I have been an advocate for tweeking the power for a few years and until you do, you aren't getting the sound out of the gear you paid the big(or bargain)bucks for.
Lots of folks throw money around on endless amp or speaker swaps looking for the "BIG FIX".
But it's not their fault, they've been conditioned to believing this way,from audio mags reviewing killer gear promising nirvana with the latest 100 grand power amp, to audio "friends" who think that power cords, conditioners etc are just snake oil.
Getting the power right is the first thing to get right.
After that everything falls into place and the things that some folks can't hear start to be heard.
I use a combination of power conditioning and have found that my sound works best when I use a Hydra 2 on the amps(with a Annaconda 20 amp PC), and a Hydra 8 with a quality 20 amp PC,for my phono /pre and my turntable.
The two Hydras and associated gear are plugged into a Shunyata upgraded power receptacle,an RZ1 or something.
This is fed a dedicated 12/2 romex feed from the panel.
The cd player has a Shunyata Annaconda VX power cord and it's plugged into a Furman Balanced power IT 1550 on a separate line.
The cd sound was greatly improved when I took it out of the hydra 8 on the dedicated line and put it into the Furman on another line.
Everything opened up, instruments and vocals became easier to differentiate.There is less of the glare or edge that is regarded as a fact of digital life.
In my experience,it doesn't have to be, and if you complain about the bad sound of cd replay, then there are ways to remedy it.
So from my experience with a few power products,I can state that it's not so much about who made them but where you impliment them for best effect.
Also, skimping on the power cords is a sure way to be less than impressed with the purchase of any power product.
Really, when you work from the panel back to the gear and upgrade everything associated with the power(yes, fuses most definitely included in the list)you will discover how really good your gear already is, and perhaps never need to make any more gear upgrades.
It may seem like an expensive practise but if done right the first time,you'll never need to make any more power upgrades.
The bonus is, that if you do decide to go for that big amp upgrade for example, it's sound will not be compromised, and you'll get your money's worth out of it.
My final thought?
Any of the above products and others that have been mentioned are miles ahead of wallplugging it.
That was fine in the 70's.
Lots of folks throw money around on endless amp or speaker swaps looking for the "BIG FIX".
But it's not their fault, they've been conditioned to believing this way,from audio mags reviewing killer gear promising nirvana with the latest 100 grand power amp, to audio "friends" who think that power cords, conditioners etc are just snake oil.
Getting the power right is the first thing to get right.
After that everything falls into place and the things that some folks can't hear start to be heard.
I use a combination of power conditioning and have found that my sound works best when I use a Hydra 2 on the amps(with a Annaconda 20 amp PC), and a Hydra 8 with a quality 20 amp PC,for my phono /pre and my turntable.
The two Hydras and associated gear are plugged into a Shunyata upgraded power receptacle,an RZ1 or something.
This is fed a dedicated 12/2 romex feed from the panel.
The cd player has a Shunyata Annaconda VX power cord and it's plugged into a Furman Balanced power IT 1550 on a separate line.
The cd sound was greatly improved when I took it out of the hydra 8 on the dedicated line and put it into the Furman on another line.
Everything opened up, instruments and vocals became easier to differentiate.There is less of the glare or edge that is regarded as a fact of digital life.
In my experience,it doesn't have to be, and if you complain about the bad sound of cd replay, then there are ways to remedy it.
So from my experience with a few power products,I can state that it's not so much about who made them but where you impliment them for best effect.
Also, skimping on the power cords is a sure way to be less than impressed with the purchase of any power product.
Really, when you work from the panel back to the gear and upgrade everything associated with the power(yes, fuses most definitely included in the list)you will discover how really good your gear already is, and perhaps never need to make any more gear upgrades.
It may seem like an expensive practise but if done right the first time,you'll never need to make any more power upgrades.
The bonus is, that if you do decide to go for that big amp upgrade for example, it's sound will not be compromised, and you'll get your money's worth out of it.
My final thought?
Any of the above products and others that have been mentioned are miles ahead of wallplugging it.
That was fine in the 70's.