I'm thinking of getting a surge protector for my listening room. I'm not expecting an improvement in sound quality--I just would like to protect my rather expense investment from getting fried by a power surge.
Amir was talking about AC noise filtering and the OP was asking about surge protection.Amir created a video on the subject:
Another vote for zero surge.www.zerosurge.com is all I use
I would ask Kal his favorite but I believe he's a Niagra guy. Am I right?Amir was talking about AC noise filtering and the OP was asking about surge protection.
I own one. I also own a Brick-Wall (similar in tech to Zero Surge), a Furman and a few others.I would ask Kal his favorite but I believe he's a Niagra guy. Am I right?
Thanks. For best bang for one's buck what do you recommend? Definitely can't affort a Niagra!I own one. I also own a Brick-Wall (similar in tech to Zero Surge), a Furman and a few others.
Zero Surge, Brick Wall and Surgex all provide non-mov based surge protection.
However, I have three Surgex rack mount units that also provide under/over voltage protection.
And that feature likely saved one of my systems from an admittedly unusual power condition.
Intermittent neutral was causing voltage fluctuations from 90 to 150 Vac all through the house.
The Surgex would not pass power to my TV and Bryston components at those extremes.
I called P,G &E and once I told them I measured 150 Vac they had a guy at my house within an hour at 11:30 at night. On a Sunday.
He verified 150 at the panel, went up in his bucket lift, redid all three legs at the top of the pole and I had 120 Vac.
He said had the Surgex not had under/over voltage protection there's no telling what could have caught on fire.
Plug in things are only snake oil and maybe additional protection.