[quote name='donssword']If u care spare the sheckles, grab a UPS for about $60-80 instead. Considering how much money you are probably investing in your entertainment center, you would be better off grabbing a Uninterruptible Power Supply to condition the power from both spikes and brown outs. Brown outs are much more frequent that power surges, and over the long term cause more damage.
The are a little costly, but u can find them on sale every couple of weeks or so from the major B&Ms -- consider them an investment.[/QUOTE]
No way would I ever consider hooking up any sensitive piece of electronics to a UPS, you know how much distortion in signal ratios that would introduce? Plus the risk of defective circuit, power overages, etc..I don't like the sound of UPS units...
If keeping your rig up at all times matters that much, get a power conditioner and have a back up generator...