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did lightning do this?

i run a pair of totem model 1 signatures(the rest of my system is posted). we just had a pretty intense lightning in the oakland, ca area, and like a dummy i didn't unplug anything. after a near strike, my speakers fizzed, and i imedietely shut everything down. when i turned things back on, all i was getting from my speakers was a tizzy small sound. i figured it was my amp since i've had problems with it shorting in the past. but when i switched it out with an older amp that i used to use, the problem remained. finally, i broght in an old pair of boston acoustics that i had in storage, and they worked fine. so my question is are the totem's fried? i wouldn't figure that a pair of speakers could fry like like this. maybe 1, but both of them. or is there something im possibly missing that needs to be done here. please help because i really like these totem's and i haven't had them that long...

thanks for your help.
sberger

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audiofankj
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What timing... lightning actually struck near/both my neighbors and my house on Monday evening as a storm rolled through... It blew out two of my TV's, caller id boxes, my wireless router, the sprinkler (lawn irrigation) system. The cable from the box at the street that is the drop to my house was toasted, literally. The cable guy showed me the inside of the coax and it looked like someone put graphite powder in it... he said definately at least a direct arc if not more of a direct hit... the stereo was spared and all else is fine... I feel it could have been worse - knowing my neighbor had their alarm system fried, lost a furnace, plasma TV, and garage door opener... oh and thier wireless router too.

Lightning does do odd things. I used to do computer consulting in college and everyone thinks a surge protector on electronics makes you safe. It does help when the local grid goes down and back up and such... but almost nothing will withstand a direct lightning strike... then again - really well and properly grounded will channel it... however if it decides to strike through the power outlet everything is plugged into - my bets are not on the surge protector...

Hope the repairs are quick and painless for you!
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