anyone using power conditioners?

[boothbrave]

Anyone use power conditioners with their gear ? Do you think they're overpriced or even worth it ?

I heard amps should be plugged directly to the wall instead of these pwr. conditioners. Any reason why ?

Thanks

[Neal_C]

Some conditioners are considered to be power limiting.
I have a Monster HTS3600 that my wife got me for Christmas. She got a local store to price match an internet store for 30% off msrp.
I currently have my Rotel 1075 plugged into it. I don't really notice any performance difference from the amp vs when I had it plugged into the wall.
However, tomorrow morning, an electrician is coming out to install a dedicated 20 amp outlet and a whole house surge protector. When this is done, I will plug the amp straight into the wall. I just feel much safer having it surge protected in the Monster conditioner right now until I get whole house protection.
I will keep the Monster to plug everything else into.


Neal

[Ron Reda]

I plug my Odyssey Stratos amp into a PS Audio Ultimate Outlet which is then plugged into a PS Audio Power Port. When I first installed the Power Port by itself, I noticed immediately that the noise in the line decreased noticably which made the background seem "blacker." Then, when I got around to buying the UO, I was floored. The UO got rid of some of the high frequency hash that I had heard on some female vocal tracks, especially Norah Jones. The UO also helped to resolve some lower level details, I presume, by again lowering my system's noise floor. Not to mention that it is also a surge protector.

Was it worth the $450 I spent? Unequivocably YES!!! In fact, I'm planning on buying another UO for my Rotel 1066.

[Patrick TX]

I just installed a Panamax M5300 & a RacMax rack light last week. I am quite impressed with the units. The 5300 has a bank of delayed "high current" outlets that don't limit. They also prevent the amplifier THUMP. Very understated compared to the Monster stuff, and 20lbs versus 9. I was able to purchase the Panamax products for 60% off DIRECTLY from Panamax. Full factory warranty as well. The M5300 ran me a ridiculously silly $199, the light was $60! IF you currently own ANY Panamax product (or buy one on ebay), & it fails (they don't check them, according to the CSR), you can generate an RMA from the website & place your order. Then you have 30 days to send in your defective product (cut off AC cord only). You can order up to 3 products at 60 off right away. WOW.




My Equipment

Rotel RSP-1066
Rotel RMB-1075
Front - B&W CDM 9NT's
Center - B&W CDM CNT
Surrounds - B&W LM1's
Subwoofer - SVS PB2+
HDTV - Pioneer Elite Pro630HD
DVD - Panasonic DVD-RP91K, Denon DVD-1600
SACD Changer - Sony SCD-C222ES
PVR Box - SA Explorer 8000
HD Box - SA Explorer 3100HD
Gaming - Sony PS2
Remote - Home Theater Master MX-500
Power Conditioner - Panamax M5300
Rack Light - Panamax RacMax

[pbarata]

I've both RSP-1066S and RMB-1075 , connected to mains power supply using a power distribution from Olson (mains RFI filter, earthline choke, transient suppressor and screened supply cable ), the Sound Fantastic (http://www.soundfantastic.co.uk/). Using Olson's I get a much better bass response. I've also connected y Philips TV, Pionner DVD player and REL Quake Subwoofer. Overall I can notice real improvements with the filtered power.