Removing power conditioner...

I have always used an Isotek Gemini or Isotek Multiway power bar with multiple outlets for my equipment. I just purchased one of the last remaining older generation Isotek 8 Multitway's for my system. It has industrial looks, is shielded, non current limiting, and is robustly built. The newer generation of Isotek power bar products do not look as heavy duty as the previous generation. My electronic engineer friend and audio technician in Germany told me that plugging all of the equipment into the same power bar allows for proper phasing/polarity which impacts the quality of the music. In fact, when a component is plugged into a plug and is out of phase, I notice a distinct change in bass and reduced stereo imaging. Now, phasing in Germany is really simple as I plug the Shuko plugs into the equipment without any interconnects plugged into it, then you push a button on a the phase detector and it will light up when the plug is correct phase/polarity. You do the same for all of the components. The power bar/extention is also checked for phase/polarity using one of those polairty checkers; http://www.vandenhul.com/p_IG01.aspx I do not hear many people in the US discussing the merits of correct phasing as we do in Germany.