Out of my outlet box I am using self-built 10/3 shielded mains cables with SoniQuest gold plated connectors. Their common grounded shields are at the outlet box and floating at the equipment end.
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My 2 cents: if the line coming in is dedicated to the amp, you probably donāt need a power conditioner. Having a cheap power conditioner may take some headroom from the amp. That being said, there are line dirtiness testers you can use to tell if you actually have a dirty power problem.
Apologies if someone already said this - I havenāt read the whole thread.
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Iād put a twist on the āneedā aspect (other than do we really need any of this stuff 
)
My two PS Audio regenerators did/do improve the sound, before and after the dedicated mains being installed
However, the improvement given by the dedicated mains is more significant than the regenerators
Bearing in mind the relative costs eg thousands for the regenerators and low hundreds (or less) for the mains - the latter offers far better sound/pound value - and would have been an obvious priority for me under different circumstances
Iāll go further in stating that if Iād started with the mains, I probably wouldnāt have gone down the regen route at all as I think the money would have been better spent elsewhere
Regards
Andy
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This should be an enlightening must read for everyone before undertaking High-end AC delivery optimizations.
Maybe it yields a better price/performance ratio to divert funds into room acoustics treatments and/or better speakersā¦
Hilarious
My PS Audio regen is sposed to arrive today
I hadnāt seen that one! Thanks.
Hoho
But I wouldnāt panic; as I said 
up there somewhere, they do work - to the point where I simply didnāt enjoy my main system without the P5 - in fact I didnāt listen to it for a month
It sounded really flat, no foot tapping energy and the soundstage was shallower
I think youāre covered by PSā returns policy anyway?
If you do keep it, Iād consider doing the mains as well, assuming you havenāt alreadyā¦
ā¦and of course the best sound/pound (bang/buck, if you prefer) upgrade is simple room positioning of speakers and listening position
Iām amazed at the wonderful kit I see on here thatās hamstrung by how itās placed
To the domestic bliss/practicality argument I say
PTFE! sliders - theyāre really cheap and effective. A coin will stop any spikes penetrating them
When I had a smaller listening room, Iād slide my speakers out for serious listening and back again when done - dead easy
Listening for 1st time now.
Very pleased
Definitely not sending back
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Consider the dedicated mains as well, if you can
PS recommend it and, in my experience, it augments what the regen does
Regards
Andy
Thanks definitely planning that
Electrician coming next week
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