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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, 

 

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I totally agree with erik_squires and dpop .

I had my system connected to a Tripp-Lite when the neutral wire to my building broke sending 240 volts into my building , burning out 2 refrigerators , exploding light bulbs and taking out the Tripp-Lite which saved my system from any damage .

I now have almost everything in my house connected to a Tripp-Lite Ultra ,  but I still have the amp connected directly into the wall due to the current rating of the TLU.

   

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