Shunyata Venon V16 or Furman Elite 20pfi

@frank009 Thank you for the thoughtful, detailed response! I do have my power amp (5 channel Earthquake Cinenova Grande) plugged directly into the wall. That has never been plugged into a conditioner. It’s the only piece in my rig that isn’t plugged into the Furman.

My problem is extremely tight and limited space. So I only have room for the 1 conditioner which is why the Furman and now the V16 are perfect with the number of outlets…behind my system is just really inaccessible. I had someone come in and organize my wires as best as could be. It was truly spagghettiville! He did the best he could and it’s much cleaner than it was. I almost wish I could start over from scratch as upgrading components over the years got away from me and it became unmanageable…so I don’t have space or bandwidth to tweak back there.

@xmbw4 Appreciate the reply! Yes I just got the V16 yesterday but haven’t unpacked it yet. I did speak with someone at MD and he said all Shunyata’s offer protection with the V16 offering “Carling Electromagnetic breaker”, no idea what that is but I’m comfortable with that😂.

I read pretty unanimously in my research that V16 bests Elite 20PFi in sound improvements. I’m also comfy with that. I was just concerned that V16 offered no surge protection. I have no doubt that lightning no matter what protection you have, would make it through. I don’t expect any protectors to do miracle work.

I know - 4 outlets only! 

Bantam PP18004A Data Sheet | Bantam Clean Power

To get around that, use something like this: Amazon.com: 4 Way Power Cord Splitter Cable-3 Prong 1 to 4 Extension Cord-Outlet Saver-Elecan Male to Female Y Splitter Power Extension Cable Strip–UL Certified SJTW 16 Gauge 13 A/125 V–1.5 Feet Black : Tools & Home Improvement

or Amazon.com: 1FT 12/3 Extension Cord Heavy Duty Black 3-Outlet Indoor/Outdoor SJTW Lighted 12-Gauge Grounded Power Cable,12AWG 15 Amp, 1875 Watts，UL Listed，Safety : Tools & Home Improvement 

I think you get the idea. If the cables and the conditioner are hidden from view, then they won’t be much of  a bother anyway. No need to unplug anything. Set and forget kind of thing. 1800 watts is plenty for most - 15A

We used them in industrial factories where extreme quality control standards were tightly regulated. Never had one fail !  Just keeps working around the clock, with an in-built circuit breaker that safely and gracefully cuts power to your electronics, then feeds it back rather than shunting it all to ground  in the event of a lightning strike. That's right, turns it in to usable electricity. I’ve actually seen them work this way in real time, and with my own system. Truly fascinating right? 

Oh, and try to keep the cables as short as possible if you can - just keeps things neater and less electrical resistance is never a bad thing for audio equipment on a grid.

Thanks again @frank009! But a 13a 16 gauge going 4 ways? Doesn’t seem like that would be beefy enough to handle all that current?

Im also looking into the ferrite cores but the ones I see on Amazon don’t seem big enough. All of my power cords are aftermarket from Shunyata and DH Labs. They are all 10gauge and larger. What size ferrite cores would fit?

It may be too late, but take a look at the furman reference series which absolutely outclasses the Elite series.  Theyre expensive, but can be found, used on ebay.  Easier version (the Ref 15 and Ref 20) are essentially the same as the new Ref 15i and Ref 20i).