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Piggy back conditioners?

I have 2 Audience conditioners. One is the original 12 and I just bought the 6,t version. Just looking for suggestions here. I do HT as well and some items are further away from the 12. I don't use either for my amp. Could say one plug the 12 into one of the outlets of the 6 ? Or should it be the other way around?? Or not at all? Since the 6 arrived it has only been used for my plasma, and quite an improvement I must say. Like having your cake-- I would like to keep the tv on the 6 t. So does having the 12 plugged into the 6 improve the 12?? or not.-?? I would guess I never draw the 1800 watts---one 20 amp line in an apt.allows.
avguygeorge
elizabeth
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BAD. I have been messing around with conditioners for a long time and can say doubling up is bad.
What happens is the sound becomes thin, the bass dries up. The midrange gets thin too. Even video, the picture will get whitened out. The color fades.
So one is good. Two can be good if you use them on separate stuff. Like all the digital on one, and the analog on the other. But daisy-chaining, or doubling up just does harm.
I use: a Monster 700SS for audio digital, a Monster 5000 for video stuff, a PS Audio PP Premier for Plasma and pre, and a Furman Ref 20i for amp and Denon receiver.
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avguygeorge OP
2,300 posts
 
Oh, I should have stated---the 6 t IS plugged into the 12, as we speak. I have little choice.If I plugged them into the one outlet I have, that would be the same duplex.---Placing the units within inches of each other.---Not to mention they have their own twist type connector so a longer cord is out. The 6 comes with their newer E power cord.---So if there is in fact a compromise going conditioner to conditioner; I still get a better picture that way. It's just that the audio is on the side1/2 way down the room.
I may have to go to HD to get a short 12 ga. extension cord. Sometimes apartment living can be constraining and to be sure no install of even one dedicated outlet is possible.
dotsystem
81 posts
 
This will be system dependent. If you have multiple conditioners on hand, try it out and see what you think. Be sure to experiment with which conditioner goes first and the types of power cords used between each conditioner and their connected components.

I found that I got better sound moving my Class D bass amp and DBX Driverack 260 off of my Synergystic Research PowerCell SE and onto its own dedicated circuit. Even with the SE's isolated outlets, cross contamination was occuring from these units that was degrading the sound of other analog components plugged into the SE. Easy to hear the improvement when these components were placed on another circuit with no conditioner.

The SE is now plugged into an Exactpower balanced power unit which is in turn plugged into an Audience single outlet unit at the wall (the other dedicated circuit)connected by an old beefy PS Audio Statement PC. This configuration is a dramatic improvement over when I had everything plugged into the SE although the layout is a bit awkward.
rrog
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