First of all let me say that my experience with Power distribution/protection/filtering/conditioning devices has not been good. At best they don't damage the sonic performance of the system they are used with. More often than not they do and on top of that they cost you a lot to do so.
So I find myself in need of another power outlet for my system. I mention this to the guys at Ultra Fidelis and they say... "Oh my do we have a solution for you." I come back with, "The government has not freed up any bailout money for me to replace my power distribution system you know." Well it turns out the solution they had was very reasonably priced and given the fact that they've never steered me wrong (that's a major understatement by the way), I went with it.
My only expectation was that it not do any sonic damage and give me the extra outlets I needed. So I brought home my new Furman Power Conditioner, put it in the system and fired it up; more to make sure everything worked rather than actually listen. Well I was immediately drawn into the system, I was almost laughing at how much better my system sounded. I sat down to one of my longer listening sessions in years. I was rolling through old favorites, new favorites, even some poorly recorded favorites and I never even transitioned out of the digital side of the system to play any LP's. I wasn't analyzing how the system improved; I was simply listening to music enraptured by the performances.
Now how did it improve my system? The best way to describe it is to say it seems like it took a huge wool blanket down that had been hung between me and the system. The sound stage became far less "cluttered." The resolution, top to bottom, improved, especially in the lower octaves. Musical texture became more rich and luxurious and the human voice sounded so natural and unstrained. Prior to placing this device in my system, none of these aspects were bad, but this Furman Conditioner simply made them all better, maybe not all a lot better, but better nonetheless. I've never heard an upgrade to my system improve every aspect of its sonic capabilities like this thing did. The statement, "the whole is greater than the sum of the parts" has never been more true. By improving on every aspect of my system's performance it jumped the beauty of my system up more than I would have ever believed possible, and for the price tag it's almost ridiculous.
Mark
