regarding the magnet comment about the power conditioner, it may be that magnets lower the noise floor, I have not experienced that affect when using magnets--at least audibly. Which is not to say that magnets (when in the signal path) provide a huge upgrade in sound quality, that has been my experience. I'm guessing the CAD product, in removing hash in the signal will be a great upgrade. Perhaps all audible sound improvements remove hash, that may explain (for me) when I listen and the sound, comparable to water, sounds like water, somehow more pure.