ADD-POWR Wizard/Sorcer vs Puritan Audio Labs PSM136/156


I was fortunate to get a used Wizard at a great price recently and like the low noise floor that I’m experiencing with my system. I pretty much stream my music via Qobuz and Tidal and have both solid state and tube amps I like to use. I had no issues I was trying to get rid of when acquiring the Wizard so it’s just for pure audio enjoyment I ask this question about the two company’s mentioned.

Has anybody had the chance to experience both the ADD-POWR Wizard or Sorcer and the Puritan PSM136 or 156 in their system and was there a significant difference? Price wise the Wizard at msrp is at around the 156 with the 136 being several hundred below and the Sorcer at msrp is about twice the price of the 156. Just curious to see if anybody has any thoughts on the two and what similarities or differences there might be.
t_ramey

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Well, I realize they’re different products and can probably be used in conjunction with each other although one might defeat the purpose of the other. With the Wizard being in the same price ballpark as the 136/156 you can keep your existing power strip/conditioner with however many receptacles you need, as the Wizard affects everything on that circuit. While the 136/156 only affects the 6 components you plug into it, but that may be enough. ADD-POWR likes to call their products “harmonic resonators” but I like to think it’s trying to accomplish the same thing as a conditioner in providing a more enjoyable listening experience.

Just seeing if people have had experience with both, as rare as that probably is.
@slaw 

Thanks for the post. I replaced several High Fidelity mc-0.5's with the ADD-POWR ElectraClear plug in's as I enjoyed their musicality more which led me to wanting to try the Wizard. Nice to know the Puritan psm156 and the plug in's work well together. If I had a concern about the Puritan it would be it might things a little sterile but good to know that's not the case.