Well I won’t touch the fuse debate, although I do use HiFi Tuning fuses and some other cheaper Chinese ones, just for the hell of it.
Here however is my solution to lightening and those fast on and off brown outs we get here in Florida, the lightening capital.
A full house surge protector installed by the power company in the meter. Yes there is a monthly fee, but consider it a music subscription.
All systems plugged into a BrickWall surge protector, they also reduced EMI a lot.
Then after all this, I found that the quick off and on brown outs were messing with the microprocessors in my units, like the preamp and processor.
So I found this little bugger that solved that problem, a portable GFI that shuts everything off once it looses power. It trips so fast nothing gets back through.I know you all may think it’s not audiophile quality, but I have never had any audiophile grade outlet with a tighter grip. The first time I tried to remove the plug from it, I thought it was locked in there somehow.
It works great and I hear no negative effects. It’s made by Yellow Jacket,I got it off Amazon, there is a yellow one and a black which I have. I would post a picture but that seems too difficult on this site.It’s just one more layer of protection that makes me feel comfortable leaving the house with all my expensive stuff plugged in knowing that the only thing to worry about is a direct lightning hit, which nothing can save you from.