28-Oct-2014, 11:08
I've not personally come across any power conditioner or generator that gave a benefit - apart from simple balanced power supplies - but the build quality of the cheap balanced power supplies I used was poor and it put me off using them. I've tried PS Audio P3 & P5 and both sounded initially 'cleaner' but seemed to me to kill dynamics. It all depends - they clearly work for some people so it's well worth trying.
A fairly decent power cord on the other hand is a must IMHO, but perhaps an even better improvement can be gained with a dedicated mains spur (and dedicated fusebox/consumer unit?) and even some cheap thicker mains cable (6mm squared seems to be the sweet spot). Making sure the earth is decent quality yields good improvements too. Of course if you have no power supply issues then this is probably unnecessary. Grounding boxes work well too but you really need to try them out to confirm.
A fairly decent power cord on the other hand is a must IMHO, but perhaps an even better improvement can be gained with a dedicated mains spur (and dedicated fusebox/consumer unit?) and even some cheap thicker mains cable (6mm squared seems to be the sweet spot). Making sure the earth is decent quality yields good improvements too. Of course if you have no power supply issues then this is probably unnecessary. Grounding boxes work well too but you really need to try them out to confirm.
