ELAC Protek 8 Outlet Surge Protector/Power Conditioner with Dual USB

This replaced a standard power strip in my stereo setup. It really makes the whole system sound better. Nice to have USB power outlets too.Definitely worth the money.

This is well designed with the ground holes facing out so the larger plugs aren’t overlapping. Power is pretty clean at my place, but it’s an added benefit to know its filtered again prior to reaching my computer and sound system as well as protecting my gear from possible surges. The USB ports are very useful for charging my iPad and powering a digital/audio converter that would otherwise need to be plugged into an outlet.

I bought this because I was encountering a really weird issue with my Sony STR-DH190 stereo receiver. That issue was that it could not connect or tune to 98.9FM with the digital tuner. Don’t know why. It tuned to any other Austin area radio station just fine, and I live on the north edge of the city. All I would get was electronic noise and static.I had heard from a few sources that providing “clean power” to the affected unit would help. I just thought that was dumb, but for a little over $20 it seemed an alright try, since I can always use another surge protector.I’m pretty sure this is a real thing because not only did the tuner immediately grab the frequency needed but it sounds really clean and clear. Sometimes it’s your power source! And, this is made by Elac which make a series of speakers I’d like to try one day, so I guess they know what they’re doing.

Good surge suppressor. Has a decent Joule rating for good protection and it has power conditioner for stable current. Only one little gripe and that is the two status LED's are both white and kind of on the bright side. Ok during the day but too bright at night. Oh well. Nice price.

Decided to give this a try Just to experiment with sound with my audio sound since i currently own ELAC b6 speakers which i idore. Could not tell you enough how much tighter & dynamic my audio sound is. Yes a quality surge protector does make a huge difference in sound. Dont believe me?. Its only $20s

Ok so I purchased this along with 2 furmans because furmans is like the standard. So far this is working pretty good and I like it a lot especially for the price it's solid. Works really good with my Line 6 HX Effects and I will try it with my amp when we hit rehearsal. If anything changes I can update this review but everything so far is good. The spacing is great too and they are some USB plugins which is awesome! Will use this with our mixer and other things. Really like this and would purchase again.

I live in a 50’s era apartment. The electricity is old and fluctuates often. This bar noticeable reduces line noise in my stereo system. Everything sounds cleaner.

It's a power strip surge protector, so it's designed to eventually fail. How long that will take is anybody's guess, but if it happens on the sooner, well then I will be right back here for an update. I am replacing a twenty+ year old Top of the line Panamax that finally took it's last cumulative beating during a bad wind\ice storm this past January this year. Served me well so I hope I never need to revisit this review post. Seems okay for the moolah. Cheers!