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To Plug Power Amps Direct in to Wall or Not ??

Hello .
I own a number of different power amps. PASS, THRESHOLD and MACs. I have dedicted rooms for each system. And no appliances are tied into the circuits I am using for my equipment.

BIG Questions??

Should you plug power amps directly into the wall or use some type of surge protection ?

Is it safe without protection on power amps even though they are pretty hardy and not sensitive like digital gear ?

I do notice better performance on the power amps plugged directly into the wall. But I am scared of the common surge , brown out or electric goes out may fry my amps.

Or am I being too much of a worry wart.

Thank you to all.
BOB
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spearfish25
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Ancient thread, but for anyone that reads this...

It's not reasonable to think any surge protector will prevent damage from a lightning strike.  A nearby lightning strike puts enough EMF in the air that you'll get current into your equipment even without the strike actually flowing through your electrical system.  Thus, you're fried regardless of your surge strip, unit, etc. 

If you do want to plug into the wall and still have some form of surge protection, install a whole house surge protector.  You should really do this anyway and it's easy.  
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