power conditioner

How important is power conditioner for musical system . Does it really improve sound quality if the outlet AC power is adequate enough?

farzad11-07-2016 4:34pm

cleeds Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,639 posts 11-07-2016 at 06:42pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete randy-11 ... blind listening tests are critical to evaluation ... Perhaps that's true for you, but most audiophiles have no use for blind listening tests. They're tricky to conduct properly and if they're not done properly, the results are of no value. They're also time-consuming, and that time takes away from listening just for fun. Double-blind tests do have value for designers and manufacturers, no doubt. But for hobbyists ... not so much.
cleeds Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,639 posts 11-07-2016 at 07:14pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete randy-11 Consumer audio is rife with confirmation bias. The only way to eliminate that problem is to use blind tests. You've committed the logical fallacy of the excluded middle. Long-term listening will reveal a component's true qualities, and without all the time-consuming, fiddly nuisance and level-matching of blind testing.