Surge protection, no filtering, no regen please...

I have amp plug into wall direct now and I don't have plan for dediciated line for now due to my house situation.

I'm just worried about lightning etc. so I want protection... but I want nothing more added to my system...

Hi! I always felt the same way you do. A change in sound is not necessarily an improvement. My only concern has been surge protection. Sudden transients in the power line are a reality. I have 20 amp dedicated lines for isloation and quietness. But for surges have used Brickwall filters from Price Wheeler Corp. I use 3 of the 20 amp: one each on the mono power amps and one on the transport and DAC. I have never had a problem in 20 years. They do not current limit current, they divert any noise to neutral, not to ground, and do not use sacrificial components such as cheap MOV's. They are also silent and inexpensive. Their website is very comprehensive and they sell direct. I hope this helps.

Hi, this may be what you are searching for
BlackNoise Energy Distributors

Looks well made, but, as usual, not clear on the method of surge protection which Chutt is mainly interested in. If MOV,s, no matter how costly and what implementation is used, they eventually fail, and you never know when! Also, looks overpriced compared to what I suggested above.

Frankly, you probably won't be able to buy anything that will protect you from lightning. There is do much energy in one bolt that there isn't much you can do about it.

Look at it this way, the average lightning bolt has enough energy to lift the Titanic out of the water. Given that happens in less than a second, you have an idea of what you are up against.

I suggest you pick a power conditioner which sounds better than just straight from the wall. When there is a danger of lightning, just unplug every thing.