School me on surge suppression/power conditioning

Furman and panamax have been great for me if your looking budget. I have used the it 20 I but there price is high.have been through many power outages and survived.a sometimes you can find a sale on ebay or Amazon or openbox on crutchfield. Good luck and enjoy the hunt.power surge protector are a must.

Power products can be risky. You never know what's going to happen until you plug them into your system and listen for yourself. The differences you hear can be big, small or nothing. And if there are differences, they're not always improvements. I would call The Cable Company. They specialize in keeping demo units of everything they sell. They'll send you a box with 4 or 5 options to try. Then you know for certain. 2 people can have very different experiences with the same exact product. 

052rc, thats interesting, I'll look into it. Im looking for protection for my budget equipment not looking for improvement in sound unless it just happens. Im a heavy diesel mechanic (10 years)after spending almost 10 years in a body shop, so my ears are definitely not what they used to be.

What about buying used off ebay? Ive got my eye on a few different surgeX products 

Here's my thoughts after 50+ yrs as an audio enthusiast, SoundStage! reviewer, and shop owner. Before dumping $$$ into a power conditioner, you should determine whether you even need one as good ones are expensive.  Get yourself a meter which measures line noise. A Trifield EM100 meter ($170USD) does a good job.Go around your house and take readings. If your readings are below 50 mV, you're good and don't need a conditioner.  First, if you own your place, have a dedicated line installed. Then take a reading on that line. If the readings are still in the hundreds you have some options. In the past, I've had some PLCs in my system, but they never stayed too long, especially if I went with a dedicated line.  My adopted kids were ADHD and asthmatic.  Some research indicated dirty electricity might a contributing factor, so I bought some plug-jn G-S filters  from Stetzerelectric.com.  The current cost is $40 ea.  I bought 8 for my 300 sq-ft home.  After experimenting with placement, the reading I am was getting were n the 9-20 mV on the EM100 meter., usually in single digits in the dedicated line.  Way cheaper than a decent PLC. I can hear no adverse effects of using them.  Another benefit of the G-S filters is they can quash appliance transients running through your home's mains. Of course, YRMV. but I'm pretty sold on the G-S filters and have been using them for years.