Experience with power conditioners

I know everybody says this is all system dependent.--- My system went up several notches with the Adept Response---From my perspective I can't see this NOT HELPING--- but that's just me.(I live in a 95 unit complex)

I found myself in the same boat several months ago. My system just seemed to be lacking sound quality in comparison to the same equipment I demoed at my local dealer. I had already spent big bucks on a Parasound HCA 2205 yet I was still disappointed with the sound. At that point I was considering buying new speakers. Instead I thought back as to how my dealer had their equipment hooked up. Sure enough I recalled Monster Cable power conditioning equipment being used. So I went ahead a splurged on yet more equipment. Power conditioning equipment made my budget system sound magical. It improved the sound quality across the board while lowering the noise floor. I literally pulled out old movies and watched them again listening for those details I had missed for such a long time. I stand amazed and wonder how many upgrades in speakers and equipment changes I would have gone through had I not made this change first. Many may disagree as to the quality of Monster Cabe gear but I'm Lov'in it! Think about it this way as you review types of equipment used in budget and high end system as reviewed in many audio/video magazines. Do they use power conditioning equipment when they put together systems for their clients? You bet they do! I can't recall one that did'nt.

I agree with Fathertime (how can you not agree with someone called Fathertime?). I recently had to address the shortage of outlets for my components. I thought about various products, from Shunyata to PS Audio and Monster. I ended up buying the Monster AVS2000 Voltage stabilizer. I know this seems like an overindulgent way to solve this problem, but I had a good reason. I have arc welders on the corner of my block. When they fire up their mig and tig machines, power delivery to my apartment suffers in grand fashion. City life. Luckily, it's mostly during the day when I'm not home. With the AVS 2000 I'm noticing a clearer, more concise sound across the board. I'm still A/B'ing the unit, but so far I like it alot. At the moment I have my CD player and DAC / Preamp plugged into it. The amp is plugged into the wall. My preliminary tests with the amp suggest that channel separation / soundstaging is better with the amp going through the AVS2000, but dynamics might be slightly better with the amp plugged into the wall.

Cheers.