Power strips- too many choices


Out of necessity I need to use a power distributer/ strip.  I am impressed with how many options there are and how varied the reviews of the strips are; even some discussing degradation of the sound.   It seems surge protection would be valuable but cant figure out the other features.  Trying to decide between, Isotek vs Gigawatt vs PS audio.
Don't want to spend too much as there are other cabling needs pending. Further complicating the purchase; I have 7 cords and  at least per the Isotek website it seems that its best to use only one outlet lest resulting in "noise" from the outlier.  ( but isn't the idea of the strip to clean up that "noise") Any suggestions would be appreciated.
mpomerantz

Showing 1 response by larryi

I have not made any sort of direct comparisons, so I have no idea which power strips are among the best.  However, I did attend a very impressive Isotek demonstration at a local dealer Command Audio in Falls Church Virginia.  The dealer has a dedicated subpanel for delivering power on dedicated lines to the listening room, so it is a far better environment than is a typical home setup at the outset.  The demonstration consisted of playing music through the dealer's system before inserting the Isotek product for a comparison.

I was particularly impressed by the Isotek power strip--it improved the sound substantially for a pretty modest price (around $500, I believe).  The system was dead quiet to begin with, so the improvement was not heard as a drop in noise level; rather, the instruments sounded more freely suspended in space and there was a clearer sense of notes decaying naturally.  

I ended up buying their higher end products--a Titan and an Evo conditioner, but, I will admit that the power strip delivered a very large chunk of the performance that these much higher priced conditioners deliver.