Due to the poor power grid in my area I always have my amp plugged into a Furman Elite 15 or PS Audio PP-10. The PP-10 allows me to monitor the incoming line voltage and the amount of current and percentage of power used at any instant. I prefer the sound when using eather of these devices compared to my dedicated line alone. A surprising fact I discovered when using the PP-10 is how little current is used, it consumes less than 3 amps at the loudest volume I listen at.

I was running my amps directly into the wall but that has changed with the addition of the Denali to my set-up. Now I would't run them without it.

Still-One, same here. My amps sound better plugged into the Denali than into the wall. The Denali is an impressive piece.

I agree. I am still up in the air as to which power cable I will run from the wall to the Denali. The Alpha HC is still breaking in but I have been alternating a bit with one of my Transparent units to see which I prefer.

Jim, it would be great to know which differences you noticed between the two power cords during your listening sessions.

What Transparent model are you testing?

Bertrand

Everything is hooked to my Bryston BIT 15. :yes:

When I connect the Denali using Transparent it is a 1m Reference Powerlink. My amps and pre-amp are connected using the Powerlink MM2x. I haven't tried the latest Reference XL or Opus power cords.

I'm a novice when it comes to this topic. I've got a Rotel RB-1090 plugged into an RLC-1040. I've never had the screen go above 50% of its available power. So why would plugging directly into the wall possibly be better? Honest question, not trying to sound rude or anything. Oh and will a power conditioner/regulator protect from surges/lightning and such when it's powered off?

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Bowers & Wilkins 683S1 Speakers
Rotel RB-1090 2 Channel Amp
Rotel RC-1082 Stereo Pre Amp
Rotel RCD-1072 CD Player
Pro-Ject Debut Carbon w/ Ortofon 2M Red (sitting on a piece of slate supported by 3 Solid Tech feet of silence isolation feet)
Rotel RLC-1040 Power Conditioner
Shynyata Research SR-Z1 Power Outlet & Venom 3 Power Cords x 4
Tara Labs RSC Vector 1 Speaker Cables & Interconnects
Primacoustic Room Treatments

^I had a B&W ASW800 sub plugged into a RLC-1040 and lightening struck nearby. The board fried on my sub and sent in for repair at B&W group. APC, maker of the RLC-1040 paid for repair and sent me a new APC S-20 to replace the RLC-1040.

I've started unplugging my 1040 when I'm not using the stereo, just to be safe.

So what are the benefits of plugging ones amp directly into the wall outlet?