Basic surge protection with some noise filtering without strangling the amplifier?


I’m looking to get a basic multi-outlet surge protector that has some basic noise filtering and that has at least a few outlets for high-voltage equipment (amp in my case) that will not kill the sound of the amp.

Do those of you with practical experience and/or technical know-how think that that the Furman Elite -15 PF i fits this description?  (From its own write-up, it does.) Are there other devices in roughly the same price range (<$1k), that I should consider?

The amps in question are a JRDG 625 V2 and a CODA CSib.

For one data point of comparison, I tried plugging the 625 V2 into a Torus RM-20 and while the sound floor did seem improved (from already very quiet to even blacker), the sound quality immediately suffered a lack of vitality and dynamism. So, the amp is not connected that way any more.  The other upstream components (pre-amp, Roon Nucleus One, streamer & DAC) do seem to like the Torus though. 

kirkwallace

@kirkwallace if you can find a good deal on a used Shunyata MPC-12C or something similar that has the outlets you'd need, I'd jump on it in a heartbeat.  I had the good fortune of running across one for $650 on a similar site to this.  I have not been able to plug my amp back into the wall.  Everything goes into it.  Great for multi use scenarios where video is involved as well.  20 amp connection.  If you can afford to get a nice used one with the furman and compare and sell the other or return, may behoove you.  The used market can give us some amazing deals sometimes!  That thing, to my ears, sounds almost as refined as the gemini-8.

I'm not sure exactly why the Shunyata gear has been so invaluable to my system.  I don't have time to suss out all the gremlins possible and have made some notes for my next build regarding wiring to hopefully address some issues I've had.  But in my treated area especially, there's no question it's a huge difference feeding my gear into the Shunyata Gemini or MPC-12 vs a normal surge protector or outlet or even into something that says it's a power conditioner but costs like 100 bucks.  It's not even close

jrareform’s avatar

I bought the Furman 2400 AR based upon @erik_squires excellent advice, but the AR’s don’t have high voltage output, so amp is plugged directly into the wall. 
Erik, you have both an AR & the 15i. Are you daisy chaining them?

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