Digital sources best with Hydra 8's analog outlets

Assuming the reason for plugging amps and analog gear into outlets
separate from digital gear is to eliminate digital hash in the power
supply to the analog equipment, and assuming the back filtering Venom
technology in the Hydra conditioners works as advertised to eliminate
contamination from digital hash, then plugging the amps into a separate
outlet should be unnecessary. Isn't this the reason we pay big bucks for
the Shunyata Hydra products in the first place? It seems ridiculous to
buy and use separate Hydra units to eliminate a problem the Hydras are
supposed to correct.

Gladstone, it's not about blame. It's about product claims made by the manufacturer and whether they hold up under real world use. Frankly, I tend to side with a manufacturer until the claims are proven untrue. I have yet to see any empirical evidence that Hydra conditioners don't perform as Shunyata says.

Sean, there is no black and white. We agree on that account. Yes, I
prefer to rely on manufacturer claims until those claims are indisputably
proven false or incorrect. I'm not generally prone to conspiracy theory.
It's part of the innocent until proven guilty premise.

I was given the same info as Brent many months ago when I emailed
Shunyata requesting their suggested order of component installation to
my Hydra 4. IMO, just because a Shunyata representative recommends
plugging the amp closest to the IEC, and plugging the digital source
farthest down the duplex chain, it does not automatically mean the
person offering the suggestion is tacitly admitting to problems with
current limitations or transmittal of digital hash. It could simply mean
the representative, when asked the question, is offering the most logical
and optimal installation pattern regardless of those issues. Certainly, if I
were asked the question, and if I knew the Hydra didn't limit current, I'd
still suggest plugging the amp closest to the IEC and the digital source
farthest from the IEC. What the heck, might as well cover all the bases
even if they don't need to be covered, right? I consider that good
customer service, as opposed to if the representative had said,
"Oh, it doesn't really matter."