Good or Best Surge Protector
Hi, I am moving to an area in rural Colorado where lightning strikes are prevalent and the power company not the most reliable. I have a pretty nice system that I want to protect from lightning strikes or power surges from the power company. My system is: Rockport Avior II speakers, Audio Research REF 160S amp, Audio Research REF 10 Preamp and Phono Stage, Aurender W20 SE, Ayre DAC, Galibier turntable with Kuzma 11 point arm and Van Den Hul cartridge and 2 REL G1 subs. I don't know a lot about power so was wondering if anyone knew of a good power surge protector --for example, are the furman protectors any good or are they junk? Thank you in advance for your help and advice.
Worth noting the let-through voltage of RG's whole house surge suppressor is comparable to that of most others, around ~ 400 volts, while Zerosurge, Furman and others have significantly lower for their strips and conditioners. The point is that having multiple layers of surge protection is essential. |
No, don’t even bother with Furman junk. Try this...Keep your things safe and thank me later for the sonic benefit as well (an added bonus). https://power-holdings-inc.com/Keces-IQRP-1500-Balanced-Isolated-Power-Conditioner-p137036186
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I have a Shunyata Hydra 6, and it didn't do enough. A surge fried my amp and my speakers. It's an excellent power line conditioner, but not robust enough as a surge protector.
What was recommended to me, and I now use, is a Zero Surge surge protector. That's all the company does. They're used inside some high end power conditioners and generators, but you can use them in tandem with existing power line conditioners without loss of sound quality. I now plug the Hydra into the Zero Surgem |
