Power conditioner/Surge Protection

Over the past 20 odd years I've used Monster,Furman & finally settled on APC..IMO they have much less of an impact on amplifier headroom than either one from the previous mentioned...

Furman is a well known name, highly regarded by many. My go to is Shunyata and Isotech… I highly recommend these. I have extensive experience with Monster, I would not recommend anything from them. They seem to be a marketing company with products frequently lacking in basic performance (their wires) and unreliable / unrepairable power protection and conditioning.

Based on the testing done by Wirecutter, if you want surge protection Furman is the right choice.  They make dozens of products however so you want to make sure you have the top of the line surge protection which is SMP/LiFT and EVS.

Some of the cheaper strips from Furman do not include these features.

After that I trust my gear to APC for my PC and Tripp Lite for everything else.

Have used a Furman since mid 90’s,  always on the ball. 
I have 2 now, 1 up & 1 down. 
ove themshutoff for under and over current,  

aybe someday I’ll get a better model,  for now , they are workhorses. 

At least in my system, the Furman PST-8D Power Conditioner had a negative effect on sound quality.

My initial impression was that plugging my system into the Furman made music sound calmer. After several more minutes of listening, it seemed like the Furman was taking some life out of the music in comparison to both the cheap computer surge protector and the AQ Niagara. The muted dynamics and overall flatness of the sound wasn’t nearly as dramatic as with the Topaz Ultra-Isolator in place, but it was noticeable especially in comparison to when my system was plugged into both the cheap computer surge protector and the AQ Niagara 1200.

I ended up with an Audioquest Niagara 1200 with an Audioquest Blizzard power cables (after also trying a basic $15 Tripp-Lite Heavy Duty power cable and an Audioquest NRG-Z3 power cable).