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Surge protector

This morning we had a power surge.  First one I ever experienced.  It knocked out the sub woofer components of my GoldenEar Triton one speakers. In my ignorance I had them plugged into the wall rather than a surge protector. Soooo it blew the amplifiers in the sub woofers. It’s going to be a costly proposition: $500 for the amplifiers plus God knows how much the dealer is going to charge for coming to my house. (He’s very reluctant to do it, wants me to lug the 80 lbs speakers to the store.   
Meanwhile, I’m having to listen to bass-less  speakers for the foreseeable future.
So, the moral of the story is plug everything into a surge protector.

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dinov's avatar
dinov
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I use a whole home surge protector,Siemens. They are relatively easy to install at the breaker box and around $200. Also good power conditioners offer a level of surge protection as well.

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carlsbad2
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How did you diagnose the power surge? you don't seen to be a tech guy (not criticizing).  

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frankmc195
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I use Furman on all of my stereo equipment which makes me feel as comfortable as I can. Plugging equipment directly into the wall is a disaster waiting to happen and a very expensive one too I might add.

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akg_ca
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Consider hiring a licenced electrician to install a whole-house surge protector unit into your electrical panel itself. 
Far superior solution and problem solved. 

vinylshadow
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@immatthewj What does switching off the breakers do. Don't you want them on so they offer protection by tripping?

If you switch them off, don't you lose their protection and allow current to flow through without impediment? 

MOV's should be avoided with stereo equipment. They clip/limit full transient peaks. I sold my Richard Gray because of MOV's. 

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