Audiophile Surge Suppressor (and nothing else)


Are there any audiophile level surge suppressors that do not add any conditioning or filtering? A fancy power strip with quality outlets, wiring and a non-captive cord, maybe metal for shielding. Thoughts?

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Don’t think you wish to be in Florida for this next one, It’s going to be a bad one.

 

True, though Helene’s swath of destruction and power outages that reached far inland.

For sure though, we are now talking the type of damage a surge protector won't help you with.   :D  Still, 99% of the surges that fry computers and stereos are not nearly this severe.

@oldelectricalinspctor  Thanks for the warm welcome.  I find that other hobbies such as watchmaking and speaker making take my personal time away from general audiophilia, but I'll pop in from time to time where I can help.

Are there any audiophile level surge suppressors that do not add any conditioning or filtering?

The best surge suppressors are low pass filters.  The low pass filters slow down the surge to give the surge suppression gear time to respond, so no, not really easy to do one and not the other.  Based on the Wirecutter articles I often quote and others, all the best surge protectors (in terms of let through voltage) include filtering.

Whole house surge protectors are important, but the let through/clamping voltage is significantly higher than a good surge protector.  I wrote about it in too much detail here.  I've been in the cross hairs of 3 different hurricanes this year and suffered power issues each time, so my sensitivity to risk is a lot higher for me than many readers here.