Safeguards for speaker "amp pops"?

KellyMic
KellyMic Posts: 166
edited January 2013 in Speakers
Today I was jamming out a bit and the main house power went for for like 1 second but enough to reset my components. I had it loud but not cranked way up. When the amp reset all music stopped and there was a loud pop sent to my speakers. Luckily they seem fine but would like to find a way to protect them from things like that. I could put a ups on the amp and other components but curious of other or better ways.
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Polk Studio Monitor 4.6 Series 2's, Polk RT1000p's, Polk LSi25's, Boston Acoustic VR-975's
Crown D-75, Crown CE1000, Crown CE2000
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  • ZLTFUL
    ZLTFUL Posts: 5,655
    edited January 2013
    The only way to you are going to be able to avoid that is a UPS.
    Even a power conditioner isn't going to be able to maintain a gentle voltage drop long enough to avoid a pop.
    "Some people find it easier to be conceited rather than correct."

    "Unwad those panties and have a good time man. We're all here to help each other, no matter how it might appear." DSkip
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited January 2013
    As soon as the power flickered, I would have unplugged the system until everything stabilized. I do not have a UPS, but my power filtering does do voltage correction and would have caught that issue, but unplugging is ALWAYS your best option if you're concerned.
    Jake
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  • Speedskater
    Speedskater Posts: 495
    edited January 2013
    Most people are not quick enough to get it switched off.
    Most power filters can only maintain voltage for a small fraction of a second.
    Putting everything but the power amps on a UPS is a good plan.
    Especially units that have hard drives or possessor (DSP) chips or DC supply's that don't shut-down/restart politely.
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  • KellyMic
    KellyMic Posts: 166
    edited January 2013
    zingo wrote: »
    As soon as the power flickered, I would have unplugged the system until everything stabilized. I do not have a UPS, but my power filtering does do voltage correction and would have caught that issue, but unplugging is ALWAYS your best option if you're concerned.

    The power was only out for about 1 second, had no time to react. Wasn't an actual outage.
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    Polk Studio Monitor 4.6 Series 2's, Polk RT1000p's, Polk LSi25's, Boston Acoustic VR-975's
    Crown D-75, Crown CE1000, Crown CE2000
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