How much should a person spend to get a decent power conditioner?

Specifying your budget will help, but it also lends itself to defeating your Thread Title.

How much should a person spend to get a decent power conditioner?

I'm curious about how best to treat my AC and stay within my budget.

Every power supply/conditioner I have had, across multiple locations/states has yielded improved performance (from lower cost to moderate/higher price points) in each system setting.

I use two passive conditioners for my components since the power in my area is steady at 120V and there are new transformers installed in our neighborhood.
I have a Brickwall with surge protection which does a very good job of filtering noise from components and any stray interference such as RFI. It does not regenerate or regulate power from the grid.

I also have dedicated AC lines from the service panel to the receptacles at my audio setup.
I would recommend running dedicated lines with separate circuit breakers as the first step to reduce noise thru the AC mains.


Very good advice by David.

Here is a list of all the reasons why an audiophile should buy a quality power conditioner:   

Is it necessary for me to relist all those reasons?

Just use a single power outlet unless your power consumption needs exceed the rating of the outlet.

Please help me understand what you mean by 'Power Conditioner'?

There are units with surge suppression and filtration to reduce noise and harmonics on the line.  Then there are units which re-generate the AC voltage. This it the type I use and have noticed quite an improvement in the sonic ability of my system over the filtration/surge suppressor type I had previously.  I do recommend this type.

New or used?  I purchased my PS Audio P5 used and paid about $700 for it.  Well worth it.  It did have a flaw in the display which is common.  But it does not affect the units performance and reliability.  In fact, for the most part the display is off.  

I have had several PS Audio  units. They are well built and have had a positive impact on the sound as long as i did not try to run a amp thought them. The last one a P10 i still have, but no longer use. I now use High Fidelity MC 6 Hemisphere half the price and a much richer and detailed sound than what i got with the P10. The Hemisphere is for front end equipment only ( no amps). I gave up surge and spike protection, but the sound was much better with the Hemisphere.
Good luck
Pete