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Power strip for sequenced preamp/amp turn on and turn off?

I have both a tube preamp and power amp and religiously follow the mantra of "preamp on first, the amp on... then amp off and preamp off."  Well, yesterday, I got tripped with and reversed the sequence and swear that I have never heard 3-4 seconds of distortion ever so awful out of my speakers until the electronics settled down.  I don't think I blew a driver, but it could have had a good effect on the speakers.  

I am lead to believe that their are "power strips" or devices that you can connect one's amp and preamp to that will automatically sequence the amp and preamp turn-on and turn-off.   Can anyone head me in the right direct for such a device? 
whitestix
whitestix OP
733 posts
 
Gents,
I reconnected my amp and preamp to my power condition with the power conditioner turned off, and then powered up them up with the switch on the power conditioner and there was a gentle startup with zero noise.  One switch handles is all with no need to reach behind the rack to get to the back of the amp in the back of my rack.  It is an elegant and simple solution.  It is Occam's Razor... 
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maxwave
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APC  H 10 owner’s manual :
´´ Sequenced Turn On/Off
Ensures connected equipment is powered-up/down in the proper order and with the right amount of delay between the stages. This feature allows the user to program a delay into the sequence between 0 and 12 seconds. This delay feature eliminates transients that can affect connected components. ´´
whitestix OP
733 posts
 
That is a fine feature, thanks for the suggestion.  
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snapsc
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Which specific model are you using?
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