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Amazon.com Product Description The fact is, analog audio equipment is sensitive to a different type of noise than video, just as video is sensitive to a different type of noise than digital, and so on. In the past, manufacturers have used filters to combat the problem of noise introduced via power sources. Unfortunately, the filters were not optimized to attenuate at the different frequencies that are unique to digital, analog audio, and video realms. Products that managed to deliver truly cleaner AC power were thousands of dollars in price, out of reach for most people. Enter Head Monster Noel Lee. An uncompromising audiophile, Lee joined forces with Richard Marsh, the world’s foremost expert on AC power, to develop affordable solutions to AC power problems. The result? Monster Clean Power. | 
Internal view showing the various filters and advanced circuitry. Pictured is the HTS5100. | 
Rear view showing the component-assigned outlets. Pictured is the HTS5100. | More Than Just Surge! -Monster Clean Power
The following overviews of Monster’s isolated, specially tuned Clean Power filters demonstrate the methodology behind Clean Power’s development. The higher the Clean Power stage, the more advanced the noise filtration. The more advanced the noise filtration, the higher the level of component-to-component isolation. Isolated Clean Power Digital Filters
Optimized to reduce noise generated by digital equipment digital filters isolate digital components from connected analog audio and video components for maximum rejection of interference. Isolated Clean Power Video Filters
Optimized to reduce noise generated by video equipment, video filters isolate video components from connected digital and analog audio components for maximum rejection of interference. Isolated Clean Power Analog Audio Filters
Optimized to provide maximum noise rejection for sensitive analog audio components, audio filters isolates audio components from connected digital and video components for maximum rejection of interference. Isolated Clean Power Ultra-High Current Filter
Optimized for maximum noise rejection, ultra-high current filters provide maximum current to high power components such as surround sound amplifiers. Reference Home Theater Power
Monster PowerCenters also offer the most comprehensive home theater system protection available, featuring higher joule ratings for quicker acting, full capacity surge protection. Monster’s Multiple SurgeGuard and Tri-Mode Circuitry instantly detects any voltage surge or spike and immediately suppresses it before it can reach your components. And, for your total peace of mind, the latest generation of Monster Home Theatre Reference PowerCenters come with higher Connected Equipment Guarantees (CEGs).
Unlike other surge protectors, the PowerCenters’ ultra low-loss RF circuitry provides maximum protection with virtually no signal loss, especially vital with the advent of HDTV. In addition, all PowerCenters show current draw and voltage.
Monster recognizes that convenience is vital, too. The PowerCenters feature component-assigned color coding with matching power cord marks for simple identification, and all are rack mountable, for simple integration into custom installed rack mount systems.
Get All The Performance You Paid For
With Monster Power’s Home Theatre Reference PowerCenters, you’ll get the best possible audio and video performance from your home theater system.
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 Excellent Choice For A Excellent Price |
| Review Date: February 11, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Dillon Fletcher, Nashville, TN |
This product is definately worth the money.
Cleaner power reduces visible noise in television screen images, as well as the hiss you hear coming from your speakers when you have them turned up. Also, every thing connected to this surge protector is insured to over $350,000, an amount likely to cover nearly any home entertainment system that any of us non-millionaires can afford.
With that said I do have to criticisms: Firstly, although the bright blue power light is attractive and makes the HTS850 look expensive, it can be a tad on the bright side, lighting up the space behind your t.v. cabinet when you have the lights dimmed. Secondly, other than the plugs on the top and bottom, all of the plugs are located on the right side of the unit, making plugging in all of your devices a bit of a hassle, epsecially if they have large plugs.
Over all it is an brilliant product which I would recommend to anyone looking to protect the entertainment investment. |
Works fantastic!
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| Review Date: May 18, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Robert M. Jones, Texas, USA |
| I used this to hook up my new plasma TV and entertainment center. I has enough plugs for the TV, DVD player, Satellite box, Stereo Receiver, Amplifier, X-Box, Nintendo Wi and network router. Everything works fantastic, and I have made it thru several severe storms without even worrying about power surge. |
Monster Cable Home Theater Power Center - some advice
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| Review Date: June 26, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Carolina Girl, north carolina |
This is an update from a previous review, as we have now had it for several months. We had recently bought a Panasonic Blu-Ray player and have a Panasonic hi-def plasma television and chose it would be prudent to protect this equipment. Frequent power surges, brief power outages, and lightning strikes have ruined a lot of our appliances over time, so we probably need all the protection we can get.
A main problem people comment on is plugging in the plugs. I agree! I have some advice. We had to hook it up to multiple things - the wall, the TV, the DVD player, the receiver for the speakers, the cable box, and a couple of other things.
Here is my advice. It is hard to get the coaxial cables plugged in, even with small fingers. After testing to be sure where every cord was coming from (and therefore needed to be plugged into), I would mark all the cords and cables with the provided marks. Plug/connect them in in the following order: We used the second bank of coaxial connectors only, and we had 2 to go in side by side. Place in the cable closest to the flange overhang that projects right behind them (and the reason it is so hard to get them in) first. Then get that second one in. Then you can plug in the bulky 3 prong plug to the right of those two coaxial cables, and the rest are no problem. It helped to have two people, I have smaller fingers but my husband is stronger, so I held the cords upright while he screwed them in. I am certain he would have manged this himself, but it would have taken longer. We learned this method by trial and error.
I was also a bit disturbed to read in the booklet that came with the unit that you should unplug the power center in the event of a lightning storm. Unplug? We thought that was what it was for! I talked to a tech person at Monster and he told me that it is in fact, not necessary to do this, that if you are not home and cannot unplug it, it should save your equipment. If it does not, you are given the coverage up to $150,000. He did say they still recommend that you unplug all this stuff during a lightning storm, as that is a sure means of protection, but that in fact you can leave it plugged in. I'm still not sure why, but at least I got my basic question answered
So far, so excellent.
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Monster Cable MP HTS850 PowerCenter
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| Review Date: March 12, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Bernie Mak, Bellevue, WA |
| It's hard to gauge what makes a excellent versus fantastic surge protector but it seems to be well built and simple to mount or place in your entertainment center. One thing I thought they would have done for a product of this price range would be to have a rotating plug (one that swivels). This one is I believe angled to the right but my entertainment center is to the left so not a help to me. |
Fantastic Value
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| Review Date: June 29, 2009 |
| Reviewer: L. Kobeski, Houston, TX |
I now have 2 of this particular model. I have many of the Monster surge protectors and reckon that they are the perfect mate for any home theater application.
This particular model is nice because you can hang it on the wall (included bracket) and the wires plug in sideways, allowing home theater furniture to be placed closer to the wall. You could even get away with hanging it behind a flat panel TV mounted on the wall!
Clean Power Surges are awesome! |
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