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Mike have you ever tried a transformer coupled conditioner like the Torus products or similar designs?
I've had the Torus and BIT20 (made by Torus). Both were excellent. My APC S20 follows a similar approach (with added UPS). As I've come to understand it (and correct me if I'm wrong), but there are basically four approaches to power conditioning:
1. Transformer Coupled or similar (AudioQuest)
2. Power Regeneration (like PS Audio)
3. The use of non-active materials (Shunyata)
4. A technology which essentially sends "noise" into an unaudible band/cancellation of noise (think Bose headphones). I believe the Ansuz DTC follows this approach.
My experience has been that Power Regeneration is ideal for digital. The non-active materials approach follows the "first do no harm" and works very well. The traditional transformer coupled approach is very effective as well. I don't have enough experience with the Ansuz DTC to comment.