flipone Posted November 21, 2001 Share Posted November 21, 2001 I was jsut wondering what in the consenses of power strips? I am up grading my sytem and am look to add a good quality power strip to protect every thing?? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Favog Posted November 22, 2001 Share Posted November 22, 2001 If your not willing to get one of those units that will sit in your cabinet like your other equipment (these are usually power strip/AC line conditioners) then you may want to look at say a Monster Cable HTS1000. It will protect everything to a point. The higher the 'jewel' rating the more protection there is. http://www.monstercable.com/power/index.html I was able to pick up an HTS5000 for $360 from ebay where MSRP is $600. ------------------ Tom KLF-20 Mahogany (Cornell Hotwired) McIntosh C33 Preamp McIntosh MVP-841 CD/DVD Rotel RB-1080 Amp Yamaha PF-800 Turntable/ Sure V15 Type V Cartridge Ortofon VMS-30 mkII Cartridge Stanton 999SS Cartridge Yamaha K-1020 Cassette dbx 1231 EQ H.H. Scott 830z Analyzer Monster Interlink 400mk II Monster Interlink 300mk II Monster Video 2 (DVD to TV) Studio Tech U-48RW Cabinet Monster Power HTS-5000 Power Conditioner/Surge Protector Original 12ga. Monster Cable Enough empty boxes for a fire hazard! This message has been edited by tblasing on 11-22-2001 at 12:01 AM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted November 22, 2001 Share Posted November 22, 2001 A good quality surge protector with Electromagnetic Interference and Radio Frequency Interference (EMI and RFI) filters is not too expensive and a very good idea for any electronic component. For a little more money, a low power Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) will also offer those same features along with a battery back up to smooth out power fluctuations. These are just a start. One can get just as crazy about incoming power conditioning as any other aspect of audio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
space_cowboy Posted November 29, 2001 Share Posted November 29, 2001 Also check out the products by Panamax, they seem to be good. I use the MAX 8 Coax and it has decent specs. If you go with Panamax, let me know; I found a place where most of their stuff is about half the MSRP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Garrison Posted November 29, 2001 Share Posted November 29, 2001 I'd also suggest taking a serious look at this: http://www.psaudio.com/products/juicebar.asp ------------------ Music is art Audio is engineering Ray's Music System Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougdrake2 Posted November 29, 2001 Share Posted November 29, 2001 Ray - I looked at the Juicebar, but saw no mention of it affording any surge protection. Did I miss it? Also, I;m curious about their claim of "star wiring" reducing the "contamination" of the nearby outlets. "The difference in performance is both measurable and dramatic when a star wiring method is employed." http://www.psaudio.com/products/moreinfo.asp If the outlets are all hooked back to the same AC input point, they are all hooked together anyway, aren't they, but just a few inches further apart. Does that serve to reduce contamination??? Doug ------------------ My System Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audio Flynn Posted November 30, 2001 Share Posted November 30, 2001 The PS Audio product line is very impressive, but I cannot afford their equipment at this time. There was a comment somewhere I cannot remember where somone used a high value computer surge protector from "Sola" for audio with some success. I used equipment from this company in a very old building to provide clean power to a CAD system in 1985 and never had a problem. I think this may be an interesting less expensive alternative to investigate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyKlipschFan Posted November 30, 2001 Share Posted November 30, 2001 APC or American Power Conversion, protects my sensitive computer gear as well as servers etc., etc., etc., at work. I think the quality of their products speaks for themselves, so I use them for home audio too. Just my 2 cents, and no I do not work for or get any comissions. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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