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Surge protector

This morning we had a power surge.  First one I ever experienced.  It knocked out the sub woofer components of my GoldenEar Triton one speakers. In my ignorance I had them plugged into the wall rather than a surge protector. Soooo it blew the amplifiers in the sub woofers. It’s going to be a costly proposition: $500 for the amplifiers plus God knows how much the dealer is going to charge for coming to my house. (He’s very reluctant to do it, wants me to lug the 80 lbs speakers to the store.   
Meanwhile, I’m having to listen to bass-less  speakers for the foreseeable future.
So, the moral of the story is plug everything into a surge protector.

rvpiano

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jwillox
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Hi, 

as I read the responses here and your original post, it seems clear you should have a protected outlet at each speaker  

An inexpensive product with an equipment warranty would be the Pro series fromAPC  one for each speaker total of around $60 or less  

if your house wiring is correct, and you have a surge, the units *clamp* the voltage, fail the unit in off mode. replace with another or send unit in toAPC for replacement  

message me if you need more detail, or would even like a call to clarify. 
hope your repair goes smoothly!

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