Surge protection for amps?

@westom shows up again and talks bs about numbers and circuits he doesn’t understand. I think this time he’s switching current and volts.

MOV’s / Shunt type surge protectors are most cost effective at the panels. Noise dampening can also do a lot at the panel itself. I would not rely on this alone for precious audio equipment due to ability of a strike to induce voltage in the lines. A series mode whole-house protector at the service would be huge and expensive.

Series mode protection is best near the devices themselves, and it does not degrade and there is no current flow by design.

When I had access to my service panel I used this kind of dual approach myself. Given a choice of only one, I'd go with the series mode approach.

Best,

E

Furman's are great, and inexpensive. SurgeX are good and pricey! :)

I have two Furman's, one with LiFT and one without, and I can tell the difference. LiFT works.

One side effect of all these series protectors: they are low-pass noise filters with a -3dB point around 3kHz. That's really awesome considering most strips don't / can't work until 100kHz or so.

Best,

E

I would.  :)

Actually try this.  Plug your amps in. A week from now, plug then back directly into the wall. 

Best,

E

Funny, SurgeX and Brick Wall are both series mode conditioners. :) Good stuff. Very serious lightning protection.

I used to own Parasound amps too. My entire system sounded better when using a Furman with LiFT and SMP (their name for the same series tech). Highly recommended.