If it solves your problems, then, GREAT.

However, I am still of the opinion that a line conditioner is of little use in the majority of the United States and Canada where the utility companies provide well regulated power.

The power supply on your equipment is supposed to provide an adequate amount of regulation. Most conditioning companies are just "hyping" their product for which there is really no need!!!

Jack, the audio engineers are aware of First Energy, and they design their power supplies to handle even FE's typical fluctuations routinely.

"Typical" fluctuations maybe; the one above, not so well.

Well, in the land of Toxic dumps (New Jersey) one always has voltage fluctuation. The line conditioner I have used for years (a panamax) died on me. However I never thought that I had dirty power until my dvd players started showing image flutter on my new projector setup. It is then that I started to run the tests.....the conclusion was that the line conditioner helped the flutter in the image dissapear.

You are correct, I don't have FE.

But, a friend of mine who works at the local power company told me that they strive to keep the voltage to within a volt or two at my meter.

I suspect that your equipment will take voltage variations of at least 5%, maybe even 10%. I suspect that even FE strives to keep their voltage variations less than 10%!!!

Bottom Line: you shouldn't need a power conditioner. Your gear should do an adequate job!!!!

Regardless, it still doesn't change the fact that without one, he gets image flutter.

Glad you were able to solve the problem.

I didnt mean to start a war here.
Simply put though...the line conditioner solved my problems and thus it stays in the house. Everything is working like a charm at this point and time.