Get specific with your insurance carrier. List all your gear with pricing. Get an agreement to replace it. Develop a relationship with a solid dealer who can work with the insurance company directly to settle any claim. It is the only real protection you can have. Lightning can get past almost any protective scheme and poor quality power is now becomming a norm in many areas. Moreover, with gear changing every year and companies comming and going, only a good dealer can help with replacement value. You need to be prepared for the worst so when it happens, you can mimimize the bummer.
Lightning Protection / Brown Power?
I am new to 'better audio' but am learning fast. But one thing is bothering me, esp coming from an IT background where UPSs are required.
I understand clean power is a must and makes a big difference, even the cord.
I understand many of you use (and I recently purchased) audiograde Line Conditioners.
I understand common, even good full sine wave UPSs are not good enough for audio.
What I do not understand is
a) what you all do to protect $10K +++ of equipment from lightning surges and
b) temporary voltage dips, which cant be good for expensive equipment
or if
c) a line conditioner does all this
or if
d) the $2K line conditioner is just sacrificed in such a case
I understand clean power is a must and makes a big difference, even the cord.
I understand many of you use (and I recently purchased) audiograde Line Conditioners.
I understand common, even good full sine wave UPSs are not good enough for audio.
What I do not understand is
a) what you all do to protect $10K +++ of equipment from lightning surges and
b) temporary voltage dips, which cant be good for expensive equipment
or if
c) a line conditioner does all this
or if
d) the $2K line conditioner is just sacrificed in such a case
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