recomendation on a power conditioner

thinking about purchasing a demo shunyata hydra 4 from a local dealer. Contacted shunyata a nd they recomended hooking up an integrated amp to it. admittedly im new to this so i think i am going to try it out. i have a musical fidelity x-150 along with a naim cd5x cd player
im going to start off with. the turntable and phono stage
ill add in later cause i dont use them as much

If you want relatively cheap surge protection and EMI RFI filtering that "does no harm" to the audio signal, try the Brick Wall Filters at www.brickwall.com. $250 for an 8 outlet unit with surge protection that does not "wear out" over time like most MOV based surge protectors do.

If you are creative, there are plenty of mods (aftermarket outlets, ERS, Bybees, upgrade the attached power cord) that can be performed on this unit that will improve it further. But to be honest, straight out of the box its pretty good.

This question has been beat to death. There is absolutely no consensus on whether you need one, whether surge protection is needed or screws up everything, which is the best buy, or even whether there is a best unit. Try listening for yourself.

Actually, there is a consensus that, if you live with frequent surges and likely lightening strikes in the neighborhood, a surge protector at the power entry point is prudent for your own safety as well as for your system.

Kal

No such consensus. I live in such a place and my computer went at the same time as the surge protector. Later when I had no surge protector but had a Sound Application unit with the stereo on, lightening hit six feet from the stereo and did no harm. It played hell with nearly everything else in the house, however.

All surge protectors sound like hell and afford little if any protection. If you want protection in thunderstorms, disconnect your equipment. I do.