Emotiva recommend line conditioner / surge protector?

[everytuesday]

I'm about to get 2 more Emotiva amps, I already have one and love it. I just added a Whole Home Surge protector because I have bad storms where I live and want to protect my equipment as best as possible. I also added a 20 amp outlet in preparation for my new amps. I'm wondering what does Emotiva recommend in terms of a power line conditioner / surge protector that won't limit the voltage to the amp. I'm looking at getting an XPA-7 and the XPA-DR3, and I currently own an XPA-5.


I've been looking at these ones so far:

Panamax-m4320

Panamax-5400PM - rated for 15 AMPs but I think I could still plug it into the 20 amp outlet. Again not sure if this would limit the voltage going to the amp itself.

Furman Elite-20 PFi - Looks very nice, but I'm not sure if its more than I need, it's def more than I would like to spend lol

Not sure what else I should be looking at, if anything.

Thanks for any help.

[donh50]

With bad storms (same as here) I would add whole-house lightning protection as well. At least for us it was two different boxes. I would skip anything before the amps; they don't need it, and most don't really help much (especially those with sacrificial MOVs inside) and/or actually limit the current into the amp (they typically use series inductors for noise filtering and those limit current slew -- don't choke your amps). It's not usually the voltage that is an issue, it is the current peaks the amp draws to keep those output watts flowing.

Not Emotiva, but them's my thoughts - Don

[novisnick]

Congratulations! To the best of my knowledge (Emotiva does NOT consult me 🙄🤣) Emotiva does not recommend anything between the amp and wall receptacle.
Let us know what they say if you decide to call tomorrow.

[Priapulus]

I have whole house protection. Plus I have a SurgeCentury ($50) on the processor. Nothing on the power amps (other than the whole house protection).
/b

[frogman122]

Furman.

Unplug during bad storms.

[HunTer]

www.brickwall.com/collections/surge-protectors-home-theater-hdtv/products/eight-outlet-audio-surge-protector

If memory serves me well, I think Keith (IF really necessary), has recommended this one in other similar threads.

I have this one and I use with most of my audio equipment and home theater.

I have checked the amplifiers connected directly to the wall and then to the Brick Surge Protector but I couldn't notice different at all, either with music or movies.

But every ear and brain is different, so others maybe could hear it

[Signals]

For what it's worth, I'm using a Panamax M5400-PM, which I've had for years, to power all my A/V gear, including two Emotiva amps. Never had any issues. I just can't seem to get past that sick feeling of plugging directly into a wall socket.

[405x5]

Sept 20, 2021 20:21:56 GMT -5 Signals said:

For what it's worth, I'm using a Panamax M5400-PM, which I've had for years, to power all my A/V gear, including two Emotiva amps. Never had any issues. I just can't seem to get past that sick feeling of plugging directly into a wall socket.

My amplifier has been plugged directly into a wall socket for 20 years and I haven’t gotten sick yet 😷

[leonski]

I would.....depending on WHERE located, adopt a 2-part strategy

#1, WHOLE HOUSE surge protection. Either a MOV based device (cheapest) or one of the Brick Wall devices.......They don't wear out
Either of these can install in your house service panel.

#2 ISOLATION TRANSFORMER with more than enough capacity for what you intend to plug into it. 2KVA would be about right.....and is HEAVY and also a lifetime piece.

#1 takes care of lightning but NOT brownouts......They happen, too, you know...
#2 will clean up the line.

My expeirince and ears tell me that MOST power conditioners will not be good for the amps. At least AUDIBLY.

I'm linking 700$ worth of Tripplite, but I think you can do better, money wise......

www.amazon.com/Tripp-Lite-IS1800HG-Isolation-Transformer/dp/B00008N6S7/ref=sr_1_5?_encoding=UTF8&c=ts&dchild=1&keywords=Isolation+Transformers&qid=1633919437&s=electronics&sr=1-5&ts_id=10967671

[jbrunwa]

If you can’t do whole house surge protection, then Zerosurge is a great product. I use the 2R-15

zerosurge.com/plug-in-products-solutions/

[leonski]

Yes......I couldn't remember the other brands besides BrickWall. ZeroSurge is in there.
However? For amplifiers? I'd get the 2R-20 and plug into a 20 amp circuit. This has a 12ga power cord not 14......
Amps EAT power and for those guys with the BIG mono blocks? More is better.

Do they make a whole house solution? If I lived in a place like Florida or other ThunderStorm area? Gotta have it.

you still have to worry about CABLE and CABLE TV along with Small Dish which are also conduits for surges getting into your system.....

I was house sitting out in Palm Springs once and a storm blew thru.....in SUMMER. Only thing destroyed? a MODEM on a computer!

[LuisV]

Emotiva approved... I use a CMX-2 for my 2 amps and the CMX-6 for everything else.

emotiva.com/collections/accessories/products/cmx-6

emotiva.com/collections/accessories/products/cmx-2

[leonski]

You must evaluate such devices BY SOUND. Some seem to suck the life out of amplifiers......

For cleaning up the line noise? I'd PERSONALLY (got one) use an Isolation Transformer........

And than if in a place where I could get at the circuit panel? A WHOLE HOUSE surge protection

solutoin. Surge-X? Brickwall? ZeroSurge? I'd tend to SKIP MOV based devices......