are power conditioners worth their cost?

jivetrain · September 30th, 2007, 10:06 PM

i was thinking of buying this one. i have some buzzing issues and am hoping a better power source will help... what's everyone's experience with conditioners?

eryque · September 30th, 2007, 10:21 PM

For $40 with a return policy, how could you go wrong? I'd like to know how it works out for you.

superchicken_VI · October 1st, 2007, 12:53 PM

The Monster Power products are very good. I have several for my hifi gear, and even the Stage 1 conditioning is audible with my home theatre gear. I had people swearing I had switched speakers or amplifiers when I blind A/B'd my Stage 3-conditioned HTS-3000. Power conditioning does work, and is worth the money.

You do need to have reasonable expectations, though. At home, my guitar amps are run off of the HTS-3000. My old VibroChamp still hums if I have a light dimmer on in the same room, or if the TV is also on. They're not miracle-working products, but they will do a fair amount for cleaning up the power from the wall. Depending on why the hum, there may be nothing you can do.

Teletwang · October 2nd, 2007, 09:49 AM

Not sure about using one for a guitar set-up. I doubt there is a magic bullet for buzzing. And as stated above; you need to have reasonable expectations. But I've used a Chang in my audio rig for quite some time.

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eryque Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: albany, ny [not chicago] Posts: 6,929 44 Photos	For $40 with a return policy, how could you go wrong? I'd like to know how it works out for you. __________________ my blog: eryque.blogspot.com Updated 10.27.07 Subscribe_____________________

October 1st, 2007, 12:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
superchicken_VI Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Monroe, NC Age: 35 Posts: 1,219	The Monster Power products are very good. I have several for my hifi gear, and even the Stage 1 conditioning is audible with my home theatre gear. I had people swearing I had switched speakers or amplifiers when I blind A/B'd my Stage 3-conditioned HTS-3000. Power conditioning does work, and is worth the money. You do need to have reasonable expectations, though. At home, my guitar amps are run off of the HTS-3000. My old VibroChamp still hums if I have a light dimmer on in the same room, or if the TV is also on. They're not miracle-working products, but they will do a fair amount for cleaning up the power from the wall. Depending on why the hum, there may be nothing you can do.

October 2nd, 2007, 09:49 AM	#4 (permalink)
Teletwang Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Connecticut Age: 41 Posts: 1,275 1 Photos	Not sure about using one for a guitar set-up. I doubt there is a magic bullet for buzzing. And as stated above; you need to have reasonable expectations. But I've used a Chang in my audio rig for quite some time.