Surge protection is not a bad idea. However most of the damage I have seen (many years in an engineering capacity and background is BSEE) involves nearby lightning coupled via phone lines. Problem is that this is not all that easy to protect against - need rather fast acting protection. As to a power conditioner, unless you have a particularly hostile electrical environment or own particularly badly designed equipment it isn't going to help (or for that matter hurt) anything because you are protecting against something that isn't there.
Power Conditioner and Surge Protector
Hi all,
I would like to know if it's worth spending the money for a Power Conditioner or Surge Protector. There are so many different brands and prices. Does anyone have thoughts regarding these items? Does it make any improvement to your audio equiptments? Will it eliminate the hum coming out of your speakers? Does pricing and different brands make a difference?
I was looking at this model from Panamax:
Panamax M5300-PM
Is that a good conditioner? Right now I am using a cheap $ $5.00 power conditioner that I bought at HomeDepot.
Thanks for any advice!!
I would like to know if it's worth spending the money for a Power Conditioner or Surge Protector. There are so many different brands and prices. Does anyone have thoughts regarding these items? Does it make any improvement to your audio equiptments? Will it eliminate the hum coming out of your speakers? Does pricing and different brands make a difference?
I was looking at this model from Panamax:
Panamax M5300-PM
Is that a good conditioner? Right now I am using a cheap $ $5.00 power conditioner that I bought at HomeDepot.
Thanks for any advice!!