To power condition or not


ATC 40 actives on order.  How should I power them?  I've decent Cullen PCs.  Should I plug them directly into the wall socket OR run them through my Furman 15i power conditioner with the other pieces?  Thank you in advance for suggestions, insight and plethora of opinions.

Doug
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Power conditioners will only clean the power if it’s dirty. Have a licensed electrician do a power quality test and you’ll know how good (or bad) your power is. Regardless, a panel mounted TVSS is money well spent, as are decent quality TVSS-equipped power distribution units between the receptacles and equipment. If you are in need of brownout and blackout protection as well, don’t waste your money on a low-end UPS that puts out square wave power. Pony up the money for an online double-conversion UPS with true sine wave output. I use Eaton 9130 UPSs, which are commercial data center grade, but they have noisy cooling fans, so they’re located in the basement so my listening room is as quiet as a library.