Multi-Outlet with NO Conditioning

Stehno: I hear what you're saying and agree on most parts. Having said that, it might have been more appropriate to ask Peter if he's taken those factors into consideration before telling him that what he wants to do isn't going to do what you think is best for him. Not everyone has the same goals, desires, disposable income or ability to impliment such changes into their system / listening room / dwelling.

Other than that, balanced power DOES remove some of the noise from the AC line coming in from outside. That is, common mode noise is reduced. From what i've seen, this can be somewhere on the order of appr -55 to -65 dB's or so, but that may be a bit optimistic.

As far as current drain goes, Peter is probably still in better shape than most folks running off of a shared AC line. Whether the single dedicated line is enough for his entire system would be both system and listening style dependent. If he's using a small SET amp with horns or very efficient speakers, my guess is that a dedicated 20 amp line would be more than enough. Sean
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Thank you, Miss Manners. I'll keep that in mind.

However, Peter_s clearly stated, "Suggestions welcome, please!" And even though he may not have considered receiving suggestions that deviate from his original question (which happens regularly in these forums), the chosen strategy is certainly questionable enough to warrant somebody suggesting his entertaining alternatives. Even if he already had done so.

And by all means, correct me if my suggestions are invalid. But I so happen to think that the suggestions I provided will give him far greater safety and sonic enjoyment than any other suggestion posed thus far. Even if other's suggestions more appropriately answered his question.

I mean, what if the next guy asks for suggestions for a 12 outlet strip for his single dedicated line?

And yes, true balanced power will clean up some of the AC via common mode noise rejection, but as I stated earlier the AC is still dirty coming from the power plant and balanced power will not clean that up.

-IMO

Can a leopard change it's spots? The obvious answer is no.

-IMO

Stehno: You keep talking about "good power line conditioners" but failed to explain or even offer any type of valid opinion as to what makes one model better than another in that previously mentioned thread. That's why i didn't bother to go there.

On top of that, you keep referring others to the Foundation Research models, but how good can it be when the manufacturer / distributor makes no claims of performance, will tell you nothing about how it works, provides only one spec per unit ( rated current capacity ) and never mentions any type of specifics whatsoever.

If you read their product description listed below, i don't think i've ever seen a more vague list of marketing hype without providing one bit of useful info ever. It is as if they try to hit every power line conditioning buzzword without saying anything that they could be held accountable for in terms of actual product performance. They don't even discuss anything whatsoever about the design, build quality or types and levels of noise suppression achieved, just that "it works".

As far as leopards go, no, they can't change their spots. Then again, snakes shed their skin, but when they do, it's only because they've become an even larger version of what they were in the past. Sean
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"The LC1 and LC2 ac power line conditioners are bi-directional noise filtration systems. They stop a great deal of power line noise from entering audio equipment and also stop the audio equipment from injecting noise back into the power line and hence into other components. This is why an individual filter per audio component is so desirable. Each component receives a largely isolated source of nearly noise free ac power."