Yes Elizabeth I believe you are correct. (Mike) Vansevers makes a "Jr" conditioner with one AC outlet for issolating one component. Mike is now also saying they can be used between the wall plug and a budget conditioner exactly as you are doing, and this will improve the performance of the system. See Vansevers.com I personally do not care for the Adcom ACE-515. When I tried one out in various configurations and systems, the noise floor was worse with the Adcom than no conditioner at all. Good conditioners less than $350 list are made by Audio Power and Chang. The Monster I have connected to my TV works fine. The picture and colors are sharper with it.
Monst5000 power thingy AFTER Adcom ACE:
Goa a Monster powerline5000 conditioner and was playing around and discovered that the SOUND was really way better with the Monster plugged into the Adcom (the Adcom plugged in the wall, the monster in the Adcom and all else in the Monster. SWEET sounds!!! much better than Monster alone! The only flaw is the BASS sems a bit softer.... (the Amp [a Forte' 4] plugged in the Adcom too, leaves the bass more intact) But I live in an apartment and that is a small price to pay for such glorious sound. Smooth and totally grain free. Clarity! The only other complaint I have is the AC sockets in the back of the Monster are typical $0.29 bargin basement trash. AC plugs almost fall out if they are a bit heavy. I plan on replacing them! Anyone with any comments on my ? "Rube Goldberg" setup??