Power Cables and Power Conditioner

lowrider57,

I have the PSA AC3

I am considering the dedicated line.  Do people usually run the line on the outside of the house through conduit?  My box is on the opposite end of the house of course.  It is plausible to run it outside and then right through the wall?

Back to my original post, which was poorly worded, I think my power is pretty solid.  I didn't have any real noticeable noise. I just put the Furman in because I wanted fault protection from electric storms here.  We just had a lady and a horse killed by lightning last week and I think my state is in the top 3 for lightning strike deaths.  So I got the Furman for nondestructive protection and just added a few more bucks to get a unit with voltage display and the filtering.  So I would like to keep this unit in the mix.  Not really trying to solve a particular problem just trying to build an economical yet solid power supply to my system and gain some SQ along the way.

My real question is with the Furman in the mix and it's stock fixed power cable to the wall am I wasting $$ adding PSA AC3 cables to my DAC and Amp from the Furman. 

Like I said, I am pretty sure I got some sonic elegance with just the addition to the Pre.

OK thanks Lowrider.  I think if I do the power I could go a short distance outside the house and then into the crawl space.

Regarding the amp not being plugged into the PC.  I have read that on here before.  So do people just sacrifice the amp in case they get a surge?

Thanks guys, great information.  

I just cranked the volume almost to full and put my ear to the sub and tweeters. On the right channel I can hear a very faint noise.  Reminds me of the sound of a very light rain on your rain jacket but from a distance.  This sound is also detectable at a normal volume setting. :(   The other thing is the voltage on the Furman always reads 125, solid.  Always reads that unless the heater on my Quickmill espresso machine kicks on and then it drops to 123. Thats only on in the morning of course but she is a brute.

Do you guys ( < 1% chance of a female on here?) think the rain sound is coming from my amp?

John_g,  I is interested in doing a power cable to the Furman mod. I thought about that when I looked at it.  If its not to much trouble for you to post.  

I am definitely going to get power cables to my DAC and Amp.  Early next week I think I will run over to PS Audio and pick up a new Power Cable and test switching that back and forth from the Wall to the Furman.  

I actually called Furman and their support person said that the linear line filter technology they use should not affect my amplification.   The rest of the technology in that piece is all to do with protection, triggering other components on/off and display.

Correction on previous post.  I am going to test the power connection from the amp to the wall vs amp to Furman PC.