoid conditioner is a good power cord JPS for instance. If that doesn't help - look for Hydra. Nothing I can tell about Audio Tekne so far.

I use a PS Audio P1200 converted to 220V with my Krell 300S and prefer it to the dedicated only plug. The amp is more musical than without it I have found and more enjoyable.

Is a higher voltage superior to 120? If not, I don't understand the benefit of raising the voltage.