Power/Line conditioner

Well, I could not wait and tried the Audion amp (last night) direct into the wall on a different (but not dedicated) line than the front end components and the Monster are running from. The dynamics were definately increased on the low wattage amplifier. The overall sound is still a little raspy as I think that the new connections need to settle in (I hope that this is the case). But the dynamics have definately increased with this setup on this particular amp. If it smooths out in a couple of weeks I will have a winning combination. I am currently running the Musical Fidelity amp in another room and the sound is not as good as it was through the Monster, I will probably try it through the APC conditioner when I feel like crawling around on the floor again:-)

Forget them all, go with dedicated lines. I've had the gammet of "conditioners" (excepting the kilo$ PS audio). Some improvement, but not worth the cash. I had the good fortune to have a 400amp main in my house. I had my electrician put in 4 40amp breakers ( though fuses are supposed to be better, but ultimately less convenient). Then I just went ahead and had two runs of 10ga. for each line to some modified hospital outlets ala. Sergui at interlinkhouse.com. Also used his 10ga. silver plated ofc for the star ground configuration. Results...incredibly clean, fast power. The whole thing cost way less than the PS device. Only concern I have is what happens when lightning strikes!!?? Anyone have the answer to this? BTW Redkiwi has written a bunch of feedback on using a dedicated line/ground system in the past. Look up his stuff in the archives if you wish to pursue this option further. The only place I see for these conditioners is if doing such a modification to your homes' wiring is out of the question i.e. apartments etc. Enjoy the obsession!

Regarding brown outs. I doubt the system I put in would help you much.