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If you're going to get a surge protector, get a good one. And by htta I don't mean spending a king's ransom for a Monster (although they sure look cool.

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I'll bring out the Penny Arcade cartoon again...


Bren R.

An AC regenerator (AC->DC->AC) will run you in the neighborhood of $600 on upward, if I'm not mistaken.

After a quick Google search, this company makes what looks to be, some pretty nice stuff. I’d lean toward the pro-audio lines, over consumer.

I’m link posting challenged, but you can cut and past these. Link to their UPS http://www.furmansound.com/products/pro/ups/sb_1000.php

Link to a conditioner http://www.furmansound.com/products/pro/pwr_cond_seq/cond/pfpro.php

I have no idea what they cost, but suspect they aren’t cheap, but neither are new amps, DVD players and other electronic devises in a HT. This will at least give you an idea of what I’m talking about. They have numerous options. I did not see a combination conditioner / UPS. Looks like you’d have to buy both if you want the battery back up.

Regards……..mike

I've got Furman PL-8 and PM-8s (one has lights, one doesn't)... they're both around $200CDN or so, and a much better investment than a $125 Monster glorified power bar.

They're in road racks - you never know what you'll get for power on site. Easier to condition your power than to install hum buckers all over the place.

For home video, it might be overkill, you're not running triax or multistrand through cable trays chock full of other signal and AC bearing wiring, but isn't that part of HT culture? Going way too far?

Bren R.

Not to knock Furman, as I am unaware of the quality of their products, but they were sued by one of series-mode companies who holds the patent on series-mode protection, regarding Furman's claim to using series-mode. The patent-holder (Surge-X, I believe) had not licensed it to Furman and claimed in their lawsuit that Furman was providing MOV-based protectors while claiming series-mode.

A settlement was reached in the case but I don't recall the details.