recomendation on a power conditioner

Why do you think you need one? What are your AC problems?

i dont think i have one but a few salesmen ive talked to recomended one for surge protectionand have also stated that it would improve the overall sound of my components.they especially recomended the shunyata but i had looked into the monster cable conditioner mainly because of price. i cant actually quite understand what they do.

If you need surge protection (and our needs for it vary from slight to significant), you are best served by getting a whole-house device connected right at the service entry near the breaker box. This will let it take advantage of a very low ground resistance.

Improve your sound? I think it's unlikely but you can experiment once you have surge protection off your mind.

Kal