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Direct lines and adding a power conditioner

I have 5 direct lines with audiophile receptacles - Maestro, Oyaide R1 and Teslaplex. The direct lines come from a secondary electrical panel on the other side of the wall as the receptacles, so the 10 gauge romex wire is only a few feet long for each run.
I have tried a couple of power conditioners between the direct lines and equipment, but they have suppressed the dynamics. I was wondering has anyone used any type of power conditioner that would help the articulation and naturalness of the sound without any negative effects to the overall presentation?
thanks.
davea33
knghifi
1,668 posts
 
Try Weizhi PRS-6. I have one for mono amps and 2nd for rest of system. I was in your position last year.
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audiolabyrinth
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lol!, you do not ever need a power conditioner if you have a dedicated ground for your lines, thats for people that do not know any better!
listener57
730 posts
 
Additional ideas that are passive, no compression:

Mapleshaderecords.com Power Strip(s)

Machinadynamica.com Flying Saucers for unoccupied wall outlets, especially the one adjacent to the power strip

I currently use both, and each product is affordable. Although so simple appearing as to be visually unimpressive, there is a profound unveiling of the sound potential of a system.

Each website's advertising copy makes mighty claims for everything being sold. Don't be put off by what may at first seem to be hyperbole. I think you will be pleased with what you hear.
davea33 OP
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Audiolabyrinth,
Interesting, a lot of audiophiles have power conditioners with their dedicates lines.
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tom6897
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Take some time to read up on Shunyata's line of power distribution products. I spoke to Grant Samuelson of Shunyata earlier this evening at a dealer showroom and came away quite impressed at their philosophy and design engineering.

I have three dedicated lines and he helped to explain why I may want to use some power conditioning on the digital and home audio portion of my system. I was comparing Audience, Richard Gray and Running Springs products to Shunyata. No decisions have been made yet on my part. Shoot him an email.
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