Re: Power Conditioners Necessary?

James Sweet wrote:

They're worthwhile if you can't find any other way to rid your wallet of all that burdensome money. For the most part, power conditioners and surge protectors are snake oil. It's common for people to blame power glitches for equipment failure, while in reality it's very rare, a well designed piece of equipment can easily deal with anything the power line is likely to throw at it. If a glitch causes it to fail, it was on the edge anyway.

If you saw the profit margins on anything made by Monster, you'd understand clearly why stores push them.

Understand that, Mr. Sweet.

Had a friend who was a McIntosh dealer in Boston. Bought a bunch of equipment from him over the years. When he started carrying the esoteric cables, I asked him if he thought they would really benefit a system. His answer? "Well, they make a lot of money for me!"

Jim

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