Power amps into surge protector/Conditioner or DIRECT to wall? Final verdict?

A lot of good advice here. I absolutely believe that one must, if at all possible, address power coming into the house, and to add surge protection at the panel/sub panel. After many years of reading posts here and other places, about the Environmental Potentials surge/filter line products, and the fact that they adopted their products for residential after having a considerable market base in industrial, medical, and communications, it’s hard to refute the technical measured evidence of wave form correction, reduction of spikes, and other anomalies that the EP products solve and remediate. If they are used in the most sensitive and critical medical, computing, and yes, military, solutions, I decided that their is real value in adding a device to my AC panel to eliminate those same type of “grunge” things affecting my listening experience. I also have dedicated 20 amp lines for the stereo and home theater room, and also use PS Audio P10 for amps, and P5 for all source products. I also added the Rhodium Furtutech outlets and carbon covers. Coincidentally, I have never felt that I needed to purchase Uber expensive power cables because the system sounds great as it with the aforementioned in place. I do have a Shunyata black mamba power cable on the Aesthetix IO Signature phono stage, and regular cables everywhere else. No nasties coming through. My amps are McIntosh MC2301, and I have a compete tube vinyl source feed. I am techie at heart, and always felt measured performance criteria such as THD, IMD, spikes, etc., always affected negatively in some way, the listening experience. If the spikes alone are reduced, that is also preserving our circuits in our most critical and perhaps expensive electronics. Just my two cents. The EP 2050 is the one I am using as it serves as both a surge protector and wave form corrector, it’s an easy solution to add and has enhanced my listening pleasure.

I hooked up the Torus Tot Max today. What a great piece of gear. I had an oh so light buzz which is now gone. The unit is 50lbs and built like a tank. Plenty of space between outlets so all plug sizes work easily. Extremely snug connections. You have to take some effort to push in. 

I pkayed some Nora Jones and the background seemed a little blacker. No issues with imaging or sound changes. I basically got this unit for protection. I highly suggest Torus

I’m leaning towards a Torus RM 15. Trying to find a deal on a new one

FWIW I plug my tube integrated 50W PP amp into ExactPower EP15A. It sounds very good to my ears. Comparing to plugging into the wall, EP15A does lower the noise floor (blacker background) and voltage is rock-steady @ 120V and offers surge protection as well. Enjoy your Torus.

Tling58, you will not be sorry. The unit you are looking at looks to be real winner.