On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 17:41:07 -0400, Howard Ferstler
wrote:

Powell wrote:

"Lucas Tam" wrote

Line
conditioning is a joke. If power was screwed up as
some of the tweako freakos claim, no appliances
would work properly.

Hmmm so the perceived benefits are most likely a placebo
effect huh?

Neither Howard or Arny have any experience with line
conditioners. Many audio stores will allow you to demo
these devices for free so there is no financial risk.

I reviewed some line-conditioner products in issue 89 of The
Sensible Sound. Engineer Fred Davis helped with the project,
and both of us concluded that the devices were gimmicks. We
also reviewed some exotic (and expensive) power cords. Still
gimmicks.

Any audio component that has a power supply so cheap that it
cannot deal with the kind of minor power line glitches found
today should not be purchased in the first place.

Or normal humidity in the average air-conditioned room, for that
matter.