Experience with power conditioners

I think you'll find a ton of info on this subject and many will agree and disagree on the same product depending on system.If you weed through it all you'll find that if you don't need it don't buy it.Try dedicated lines first and then proceed with caution...I am sure all the products mentioned are fine products but who knows you may not even need any....

Just for fun, if you use the modestly priced, flimsily constructed, top of the line version of Mapleshade Records power strip with its built-in power cord, there will be a pleasing improvement in performance. That way, while you research everything else that is available, you're simulating dedicated lines, and elaborate power conditioners.
When visitors see what has enabled clear, natural sound in my systems there is disbelief. Not hard to re-sell if your results are not equally satisfying.
If your system benefits then you rush out and load up on recordings to listen to after saving so much money.

I too would like to know what gives with Power Conditioners.
I have 2 dedicated 20 amp circuits run to my 2 channel system. I've split the load between the 2 circuits. Can I improve the quality of sound with a conditioner? Or am I just adding more bright lights to my "look"

The real question is how much high frequency noise you have riding into your components through your power lines. You probably won't know for sure just how good or bad your power is until you try a high quality conditioner and listen for the effects.

In my case, I always had a treble frequency response spike in my system that I had attributed to an inherent in-room design problem with my speakers (Revel Salons). This explanation seemed logical to me at the time because the frequency response spike had been a measureable "problem" in my system for years despite many upgrades of my electronic components. I also have a friend who is running the very same speakers and who has had a nearly identical treble frequency response hump that has been present in his system for years despite various front end component changes.

However, I recently learned that I was being horribly unfair to the Revel Salons and that they are not at all to blame for my treble frequency response problem. It turns out that the problem was in my power lines. When I installed the isolation transformer in my system in January, the effect on the sound of my system was astounding. My treble frequency response suddenly reverted to perfectly flat. Subjectively, the bright edge to the sound of massed violins, for example, was completely "cured."

This was proof to me that the effect of power conditioners can be not only audible but measurable as well. Indidentally, I had previously been running devoted PS Audio High Current Ultimate Outlets on all of my components. While they made some subtle improvements to the sound of my sytem, they seemed to do nothing to eliminate the high frequency noise. I have since removed the Ultimate Outlets from my system.

Needless to say the quality and effectiveness of your power conditioner are very important.

Good luck!