Can you over filter your line with conditioners etc

[misterdoggy]

I think this is still on topic as it has to do with the end sound coming out of our speakers.

Question is: I have heard from some experts that some line conditioners can over filter the electricity causing a montone feeling to your system.

Now I have a problem in my town where there electrical current varies and its worrisome.

So I use a Furman Voltage regulator/line conditioner then everything goes into a Shunyata line conditioner.

All this line conditioning we can use is smoothing out the current and effecting our systems. Is the effect "overkill" ??

[Kal Rubinson]

Excessive smoothing has nothing to do with it since the AC conditioners are not on an audio signal line. The question is whether the conditioners limit the AC below the needs of the equipment. Correctly designed and chosen conditioners will not.

Kal

[misterdoggy]

Kal,

So what do conditioners do. They filter extraneous "noise" coming from other sources in the house or neighborhood.

[miner]

Excessive smoothing has nothing to do with it since the AC conditioners are not on an audio signal line. The question is whether the conditioners limit the AC below the needs of the equipment. Correctly designed and chosen conditioners will not.

Kal

Kal,
With your industry experience which manufacturer do you use/recommend? ;x(

[Kal Rubinson]

Kal,
So what do conditioners do. They filter extraneous "noise" coming from other sources in the house or neighborhood.

Yes but that's AC noise, not signal noise. If it is low enough and/or the filtering built into any competent A/V component blocks it sufficiently, it is irrelevant. If it is excessive enough to affect sound/performance, I prefer correcting the problem at the source, if possible.

Kal

[Kal Rubinson]

Kal,
With your industry experience which manufacturer do you use/recommend? ;x(

1. Every situation is different, requiring a different solution. There can be no blanket recommendations, imho.
2. That is what I write about. Most of my past columns and reviews are available at the Stereophile website at the URL in my sig. You can use the awful search engine there for more specific info.

Kal

[Aussie Geoff]

Misterdoggy,

I've left this in Club B&W for a day so some of the more "dedicated" Club B&W members who rarely venture out could see it - but as it is off topic (everything has to do with the sound coming from speakers - so that is toooooo much of a stretch!) and you will get a broader range of response in the right forum, I'm moving it to the Audio Hideout...

Geoff

[misterdoggy]

No Prob Geoff

thought I was stretching it