An Audio Power Industries Power Wedge 116 has served me quite well for some time now and would get my personal reccommendation. You should be able to find used units within your price range (as I did). I've contacted API a couple of times with questions and they wer friendly and informative discussions. I have been informed that a possible option, if one simply needs surge protection is to have an electrician install (and I forget the technical name) some type of a surge 'clamp' directly at the fuse box. This would curtail the need to run your equipment through another step in the audio chain and might be the best solution...if it works. I have not heard feedback from anyone who has done this and do not know if it is as effective as traditional MOV based surge protection, but it's probably worth looking into.
Best power conditioner for 300.00
I have a dedicated 20 amp circuit run to a hospital grade outlet for my system. ( Electronics are Krell and Speakers are Dynaudio ) I love the sound but I like to leave the system on and I am a little worried about spikes or surges. So I would like to put something between the outlet and my electronis. I don't feel the need to go crazy because the power is very clean as is. As long as I am going to get surge protection I might as well get a little conditioning. I have looked at Chang Lightspeed , Audio Power, and Tice. I would appreciate any feedback. Thanks in advance- Brett