[Audio18]

Hi all, looking for a cheap (20-25 dollar) power strip conditioner. I've seen some of these at Bestbuy http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1122655460903

Are they any good? I'm not really looking for any sort of improvement on sound, just protection from power outages and power spikes. I have my monitor speakers, computer monitor, DSL modem, and computer all hooked up to one super cheap 1 dollar power strip. I don't want anything to die or fail on me in an event of a power failure, lightning strike, etc. If it does improve the sound (since there are so many things connected into one power line) that would be just a bonus. Thanks!

 

[gevorg]

At that price range, Tripp Lite ISOBAR series will be your best bet. They're hospital grade, well build, and some models even have RMI/EFI filtering that can improve your sound (depends on how good/sensitive you system is).
Checkout ebay for good prices.

 

[RogerWilco]

Hello

I have a panamax coaxmax6 with 6 outlits.It is about 7 months old--i will take $30 for it and you pay the shipping.Ex cond. with box

It retailed at $150

Much nicer than the Acoustic Research Power Conditioner strip.

A picture---

http://savantaudio.com/panco6.html

 

[Ferbose]

What you are looking for is just a cheap surge protector.
Belkin has lots of such products.
You can even pick up GE surge protectors at Target.
They are basically all the same.

 

[Borat]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ferbose What you are looking for is just a cheap surge protector. Belkin has lots of such products. You can even pick up GE surge protectors at Target. They are basically all the same.

I think the thread starter is looking for the cheapest power conditioner that will actually filter out AC power pollution instead of just a cheap generic surge protector.

EDIT: OK, just read his post more thoroughly and I guess he is just looking for a surge protector. LOL. But I will pose the following question anyway:

What is the lowest priced power conditioner that can actually claim to do any filtering?

I have the old Monster Cable HTS1000, which is now called the PC1000. It's pretty fair priced, but I cannot confirm if it's doing anything beneficial over a cheap Belkin. I'm not a power conditioning expert.

 

[xand1x]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ferbose What you are looking for is just a cheap surge protector. Belkin has lots of such products. You can even pick up GE surge protectors at Target. They are basically all the same.

Agreed, =) does the job.

 

[RogerWilco]

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Originally Posted by Audio18 Hi all, looking for a cheap (20-25 dollar) power strip conditioner. I've seen some of these at Bestbuy http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1122655460903 Are they any good? I'm not really looking for any sort of improvement on sound, just protection from power outages and power spikes. I have my monitor speakers, computer monitor, DSL modem, and computer all hooked up to one super cheap 1 dollar power strip. I don't want anything to die or fail on me in an event of a power failure, lightning strike, etc. If it does improve the sound (since there are so many things connected into one power line) that would be just a bonus. Thanks!

This would be your best deal and it's new

http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls....owr&1133580434

If he still has it.