Do i need AC conditioner w/dedicated AC lines?

Sean, I read through your whole post waiting for the solution you mentioned in your opening paragraph, only to discover that you never again mentioned the solution. What's up with that?

Why get defensive about your plan? One's goal doesn't have to be making money in order to make it. You've certainly heard "do what you love, the money will follow"? Why not follow through and build your conditioner? People will buy it because you clearly do your design homework and you believe in delivering the best product possible within budget contraints. Afraid of criticism of your product? Comes with the territory, pal. You've dished out plenty of critiques yourself. But, it's the attention to detail that you display in your criticism that should provide the firm foundation for a successful product. IMO.

However, it's somewhat disappointing that you have not offered an existing available alternative to the Hydra...even if the alternative is in some way flawed. If you're going to pick apart products people use, then it's good sportsmanship to recommend another choice or two.

Tvad: How do you recommend alternatives when you're not aware of any? If there was an alternative on the market that i was aware of, don't you think that i would have mentioned it? As you've seen in the past, i'm not afraid to point people in what i consider to be the right direction when i have faith in a product. I'm just not aware of any products that meet that criteria and that's why i built my own.

Other than that, i pretty much described a plan that would work in superior fashion to that of the Hydra in that other thread. If there is a product on the market that is built like that, and i don't know about it, i'd love to find out about it. In the meantime, the other idea that i came up with today is basically a variation on that design scheme, yet even simpler and easier to produce. Since it is such a simple design, i'm not about to hand someone the torch without first considering the options and checking on the viability of such a design. Doing so would not only be stupid on my part from a business sense, it would be fool-hardy in the fact that i don't know exactly how well it will work or if it is worth recommending.

Other than that, i'm not afraid of constructive criticism. Learning from my mistakes only offers me the potential to become smarter and more efficient in what i do. It is also the driving factor in the how & why i do things the way that i do, as i don't want to leave that door open. I make my living by correcting / re-designing existing electronic flaws, hence my "critical nature" : ) Sean
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Interesting, Sean, that not one existing power conditioning product meets your approval. Seems like a void in the market, wouldn't you say?

Your DIY suggestions are terrific for those who are inclined to do so. There are many of us who aren't inclined to mess with our electricity. I'll raise my hand as one who isn't, other than to replace an outlet or a switch. And, I sure won't be soldering capacitors into the outlet.

You have a market Sean. Build it and they will come.

Sean,

there are those that will jump up and down saying that this was my plan all along i.e. to string along the various forums, build up a reputation via visibility factor and then launch a product line

I won't listen to 'em if they do. I reckon there are always folks who project their own worst motives onto others without looking to see their own faults. The process you describe--discussion, reflection, testing ideas, thinking out loud as you help others--sounds like the creative process to me. That in this way you should discover something others want to enjoy too is a natural outcome. And deserves encouragement and congratulation, by the way.

Sean,
Thanks for referring me to this thread from my own.

Your suggestion for parallel line filters at each of the outlets that feed the amps sounds great. Simple. Cost effective. Less is more. BUT, like many others, I don't want to fool around with electricity.

It seems to me that if you can bundle the capacitors, the wires, proper connections, and a single outlet (Perhaps, all anchored to a sturdy face plate.) in a unit small enough to fit in the standard outlet box, then installing it could be as simple as changing an outlet. That I can do.

If you choose not to manufacture a unit that implements your suggestions, then don't leave us hanging like this. Please describe the capacitors to be used and the manner of their installation, and I will pay an electrician to do the job. For me, that would be better then waiting and hoping that someone else will implement these ideas, and in the meantime waste some money on conditioners.
John