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Surge protector

This morning we had a power surge.  First one I ever experienced.  It knocked out the sub woofer components of my GoldenEar Triton one speakers. In my ignorance I had them plugged into the wall rather than a surge protector. Soooo it blew the amplifiers in the sub woofers. It’s going to be a costly proposition: $500 for the amplifiers plus God knows how much the dealer is going to charge for coming to my house. (He’s very reluctant to do it, wants me to lug the 80 lbs speakers to the store.   
Meanwhile, I’m having to listen to bass-less  speakers for the foreseeable future.
So, the moral of the story is plug everything into a surge protector.

rvpiano
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To answer the questions:

The amp itself is not working. GoldenEar is sending a complementary re-placement.

Yes, the light on the amp flickered and went out after being plugged into the wall..

The amp is internal. Can’t take a look at the back.

I bought the Furman from Amazon. Easy return.

I’m going to plug the amps in the f…ing WALL.

Nothing has gone wrong with blown components from electricity in several decades living here. I’ll take my chances.

However, my electrician is looking into a surge protector for the electrical panel.

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