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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.

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ozzy
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A couple of years ago we had a power surge from a storm. Everything that was plugged into a AQ Niagara conditioner(s) were fine. However, 2 rear JL subs were plugged directly into the wall was damaged. BTW, the front JL subs that were plugged into a Niagara 1200 were unharmed.

So, today all of my equipment, including all 4 subs are plugged into Niagara power conditioner.

BTW, I do have a whole house surge protector, but they do not protect against high/low voltage.

ozzy

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