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Amp Power Conditioner or not?

I was moving some equipment around and plugged my amp - MF NuVista M3 w/ Nordost El Dorado cable - directly into the wall for what I thought would be a few minutes. To my surprise it sounds better. More open, smoother, less conjested, more three-dimentional. I think I'm going to leave it that way.

Anyone else have the same experience?
grimace
elizabeth
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I am suprised that YOU are suprised. The idea that all stuff EXCEPT the amp on a conditioner is pretty well accepted knowledge.
I DO use one on my amp, but i am after a particular effect from adding it, knowing full well that it limits other factors that are not as important to me.
puerto
372 posts
 
My Krell Monos are plugged directly into dedicated circuits. Sounds fine to me. Everything else is plugged into an APC Power Conditioner/Battery Back-up.
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philjolet
2,262 posts
 
you will get many different opinions, it is the sort of thing you have to try for yourself

buy used and try it

sell if it does not work
grimace OP
624 posts
 
I've been listening to it for about three hours now and the improvement is NOT subtle. Is it possible that the PC was restricting the amount of juice getting to the amp? It just sounds cleaner.

The CDP still sounds better through the conditioner, but the amp sound worlds better without it.
knghifi
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My Sonic Frontier Power 3SE+ mono sounds much better when plugged into the EquiTech 2Q.

When I had a PS Audio Power Plant Premier, the fan would turn on if I plug only one mono into it ... too small.

I have 2 dedicated 20 amps outlets for my audio system.
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