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Surge Protection for ARC Tube Amps

I have to admit the more I read about power conditioning, the more confused I get. I am looking for a recommendation on protecting my Audio Research Reference 110 from power surges, and my speakers which are of course cabled to the amp. I had an incident last summer which might have been related to a surge, perhaps from lightning in the area. I have a PS Audio Premier Regenerator for other components, which is said to provide surge protection. But the PS Audio unit doesn't seem to like being connected to the amp -- it becomes very hot when I do that. So....at the moment I just have the amp plugged into the wall, perhaps not the best idea. Anyone have any suggestions how to handle this?
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kennythekey
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Scott,
I just picked up on this thread, and was wondering how you made out? I'm in the same place with my power amp, so Tom's power company recommendation sounds like a winner.
l was going to have an electrician install a whole-house surge protector such as the Eaton CHSPT2ULTRA or SquareD HEPD80. The negative, is that these self destruct by design when doing their job, so the power company solution sounds like a better alternative.
I don't know anything about these transorb devices, so I'm wondering if they are isolation transformers or similar to the Eaton and SquareD?
Kenny
jafant
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psickerson
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Duke Energy Progress is our local power company. They have a disclaimer on the website that says the whole house protector does not safe guard electronic equipment such as computer.  They sell power strips to protect those.    Seems there is no single answer but a combination and then we are back to where we started  with the power impact on the amp.
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