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

Stanley  ,  I've read a few 
a big deal is   no piggie 
back surge protection Stay clear of it .   witch means first plug is the Best then get worse down the line.    Stay away from that style    The people in here mostly have that  one     PS Audio   most likely thay do mid fi.  jump back  1   

I recently had an Integrated Amp fail and it occurred to me that it was the only component in my 2.1 audio system that didn’t have any surge suppression. I've always kept it plugged directly into the wall outlet since I experienced slight sound degradation (bass & dynamics) when plugged into various line filters/surge suppressors. Wanting better equipment protection, I looked into available protection methods and decided that a good series-mode surge suppressor was more than up to the task. After reading numerous reviews, I decided to give the Zero Surge 8R15W a try. Very nice people to deal with and their discount for military personnel and veterans made for an easy decision.

I received the unit and installed it in my system. Am happy to report that there was no degradation in sound quality when the Integrated Amp was plugged into the Zero Surge suppressor versus plugging directly into the wall outlet. I then decided to also plug the subwoofer into the Zero Surge and found no measurable (SPL) difference in sub performance. At that point, I sat down and listened to various recordings and noticed that the sound seemed to be smoother and better integrated. Perhaps having a common ground point and power feed for all the components is responsible for the improvement. Also knowing that everything is well protected is comforting.

 

for all front end equipment I use a Core Power 1800, expecting a Deep Core any day

Amp was also plugged in, but loses a good bit of speed, so direct to wall, which is a 20 amp dedicated line

Tweak1...if you mean EquiCore 1800, then +1.
I'm using the same power setup and experiencing a very low noise floor.

I have my Gryphon Colosseum running into an AudioQuest Niagara 5000 and I’m happy with how it sounds. I hope it gives my gear some protection from lightning strikes. When I’m home, I still unplug everything when the weather app on my iPhone says there was a lightning strike nearby. Thank goodness for weather radar systems. 

I had a Tesla Powerwall installed in my mom’s house as a battery backup system. About $8k. She loses power out in the suburbs quite regularly when a power line goes down somewhere. One battery can give two days of power, depending on draw. 

You can’t put the battery in a living space and it weighs about 500lbs, if I recall correctly. It can go outside. I suppose it would be cool to have it power a stereo and with a couple of batteries and solar, you could live off grid.