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10-20-2011, 07:39 PM
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Surge - protecting your investment
I was wondering what people use for surge suppression, to protect their valuable Shindo gear from electric spikes or lightning? I’m a little reluctant to plug my stuff directly into the wall as there is a lot of lightning in my area. I know a lot of you use the Mr T – but does this provide protection or just conditioning? I have a dedicated line for my gear, and currently plug it into a Monster Power strip - certainly this is not Shindo approved, and I’m sure it degrades the sound to some extent, but it does help me sleep at night, and has actually worked once when a lot of other electrical equipment got fried form lightning. Anyone have any better suggestions?
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10-20-2011, 09:45 PM
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I've been through this myself and I also have dedicated lines. I'm loathe to use any power protection as me and the guys from my audiophile group have tried just about every power protection device under the Sun and they ALL degrade the sound quality to some extent. In the end I went with a Mr T (which is only a power conditioner not a protector) and when there's a lightning storm I unplug my gear. Not a perfect solution but the best in terms of not sacrificing sound quality.
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10-20-2011, 09:48 PM
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Hmmmmm...from the way the MR. T is described in every review/site.......i think its just a power conditioner...........
"Shindo Mr. T Line Conditioner No Shindo system is complete without the Mr. T Line conditioner. It has 6 power outlets and a massive transformer that rejects unwanted RF and crud from the power grid like no other conditioner we’ve ever tried. The Mr. T will improve the sound of any system, regardless of manufacturer."
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10-20-2011, 10:16 PM
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You guys are missing the boat on surge protection by not installing a whole house surge protector at your service entrance panel. Doing this clamps the surge current and over voltage BEFORE it enters your home's electrical wiring. Protect your entire home's electronics, not just a few audio components.
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Dan  STUDIO - McIntosh C1000C/P, MC2301 (2), MR88, Aurender N10, Esoteric K-01X, Shunyata Sigma spdif digital cable, Sonos Connect, PurePower 2000, Stillpoints, Furutech Flux 50, Michell Gyro SE, Michell HR Power Supply, SME 309, Ortofon Cadenza Black, Wireworld, Sonus faber Amati Anniversario LIVING ROOM - McIntosh C2300, MC75 (2), MR85, Magnum Dynalab 205, Simaudio MOON Neo 260D-T, Schiit Audio Yggdrasil, Aurender N100H, Shunyata Sigma USB cable, Micro Seiki DD40, Ortofon Cadenza Blue, Nakamichi BX-300, Sony 60ES DAT, PS Audio P10, Furutech Flux 50, Sonos Connect, Stillpoints, Wireworld, Kimber, PMC EB1i, JL Audio f113 VINTAGE - McIntosh MA230, Tandberg 3011A tuner, Olive 04HD, Sony DTC-59ES DAT, McIntosh 4300V, JBL 4312A
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10-20-2011, 10:48 PM
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10-21-2011, 10:07 AM
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Main system: B&W 802 Diamond  , McIntosh MC 601 x2  , J L Audio F113 x2  w/Sound Anchor stands, McIntosh C2300 w/Gold Lion 12AX7s  , OPPO BDP95, Wireworld Silver Eclipse 6 Balanced ICs,PCs, bi-wired speaker cables. Sennheiser HD600, Rega P5 TT w/PSU, Running Springs "Dimitri" power conditioner, ASC 13" traps, and Dynavector 20xl MC cart.Manley Chinook phonostage.
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10-21-2011, 10:40 AM
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I also installed a whole-house surge protector when I first moved into my current home about 5 1/2 years ago. Well worth the $$ and the peace of mind, plus I still have all equipment plugged into a combination of my PP2000 and PS Audio Soloist SEs.
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McIntosh MC501s, XRT29s, XR27, WS350s ModWright LS 300 Preamplifier Denon AVR-A100 HT Receiver JL Audio F113 subs with CR-1 Crossover Schiit Audio Yggdrasil DAC (Analog 2 + Unison USB) Sonore Ultrarendu with Uptone Audio LPS-1.2 Uptone Audio EtherREGEN network switch with LPS-1.2 Oppo UDP-205 with ModWright Signature Truth Tube Modifications Clearaudio Performance SE TT with Hana ML MC cartridge ModWright PH 9.0x Phono Stage ASC & RealTraps Panels; APS PurePower 2000; Daedalus Audio DiDs LAT International, Shunyata, Wireworld, WyWires Cables
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10-20-2011, 10:20 PM
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Man, I'm glad we don"t have the storm & power issues over here on the west coast. I can't remember the last time we had a big lightning storm or power surge.
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Mike ~~~ Home Theater Mcintosh MC205,MX150,MS300,MVP871,Pioneer BDP-51FD,Roku,Pioneer Signature Elite 141,Furman It-Reference15,Sonus Faber Cremonas Two Channel Room Mcintosh MC501's,C2300,MCD500, ClearAudio Emotion TT,Furman It-Reference15,Sonus Faber Elipsas,Sonos Connect
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10-20-2011, 10:38 PM
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Mike.......Florida is the lightning capital of the United States. Serious thunder storms roll through here regularly.
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Dan STUDIO - McIntosh C1000C/P, MC2301 (2), MR88, Aurender N10, Esoteric K-01X, Shunyata Sigma spdif digital cable, Sonos Connect, PurePower 2000, Stillpoints, Furutech Flux 50, Michell Gyro SE, Michell HR Power Supply, SME 309, Ortofon Cadenza Black, Wireworld, Sonus faber Amati Anniversario LIVING ROOM - McIntosh C2300, MC75 (2), MR85, Magnum Dynalab 205, Simaudio MOON Neo 260D-T, Schiit Audio Yggdrasil, Aurender N100H, Shunyata Sigma USB cable, Micro Seiki DD40, Ortofon Cadenza Blue, Nakamichi BX-300, Sony 60ES DAT, PS Audio P10, Furutech Flux 50, Sonos Connect, Stillpoints, Wireworld, Kimber, PMC EB1i, JL Audio f113 VINTAGE - McIntosh MA230, Tandberg 3011A tuner, Olive 04HD, Sony DTC-59ES DAT, McIntosh 4300V, JBL 4312A
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10-20-2011, 11:33 PM
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I've never seen anything like that in California. I did see some pretty nasty storms when I lived in Minnesota back in the 90's. when
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