Power Conditioner Assistance

the monster is humming, also lately if i turn on a lamp in the same room as rig, you hear it in the speakers, should the unit not stop it? plus monster has hard wired power cord to wall i would rather have a aftermarket (signal cable) thanks all

I failed to mention in my earlier post that the Transcendent Audio Power Conditioner retails at $650 assembled. I did the kit and I am not the greatest kit builder. The item comes up on Audiogon but they go fast. Hope this helps. Steve

Thanks for the response. Personally, I would send it back to Monster for repair of the hum. But if you don't want to. your best bet is individual dedicated power lines as I suggested. I also have a Signature Monster unit (got a great deal I couldn't pass up), but no amps are plugged into it. Only, pre-amp, tuner, turn table, Martin Logan Monolith IIIX speakers, phono stage, music server and two dacs. The monster has no hum and has it's own dedicated line to the service panel. I have two Audio Research VTM 120 Mono amps and a Mark Levinson ML3 with their own dedicated lines back to the panel.

I have no hum or ground loops whatsoever and sounds wonderful.

Enjoy

I have been through a few and they all did some good things but in the end, sucked the life out of the music. The only device that does not, to my ears, is the Acoustic Revive Rtp Ultimate. I cannot say enough good things about this thing. It is easily the best I have come across. If you research it, the stuff sounds crazy but I can tell you it has added an organic, natural sound to my room that is really something. I was really close to giving up on power conditioners when I got it. It can be a frustrating process shopping for them. The only down side to the Acoustic Revive is it offers no surge protection.

I large agree with Richard stacy and usually recommend living with the power conditioner you really like for several weeks and then removing it. Most of the time removing it improves the sound.

There are three in my experience where this has not been true. The SR PowerCell, the Sound Application conditioner, and the Walker Audio Velocitor. I retain the SR PowerCell which has the most involving soundstage, is the quietist, and has the best bass.