I am past the hearing acuity phase of my life so I am not expressing an opinion on SQ. But in my years of selling audio in a coastal area prone to thunderstorms I have seen plenty of so-called surge suppressors fail to protect from surges. Popular brands like Panamax and Monster in particular…the ones that rarely ever failed were from Surge-X. Recently, Audioquest has been effective. Furman is now co-owned with Panamax, but I don’t think their technology is identical.
Surge protection
My apartment recently had a serious power surge. To my horror, a few pieces of equipment were killed! Aurender was great for repairing my N100. Still waiting on the status of my Walker precision motor drive and Meridian Headphone amp.
It’s been my understanding that surge protectors degrade the sound of a high-end system. But going forward I feel I would be foolish not to put surge protectors in front of my expensive equipment.
I would appreciate any advice about what works without sound degradation,