Ummm...was it? I mean for you?
I prefer not to call my landlord, call the utility company, etc. if it can be helped. I don't quite have the capacity to take on another project, even if it means that other people do the work and not me.
Do I notice a step back sonically? No. But I'm comparing against the very sub-optimal wall power -- and the voltage from the wall is all over the place. I don't have power available to the house which would act as a reasonable base line for comparison.