Multi-Outlet with NO Conditioning

Thank you, Miss Manners. I'll keep that in mind.

However, Peter_s clearly stated, "Suggestions welcome, please!" And even though he may not have considered receiving suggestions that deviate from his original question (which happens regularly in these forums), the chosen strategy is certainly questionable enough to warrant somebody suggesting his entertaining alternatives. Even if he already had done so.

And by all means, correct me if my suggestions are invalid. But I so happen to think that the suggestions I provided will give him far greater safety and sonic enjoyment than any other suggestion posed thus far. Even if other's suggestions more appropriately answered his question.

I mean, what if the next guy asks for suggestions for a 12 outlet strip for his single dedicated line?

And yes, true balanced power will clean up some of the AC via common mode noise rejection, but as I stated earlier the AC is still dirty coming from the power plant and balanced power will not clean that up.

-IMO

If one has 24 outlets feeding off of a dedicated line that is truly capable of providing 15 amps ( 1800 watt ) from a single duplex outlet, and all of their gear only adds up to 800 - 1200 watts of draw at any given time, where does the current limitation come into play? Obviously, so long as everything is built robust enough to pass that level of sustainable current, there shouldn't be a problem. One would have to judge each installation individually though, as some specific instances might present different variables that require consideration. Other than that, i do agree that isolating components is best if one can do such things.

As to what constitutes a "good" power line conditioner / filter, you and i have been down that road before. I won't bother going there as it is not worth doing so all over again. I will only say that manufacturers that provide verifiable specs for their products rank a lot higher in my book than companies that don't tell you anything about their products at all. Then again, when they make no specific claims and provide no specs, it is easy for them to live up to their own hype. Sean
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Can a leopard change it's spots? The obvious answer is no.

-IMO

Stehno: You keep talking about "good power line conditioners" but failed to explain or even offer any type of valid opinion as to what makes one model better than another in that previously mentioned thread. That's why i didn't bother to go there.

On top of that, you keep referring others to the Foundation Research models, but how good can it be when the manufacturer / distributor makes no claims of performance, will tell you nothing about how it works, provides only one spec per unit ( rated current capacity ) and never mentions any type of specifics whatsoever.

If you read their product description listed below, i don't think i've ever seen a more vague list of marketing hype without providing one bit of useful info ever. It is as if they try to hit every power line conditioning buzzword without saying anything that they could be held accountable for in terms of actual product performance. They don't even discuss anything whatsoever about the design, build quality or types and levels of noise suppression achieved, just that "it works".

As far as leopards go, no, they can't change their spots. Then again, snakes shed their skin, but when they do, it's only because they've become an even larger version of what they were in the past. Sean
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"The LC1 and LC2 ac power line conditioners are bi-directional noise filtration systems. They stop a great deal of power line noise from entering audio equipment and also stop the audio equipment from injecting noise back into the power line and hence into other components. This is why an individual filter per audio component is so desirable. Each component receives a largely isolated source of nearly noise free ac power."

Sean, would you please list your system for others to see what you use for reference and what your reference point is?

-IMO