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Power Conditioners?

From Jim McCalister,
New to Audiogon, and looking to find a suitable power conditioner to replace my Monsterpower HTPS 7000 MKII. Unfortunately, it self ignited ending an evening of music and local beers with a few of my mates. What a waste of beer! No warrantee any more, so I'm looking to find more reliable noise control and spike protection. I live near a processing plant in the countryside, so spikes occur often. I suspect that the Monster unit eventually wore itself out as a result, so I don't want to replace the Monster unit with another, as my confidence is shaken a bit.... but they are somewhat cheap! I see Richard Gray, MIT and APC out there a lot, but few people I know are that familiar with any. Any suggestions for a green lad from New Zealand?
jmcallistair
sugarbrie
3,854 posts
 
You need surge protection more than conditioning.
Not all conditioners have surge protection.

If your problem is that bad, look into whole house surge protection. They cost $200 to $250. Protect everything in your house with one device. It goes with the AC panel where the power comes into the house. APC, Leviton, and many others make them. Then get the conditioner that makes your system sound the best regardless.
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wader1971
77 posts
 
Do anyone know where Furman Sound products are made? I am aware that BrickWall is made in USA! Torus Power is way out of my price league and I don't even know where they are made....
tap_in
1 posts
 
Furman, I believe, is based in Petaluma, California. I'm not sure if their products are made there or elsewhere.

I've purchased a few of their products from sweetwater.com and haven't had any problems.
wader1971
77 posts
 
Furman are designed in USA, however, they are assembled in China. SurgeX and Brickwall are designed and built in USA - I ordered the SA-1810 and the SA-82 for my set up, was looking at the SX-1115RT, but that is more geared for Professional/Broadcasting/Music Studio - my is simply a small home theatre set up - CHeers,

Wader
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