Shunyata Venon V16 or Furman Elite 20pfi

Well, I bought my Furman Reference 15 for about $400 used and have seen others price for under $1,000 over the last 6 months or so. You just have to be patient and not be willing to settle for something that doesn't do what you needed to do. The reference series is designed to be used with audiophile equipment, it has current reserves, balanced outputs, surge protection among other features that make it the right choice for resolving system.  My philosophy is that when building a system it's important to understand your needs and don't get distracted by half solutions that you'll eventually have to replace. Ultimately, you end up spending more money and not getting what you need.

@jrareform 

Don't just listen to (other) people's opinions on these things!!  

You forgot to add “other”, as in just me and mine.

Thankfully I was assured that all Shunyata units have surge protection. 

The electromagnetic breaker will not function as a surge protector. It will flip if there is a current surge, but not if there is a voltage spike which is what surge protectors do.

Thanks @zlone. I do have a whole surge protector and my rig is on a dedicated 20A line. I was told that all Shunyata conditioners offer surge protection. No further details and I didn’t ask. I guess at this point I’m comfortable enough to keep the V16. I have not yet installed it as I am waiting on my power cord for it (it doesn’t come with one). I ordered the Magic Power 20A cord from Frank at Signal Cable. Soon as I get it it I’m going to switch from the Furman to V16.

Good to know that surge protection is included. Please follow up once the unit has settled in and let us know how it compares to the Furman.