Surge protector/conditioner for vintage system

Great article--thank you!

Just buy a whole house surge protector and have an electrician install it for you, and then forget about it.

Just buy a whole house surge protector and have an electrician install it for you, and then forget about it.

Hey @wspohn - As the National Electric Code and whole house surge protector makers say, a whole house surge protector is not meant to replace point of use (i.e. surge protectors/strips) devices.

In particular, the whole house units have much higher let-through voltages than a good plug in surge strip from Furman or TrippLite.

The whole house units are there to prevent fires, and try to improve the longevity of hard wired devices.

They all recommend a belt AND suspenders approach.

Of course, your level of concern may vary by state.  Living in SC and having survived several nearby lightning strikes that took out cellular and Internet infrastructure I'm absolutely paranoid about surge protection.  🤣

Also, I'm poor so I shudder to think of having to replace my integrated amp or DAC.

I'm using a balanced power conditioner with surge protection. As far as I know, the different brands available due not limit current. They are not regenerators but they separate the hot, neutral and ground to remove incoming noise.