Surge Protectors

Sure protectors are all about limiting current, not providing a nice full flow of electrons.

Really don't know how you get to that conclusion. Most surge protectors do nothing until a surge hits. I’ve been in a couple of situations where not having my Furman in the system made the sound hazy. Probably due to the proximity of neighbors in apartment complexes.

Here in SC, there’s no way I run my gear without one.

Conditioners maybe but surge protectors not buying it. 

@erik_squires First, I'm jealous of you living in South Carolina.

Second, I realize I don't have to deal with lightning and I don't know what I would do if I did.  so I should temper my comments.

I use a PS Audio PP10.  I'm not sure if that would provide lightning protection or not....it costs as much as many amps but so long as lightning didn't kill one more often than every few years I could afford to replace it.

Jerry

.it costs as much as many amps but so long as lightning didn’t kill one more often than every few years I could afford to replace it.

Heh, that’s just it. I really don’t want to replace my amp, either because of cost or because of weight. At just over 50 lbs the idea of physically taking it to be repaired or going out to shop for a replacement is really a lot of work for me. :)

If lightning made it through my network, I’d probably lose most of my audio components. Call me lightning averse or paranoid, I know, but this is the stuff I really don't want to have to replace.

Thanks folks, I appreciate your thoughtful responses. 

Getting back to the original question, I'm wondering if our plain vanilla surge protector is limiting the amount of current from our dedicated 20 amp circuit to music system?

Another way of saying this is, do I need to buy a specially designed (rated) surge protector to get the most out of the dedicated circuit?