Only one amp blew. I didn’t plug the other one in.
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.
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@erik_squires & all 1. Most of power strips with surge protection under Trip Lite, Furman brands referred here has EMI/RFI filters built in. If one wants to protect the amplifiers without adverse impact from the filters, what brand / model do you recommend? 2. Based on my knowledge, all the UPS in the markets disregard the types (standby, online, line-interactive) have AC->DC and DC->AC double conversions which gives you 'dirty' power supply. Aren't you concerned at all getting the poor quality power supply by plugging your hi-fi gears into it, I wonder? Is there audiophile grade UPS out there?
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OP: I’m sorry to ask, but any chance you could get a plug in AC tester like this one from Kaiweets or this one from Klein? Something is very wonky. Test your outlet and test the resulting V at the Furman as well. Of course, if you have a multimeter and know how to use it you should, but these will test the hot, neutral and the Kaiweets will even measure the N to G voltage. PS - Those are direct links, not associate links. |
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