Do You Unplug Equipment During Thunderstorms?


On one hand it seems like a good idea to unplug audio equipment during thunderstorms. But on the other hand the chances of getting your house hit directly by lightning seem fairly low. Some places get more thunderstorms than others. So I am curious what other people here do. Do you unplug your audio equipment during thunderstorms?

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My system if plugged into 2 Furman surge protector power strips. I always turn off the strips when storms are present but dont bother unplugging the strips. Takes 2 secs to turn off the strips.

I had lightning strike a tree to the side of my house, it travelled across granite underground to to rebar in my foundations, jumped to internal power, ethernet and coaxial, took out every router, pc, tv, amplifier

If you’re not home then obviously not possible. So best to have plenty of protection in place (which I do).