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Adding a power strip to power conditioner--advisable?

I've been thinking about upgrading my power conditioner, currently (sorry--pun) a fairly old Furman Elite-15. The big advantage to this unit is that it has 12 sockets, which allows me to plug in all my components without having to resort to an added power strip. 

Some time ago I bought a used, similarly capable PS Audio Power Plant Premier, which I really liked, but it failed after less than a year (these had a reputation for doing that) and PS Audio could not repair it, so I had to sell it off at a fire-sale price. This has made me a bit resistant to PS Audio's products even though their products are often favorably reviewed.

One of the power conditioners I've been considering, Puritan PSM 156 (used, though, on account of budgetary constraints), which is also favorably reviewed, only has 6 sockets, so I'm wondering if it would be a problem to plug into it a good power strip to accommodate the components that there won't be room for. Some power strips have their own surge protection, so I'm wondering if this would conflict in some way with the function of the Puritan (or other brand if I go that route) unit. I suppose a purely passive power strip might be more appropriate in this application (?).

The only component in my system that uses a lot of power is my Modwright KWI200 integrated. Probably the only other significant load would by my Denafrips Pontus 15 DAC. but its power draw is nowhere near what the amp requires. 

Advice, suggestions, and opinions will be gratefully received. 

cooper52
fastfreight
1,285 posts
 

No you should not plug one surge protection device into another.

Puritan does make a very nice 12 outlet unit.

erik_squires
17,543 posts
 

You should avoid multiple surge protective devices, but plain old power strips are available. 

The one caveat I want to warn you about is creating dirty power.  Plugging in noise generating devices after the conditioner has (hopefully) improved your power quality is self-defeating. Keep noisy supplies like wall warts and PC power supplies, especially laptops, out of your "clean zone" 

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dekay
6,191 posts
 

Erik:

I've used multiple (2) surge protectors/conditioners (both plugged into the same outlet) for decades now.

One for digital gear and one for non-digital/analog gear.

The only odd one out is that the wall wart for my phono preamp ended up on the digital side with the CD deck.

TT, mono block amps and preamp on the other one.

 

DeKay

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cooper52 OP
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Thanks for the responses. A little more information, which may be helpful: the Furman conditioner is plugged into a dedicated circuit, using one half of the duplex wall socket. Taking dekay's lead, I'm thinking the best solution here would be to simply add another conditioner to the wall, one for the non-digital components and one for the digital ones.

Will this create any unwanted noise? My knowledge of electrical circuitry is pretty sketchy, hence the (possibly) naive questions. 

With budget in mind (and no, I probably could not stretch to a 12-outlet Puritan unit), I see a Shunyata Venom PS8 for sale on another site. Any opinions about that model? 

Thanks!

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