Daisy chaining Line Conditioners


I am thinking of buying an Equi=Tech line conditioner (model 1.5Q or 2Q) and would like to know if anyone has any experience with daisy chaining line conditioner products. I currently have a Foundation Research bi-directional filter-type line conditioner on my CDP and wonder if it makes sense to plug it into the Equi=Tech or if it's needed at all . . .? I'd appreciate hearing from any experienced users.

Cheers,
Kevinzoe
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Sundance45, you have lots of line conditioning gear - do you daisy chain them?

My theory is that filter-types lend themselves to daisy chaining benefits whereas power regeneration units (e.g. Equi=Tech, PS Audio) may not benefit from adding filter-type units because they have digital outlets to reduce EMI/RFI which is the same functionality that the filter-types provide . . . Just a theory. Any advice?

Thanks for your replies folks.
Tbg - thanks for your insights into combining different technologies. Besides not liking the Equi=Tech plugged into the Sound Application, may I ask what you liked or didn't likeabout the Equi=Tech plugged directly into the wall?
I spoke with Joe the owner of Art Audio today about his amps and if plugging them into my Equi-Tech would be fine and he had something interesting to say besides 'yes, it'd be fine.' He said that the reason amps often don't sound any better and sometimes worse when plugged into a line conditioner is that the amps aren't designed to have a transformer placed before the amp's input transformer which causes the electrical values of the amp's component's to be thrown off. (Sorry, that's the extent of my electrical parlance, and I'm paraphrasing Joe at best.) This is also why Mr Go of my First Sound preamp company is pretty adamant about plugging his preamps direclty into the wall and not into line conditioners except that he's too much of a gentleman to speak in these harsh terms. Just some thoughts for the good and betterment of the hobby . . .