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Not sure for power conditioner my amp or not.
@smoorenc - I've incorporated ZeroSurge units into both of my systems and I haven't heard any sound degradation  
Not sure for power conditioner my amp or not.
@emergingsoul  - Maybe an option for protecting your amps would be a ZeroSurge or Brickwall unit  
Not sure for power conditioner my amp or not.
@hsounds - Thanks for your response. Regarding tube equipment, I don’t know what other folks do but I turn my tube equipment off after each listening session. My experience with each listening session is that after the tubes warm up 30 - 40 minute... 
Not sure for power conditioner my amp or not.
@hsounds "Then plug it right into the wall, wait three days, and play the same three songs."   help me understand what the 3 day wait is all about  
Not sure for power conditioner my amp or not.
I have had the opposite experience. in both of my systems I have found having the amps plugged into power conditioners improved the sound. May be it is the case due to the  "quality" or lack thereof of our local power.  
Not sure for power conditioner my amp or not.
@bikeboy52  I have a whole home surge protector and my electrician told me that it is advisable to still have surge protection units at critical equipment. Good advice as I have had lightening take out whole home protectors twice which you don't k... 
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Alice in Chains - Jar of Flies  
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Shawn Raiford - Man With A Horn  
Optical Conversion Not Working, Please Help
@kota1  - "Why would I want to BUY multiple sources, dacs, and preamps today that will be boat anchors within five years?" What hi-end manufacturers  are you seeing divorcing themselves from 2 channel audio that this is going to be the case?    
Old CD player back from the dead—prompting many questions!
@lalitk  Good call on the Aqua. @patrickdowns  If you like Sim they have another model up the line the 650D. The point is that you have quality sounding/build options at various price ranges for a separate CD transport; or for that matter a CD pl... 
Old CD player back from the dead—prompting many questions!
"I would appreciate any thoughtful advice on CD players (to be used as a transport, though the really high-end ones often have excellent onboard DACS)." You don’t need a CD player you can get a CD transport (connects to a separate DAC). Decent un... 
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Cue'd these up Lisa Stansfield - Seven Alice in Chains - Unplugged Four80East - Positraction Iggonito - Live in Paris  
What new gear have you just bought?
Just received Stack Audio Auva 100 Speaker Isolators  
Stack Audio Auva speaker isolators
Just received Auva 100s for use under my Daedalus Argos V2 floorstanders . They are replacing the originally supplied spikes along with Daedalus Speaker Isolation Devices that I had purchased . Build quality of the Auva is first rate, and my very ... 
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Zackary Breaux - Uptown Groove