The reason for my seemingly contrarian nature in this thread stems from the fact that Centurymantra already had a form of isolation under his power conditioner and the responses indicated that he would reap substantial and significant benefits by switching to an alternative form of isolation (or mechanical grounding). Some even offered explanations as to why their recommended alternatives would work better. My harping on the cables and electric panel is to simply point out a weak area in their explanations. If vibration is a problem, then address it everywhere. Anything with mass is subject to the forces of external vibration, cables included. And yes, basements filled with mechanical equipment (furnaces, water heaters,, well pumps, etc.) subject the electric panel to vibration. Or just maybe, the farther away you get from components (I use the term all exclusively) that are directly in the audio signal path, the less benefit isolation becomes. Is it totally unreasonable to suppose that a power conditioner is far enough out of the signal path to not warrant sophisticated isolation techniques? If it's not, then where do you stop?
If my name is a disservice it's a disservice to Sunnyland Slim. Mr. Dylan only revisited the highway which originally Sunnyland rode. Also, what I lack is gullibility.
If my name is a disservice it's a disservice to Sunnyland Slim. Mr. Dylan only revisited the highway which originally Sunnyland rode. Also, what I lack is gullibility.