Is there a best-of-breed surge supressor? (limited)

[arrpeegeer]

Ok,

I hate when people ask if there is a "best" anything because it's impossible to categorize what best means.

So I'll try and specify:

1) I find very few mainstream surge supressors to begin with and Belkin seems to have somewhat cornered the market.

2) I simply what reliable and consistent protection, ideally at a high Joule rating (2500+).

I can't find anything that would be small-business worthy (i.e. a data closet, etc.) from Belkin. If I'm missing a great, best-of-breed product from them, can someone list it? However, searching for Surge Supressors on either Amazon or Newegg brings up tons of cheap Belkin products.

I have used TrippLite products (such as http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...=ATVPDKIKX0DER) in the past (many years ago) and it worked great, but now I've heard they went downhill.

Any recommendations?

Thanks in advance.

P.S. I'm considering even going for a slightly cheaper Tripp Lite as I need a few and I like that this one accomodates transformers, etc.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812120300

 

[skaz]

I still think Tripp lite is a good option over the "mainstream" brands. Specifically surge suppressors from their "premium" line, the Isobar surge suppressors.

http://www.amazon.com/Tripp-Lite-ISOBAR6ULTRA-Premium-Protector/dp/B0000513US/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1324315673&sr=8-3

well over 3k joule protection, has 3 filter banks to keep out noise, and can easily fit a few transformers.