Sorry to derail.. but what is the general opinion regarding active vs passive conditioning? Right now I have both a PSA P3 & P5. I've been generally happy with the results and I like that I'm protected to brownouts, etc. but I'm wondering aside from the protection... will I get similar (or even better) results with something like the UberBUSS?

I had a PS Power Plant Premier in my system for awhile. It was very good at dealing with the 2PM/2AM issue, so as far as isolating your system from the larger power grid that's completely beyond your control, they definitely seem to have that covered. However, I didn't find it to be nearly as effective at otherwise boosting the performance of the connected equipment in the same way that the best passive conditioners can act as a kind of power supply upgrade.

Because of that and the fact that it was horribly unreliable, I sold it and moved on. If you want to experiment with an UberBUSS, you could always try plugging your P3 and P5 into the Uber's outlets. I know there are several folks that have a wall > Uber > balanced iso transformer setup and are very happy.

Interesting... I'll look more into the BUSS gear. Power here is surprisingly good... stable that is. We haven't had too many brownouts, so maybe making a change isn't a bad thing. Having both seems like overkill, atleast in terms of value. If I were to buy, the P3 and P5 would be up for sale.

It's worth a shot at least. You can try the standard configuration for 30 days and send it back if you don't like it, but if you want more than the stock six outlets or one of the custom wood finishes they offer or other stuff like that, then I think the sale is final. You'd have to check with PI though, I'm not positive on exactly how that works.