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Am i missing something without a power conditioner?

I need your advice on power conditioners. I know there is alot talked about with power conditioners. But let me explain my situation and what i have. First and foremost i upgraded all my stock power cords. I am using and have a Krell FPB 600 amp with a Shunyata Research Sigma HC power cord. I am using and have an Audio Research Ref 6 preamp with a Shunyata King Cobra Helix CX power cord. And have a Rega ISIS cd player with a Shunyata Sigma digital power cord. I have 1 dedicated 20 amp line with a 4 plug 20 amp wall outlet that my amp and preamp plug into. My question is with these high quality power cords do i still need a power conditioner? 
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Unfortunately, you ask an open-ended question that is system dependent and the only way to know if you will hear improvement is to try it and judge for yourself.
With that said, depending on which power conditioner you might try, results will vary. I believe that most likely with a power conditioner you will be able to hear more micro details however the percentage of improvement vs the cash outlay for the power conditioner might be marginal. I have four different types of power conditioners that I retate between two different systems and I hear improvement with all of them.
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@tattooedtrackman,
Here is an affordable unit you could find used on Audiogon etc, or buy new at a discounted price. Find a Core Power Technologies CPT 300 which has an attached power cord that works well and attach it to a power strip. This will give you balanced power and if you plug your front end components into it (not your amp) it will assist and give you a much quieter background yielding more details and depth to your music.
BTW; one of the power conditioners I use is the Shunyata Research Denali D2000/T.

*https://positive-feedback.com/reviews/hardware-reviews/core-power-technologies-equicore-300/

*http://v2.stereotimes.com/post/core-power-technologies-equicore-300

https://www.corepowertechnologies.com

https://www.underwoodhifi.com/taxonomy/term/75

* I have no idea why the first two website reviews arn't working?

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@jayctoy which model Niagara are planing on trying?
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  • @tattooedtrackman, yes there is a lot to consider. I believe if you have good components you will benefit from upgraded power cords.
Ultimately you will also benefit from some type of good power conditioning. Here is one video on YouTube, be patient and put up with the beginning drab of Kevin Deal, once the video moves into his store he does a good job of explaining the need for power conditioning. A good sounding system begins with clean power and/or can’t be achieved totally without clean power.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxFFfw7K5rw
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@tattooedtrackman, I have a Shunyata Denali 2000t that I have tried on my Plinius SA Reference amp. Although it did not have a negative effect on the amp, it also did nothing positive that I could detect.
On the other hand, I did hear an improvement with my Transport and Dac plugged into the Denali 2000t and/or Preamp.
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