Power conditioner or outlet?

n80

I’m aware that nothing is completely lightning proof from a direct hit but I suspect if I’d had anything in place between my TV etc and the wall outlet I might have saved my gear. How do you protect super expensive audio gear?

Something like these products can be very effective.

cleeds, perhaps my choice of the wording “good” power conditioner was subjective and not properly used. The power conditioner I use is an old 65 lbs. hospital grade transformer-based cube with eight outlets. It puts out a consistent 124 volts whereas the adjacent wall outlet is normally around 113-115 volts. I can’t claim it’s a “good” conditioner since I have not made fair comparisons but it continued to deliver the 124 volts even when I plugged in my wife’s hair dryer. I assumed, perhaps naively, that this was a sign of a good conditioner.
Edited to add that the conditioner is plugged into a dedicated 20 amp circuit.

I do not believe in power conditioners for my amps. It’s not so much the voltage output, it’s the amperage output that matters. Factor that in with most also change the sonics. You’re better off with a dedicated circuit, or two depending on your needs, with an isolation transformer setup.

The only power conditioner that actually improved the sound quality with my mono amps is the Core Tech 1800 balanced unit. I modified it by eliminating the internal outlet daisy chain wiring and installed all Furutech NCF outlets and inlet.
That being said at this point do not order one due to the companies strange recent activity. But if you can find a used one it is worth it.

ozzy

kalali

The power conditioner I use is an old 65 lbs. hospital grade transformer-based cube with eight outlets. It puts out a consistent 124 volts whereas the adjacent wall outlet is normally around 113-115 volts. I can’t claim it’s a “good” conditioner since I have not made fair comparisons but it continued to deliver the 124 volts even when I plugged in my wife’s hair dryer ...

That sounds like more of a voltage regulator than a simple power conditioner. As mental points out, it’s not so much the voltage that’s critical, but the current, and no simple voltage regulator can increase the available current - it’s the law of conservation of energy.

But that doesn’t mean that your solution isn’t an effective one for you. I use both power conditioners and a voltage regulator in my system.