Mains conditioners and power cables

I've been reading up on the subject of main cables, conditioners
etc...I'm rather sceptical of the improvement such expensive things
will add to the sound of my hifi but have a couple of questions if
anyone would care to enlighten me
- are mains conditioner blocks supposed to be used with the basic mains
leads supplied with everyday hifi, or with the custom powerkord type
leads? eg take Russ Andrews the PowerLink, would you add in Powerkords
or not?
- if considering a mains block extension lead that costs £££, would
I not be better just installing a couple more double sockets in the
wall of my lounge and plugging in the hifi directly? The money I'd save
could then be put towards better quality mains leads for my CD player &
amps (assuming one is convinced of the need to do that!)

And just how much improvement do folks get with these products? Mains
leads are around £50-£200 and blocks are anything approaching £1k!
(looking at the Russ Andrews products)

For example (to power CD player + 2 mono blocks)

The Silencer Block (with generic leads) = £150
or
PowerLink + 3 PowerKords - £230
or
DIY extra sockets (free), 2 x Powerkords and a reference PowerKord for
the CD player = £225
or the option I rather favour:
Maplin Multiway Mains Plug VD02C £6.99!!!

Cheers,
David

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