Hodu, I read the Dudley article and thought it was unfortunate. But then again, I don't think Dudley's experience reflects a typical audiophile. He's into esoteric and/or vintage tube amplifiers which truth be told, I wouldn't leave unattended either. Also, he swaps out dozens of pieces of equipment a year. If a fire is going to happen, it would happen to someone fitting his specific profile. For a typical solid state amp/preamp/dac or even a small tube preamp owner, fire and explosions are not something to give much thought to.
Someone mentioned a power substation burning and the resulting possibility of damaged equipment. I'm just not going to lose sleep. An unnamed rogue nation in western Asia sending malware or a virus to corrupt your computer/music server/phone is far more probable.
Someone mentioned a power substation burning and the resulting possibility of damaged equipment. I'm just not going to lose sleep. An unnamed rogue nation in western Asia sending malware or a virus to corrupt your computer/music server/phone is far more probable.