Power conditioners

An AC regenerator takes the incoming ac converts it to dc then back to ac. Generally they maintain the ac at a constant 120 sine wave. Examples APS Purepower, and PS Audio Premier Power Plant; Monarchy Audio has a less expensive version.

It really depends on your particular setup. You don't know the benefits that you will reap until you try different units with your gear.

I tried several Power conditioners. I have settled into an APC S20 Power conditioner with battery back up. Detroit Edison provides very dirty power. Brownouts in peak summer hours wreak havoc on my preamp. The APC unit cured the brownout issue. Surprisingly excellent performance for it's price point. I have gotten very good result from replacing the stock cord with a Virtual Dynamics Nite power cord.

I have my whole system plugged into the APC, dynamics and bass response are not limited in any way. Huge jump in dynamics and bass when I swapped out the stock power cord for the Virtual Dynamics cord.

Thanks for the replies!

Is there a reason why power conditioners should not be used with a power amp?

I have been introduced (by Monarchy Audio themselves) to the Monarchy unit but it is rated to only 100W which means I will need two for my Monarchy SM70. And at $500 each, that's a $1000 total...way beyond my budget....

How does the isolated transformer work? Will this keep the current stable at 120V?

Thanks

i agree with the above definiteions and suggestions - though some are way out of your price range. I recommend, and use with my 9k system, the tripplite brand. Great reviews and people generally say it's a fraction of the cost of other ones (ie monster powerbars offer the same and same quality for 3X the price)

Take a look at PS Audio's Duet or Quintet products.
Here's a good read from their website: http://www.psaudio.com/products/quintetmoreinfo.asp.