Experience with a third party power filter on Beolabs? Especially Beolab 5

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I’ve been looking into power filters. Companies like audioquest or furutech make hifi power cables and filters that, what they promise, will result in a ‘lower noise floor’ or a ‘more balanced sound’ or a ‘darker base and better placement of instruments’ etc. 

I’m really wondering if anyone uses products like these for their beolabs. Especially if you use them with beolab 5’s I would love to hear your experience.  

I have heard that glueing a photo of Einstein underneath your speakers should have more or less the same effect.
Did I try it myself?  No, I tried neither, but I can tell you that it's true.

In other words; It's nonsense - coming from people trying to get your money.

HiFi power cables? The same discussion over and over again about how the last two meters of cable from the power plant to your stereo can make a world of difference.
No No No...
Don't buy that.

Martin

Here’s a recent, relevant thread on which Geoff has commented!

/forum/general-discussion-and-questions/power-conditioners#post-2142138

Bottom line: skip the power conditioners. :)

Don’t buy that bullshit. The beolabs are digital also so there is zero use for those filters.

Curly wrote:

Here’s a recent, relevant thread on which Geoff has commented!

link

Bottom line: skip the power conditioners. :)

Thanks for pointing me to that post.

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