turning my system on during lightning storms


Does anybody do this

I've been listening to my system sparingly as we've had a large amount of lightning storms and find myself turning the system off quite often at the first sound of a storm approaching

Does surge protection really help ??
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I have Monster Power Surge Protectors on both the HT system and Stereo system. So they apparently do not protect the earth ground. But Monster Power made good on the damages- no fuss. Other items, such as PC with 3 prong plug took a hit with basic surge protection and our electric blanket (3 prong) but the TV's were ok- two prong plugs.
Tonywins - I have to fine my receipt and save it. There was warranty as well but I did not treat it seriously. Thanks for the info.
I live in a highrise 40 story building.

I am wondering since there is probably a lightning rod on top of the building - that is probably okay. My concern however is cable TV (but that is an underground system) - perhaps that could bring lighting to the system?
Picking this thread up late, but still very relevant discussion. I thought my "high quality" AC line surge protector would do the job, but I'm glad I read the posts. Emailists is right about cable TV lines. My area is served by Comcast and I'm pretty sure the cable is above ground. I guess the problem is that a lightning strike could work its way through the cable, into my TV, and then into my preamp, into the amp to ground!! Yikes, the best line surge protector in the world won't help me in the event that scenario occurred.

Aren't there surge protectors out there that can also protect above ground cable TV inputs? And BTW, if a lightning strike came in through cable, a PurePower AC regenerator will not help!!

If I understand the science correctly, then the best advice is to disconnect the AC mains and TV cable, if the latter is from an above ground network. Does the forum concur?
I was in Palm Springs CA. a few summers ago doing some house sitting. A rare summer storm blew thru. At least 3 or 4 lightning strikes within a couple blocks. It rained like no tomorrow for about 2 hours.....than on to hot and humid

The damage?

The MODEM on the computer was dead.

Everything else was OK.