Quote Originally Posted by Lensman
How did things sound with the Line-R? Have you noticed any difference with the Shunyata? Of course it'd be great if things sounded better, though I'm mainly concerned the brown-outs might be shortening the lives of my components (I have a decent surge protector hooked up), But I didn't want to hook anything in that might actually add line noise.
Well, sonic considerations weren't my priority when I got the Line-R, protection from spurious power was. Like alumpkin's Shunyata experience, the sound through my Guardian is in an entirely different league, but I doubt it's so much that the Line-R adds noise as it's because the Guardian removes it. Again, though, I have to reiterate that Shunyata's products WILL NOT pull up power levels when they drop too low. The sonic improvement for a lowered protection level is a trade-off I'm willing to take at that price point, but you might not be comfortable with that risk, and indeed, it may not be a wise risk in your particular situation.