Surge protection

@vair68robert

I now have almost everything in my house connected to a Tripp-Lite Ultra

You’re one of the smart ones.

but I still have the amp connected directly into the wall due to the current rating of the TLU.

Keep in mind, that TLU current rating is meant for continuous duty and short circuit protection. If your amp is pulling intermittent peaks of 30 amps or more, that stuff passes right through almost all electrical devices, as it’s considered in-rush current (why audiophiles spend hundreds and thousands of $$ on exotic wall outlets and power cables, I’ll never comprehend). Your refrigerator or washing machine might momentarily thirst for 30-40 amps of in-rush current when they switch on. Normal home circuit breakers ignore that, as does the TLU.

Furman

...another trusted manufacturer when it comes to surge protection.

Came back to find the 'Extreme Voltage' LED was lit and the unit was off. Once I reset it, all the connected equipment powered on as normal.

Glad to hear it did it's job, and probably paid for itself right then and there many times over.

Wirecutter claims the Furman is the best they tried. Where is the list?  I. see mostly cheap strips.

I traded in my Furman and got a ZeroSurge. Easy to put an audiophile outlet in it.

I purchased a couple of the PST-8 units earlier this year and they sound fine.

However, when researching them asking prices were all over map.

I purchased 2 units for around $200/shipped while some venders listed single units in the $200-$240 range.

I also use Monster HTS-2000's from way back (a sleeper in that they sound better than their higher up units of the time).

For non-HiFi stuff I use the following which are surge protection only (living in Los Angeles I surge protect everything except the toaster, the fridge and incandescent lighting).

DeKay

@yage

I've had the Furman Extreme Voltage trip happen from brown outs.  It's a good thing.