Isolation for power line conditioner?


I have heard that many gain good results by providing isolation for their PLC units and was wondering what type of suggestions/experience folks out there may offer. I do currently have my line conditioner (Sound Application XE12-S) on a slab of MDF on aluminum cones. I put this together awhile back for the PLC I had at the time, and chose this route simply cuz I had the stuff lying around and it seemed to be better than nothing. That aside, considering this particular unit is, I believe, primarily a passive component, what solutions and ideas can you throw my way? Thanks in advance!
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Showing 3 responses by warrenh

The reason I emailed you on the side is because you expressed a desire to isolate (decouple) and I didn't want to change the flavor of your thread, but the seed has already been planted so: I use the Sistrum SP-1 under all my electronics, including my Audio Magic Eclipse. This is a much discussed, heated, archived topic: coupling vs decoupling(isolation). You'll find oodles of opinions. Coupling works (much easier to attain compared to decoupling) for me. Starsound Technologies has a money back guarentee. You got nothing to lose. I don't know, yet, of an audiophool returning them because they didn't deliver. peace, warren
Onhwy61,
It does make a significant difference. Those airborne resonances have the same deleterious effect as those microphonous meanies in amplification and the like. go figure. 'tis why I go for coupling. Attainable. And all resonances go to mother earth. Even from ICs, power cords, and particularly, my Sonoran speaker cables. peace,warren
OK, maybe substantial and significant, as far as the power conditioner go, are a bit strong. It's worth the $$, to me, for the upgrade in sound. Cdp and amp? there I'll go with substantial or significant. peace, warren