i folks, i have a rotel set up, do you think its worthwhile to get a surge protector?
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seteven100,
Absolutely. A good line conditioner will provide surge protection as well as clean up the grunge in the power grid. You should hear and see improvement in system performance. Along with surge protection.
Many surge units come with a connected equipment guarantee.
There are a variety to choose from at many price points. Rotel makes/made a pretty good unit, the RLC-1040. That was built by APC. The equivalent APC model is the H-15. The less expensive H10 is also offered.
You can also find good conditioners on Audiogon.
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realy?
I guess it depends on where you live. A good power supply should take care of this anyway. Can you point me to an objective test of these units showing system performance increase? All tests I have seen, consumer reports etc conclude that they really don't do anything. Although those are not audiophile centered reviews.Comment
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It depends on where you live and what kind of electrical equipment you have in the home. If you are in a highly populated urban area, and/or area prone to frequent lightning storms, surge suppression may be worthwhile.Originally posted by seteven100
If you live in a private home, your best bet is to install a whole house surge suppressor, http://www.panamax.com/Products/Other/SEP-200.aspx and supplement that with small, single-outlet point-of-use protectors http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-SurgeCu.../dp/B00006BBAB to catch any internal surges, or external ones that may bypass the whole house unit.
Of course, neither of these will protect against a direct lightning strike, and the best protection during bad weather is to unplug your equipment.
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I've got all of mine on APC battery backups and I have to say the "filtering" it does, initially makes things seem different, but it actually made it much better testing everything off and on it. So I ended up with two so I could keep the amps and everything filtered.
Get a Surge at the bare minimum.Digital Audio makes me Happy.
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To have expensive equipment hooked up to a bare socket is simply not wise. They do not cost much and they condition and protect against spikes in power. Make sure you plug them into grounded sockets though or you are wasting your time with surge protection.Dan Madden :TComment
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I use Furman conditioners. I use their Elite 15 PFi and there power strip and the PST 8D for my bedroom and the components there. They do the trick pretty good and at a reasonable price at that. :T
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Hey guys:
Would you mind providing opinions/advice related to power configurations in a stereo setup that includes a hell of a lot of expensive Classe equipment?
My system will be as follows (shipping to me soon):
Classe 3200
Classe SSP600
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I've been wondering, does the given protection from such a device ever wear down from normal use?
These items seem to get more of a workload than any other piece of equipment. I know living in WA., LA., and now FL., all of these places have power outages at least once a week or more.... -
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Anyone using a Whole House Surge Suppressor ???
Do they affect sound quality vs. not using one ???
Here’s the blurb I found for the APC: “APC’s Residential Surge Suppressors are the first line of defense against damaging electrical surges and spikes that originate... -
I'm currently using a monster cable surge protector(forgot model)cost me about 80.00.I was wondering if a whole house protector would be more beneficial.I know nothing of these protectors.My sytem is plugged into the monster device right now.I have only plugged in the electrical cords.Now i haven't...
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