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Very Old Surge Power Strip- Can It Degrade Sound?

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James Edward:
I was over a friend’s house recently, and though he had all good equipment, somehow the sum was less than the parts. Pass Labs power/pre, Lampizator DAC, Oppo player, SR power cords and interconnects, etc.
Powering it all was a 25 year old RadioShack surge protector strip. It had an on/off switch, indicator lights...
My feeling is that it is not up to the task at hand, or that there may be parts in there that have degraded (MOV’s).
Thoughts?
I should say he is amenable to change; I just wanted to verify with some others.
Thanks.

Nick B:
I would think it very likely to be degrading the sound. Do you have a power strip or line conditioning device to take over to his place? That is some good equipment he has.
Nick

rollo:
  Absolutely does. I modded mine and still got rid of it. I have a Gigawatt power strip and Gigawatt Power demo conditioners for sale if your buddy is interested. He can try them out.


charles

James Edward:
I recommended he get this- no lights, switches, or filtration. Wiremold L10320.
Straight from the tap so to speak.

P.I.:
Hello?  Is this thing working?

Hello...

MiniBUSS  :)

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