Monster MP HTS 1600 8-Outlet Power Center with Stage 2 Clean Power

by Monster

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 11.6 x 5.3 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 12 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000BVCSMG
• Item model number: MP HTS 1600
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (58 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #74 in Electronics > Accessories & Supplies > Power Protection > Surge Protectors
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 5, 2006

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

	Technology Today Advancements in technology have brought faster, higher definition products that are capable of processing large amounts of data but are also quite sensitive to the components that drive them. Too little power and these devices will not function at an optimum level, too much power and these devices can be damaged beyond repair.
	The Ups and Downs of Power AC Power by nature is ever-changing, appliances turning on and off in your home (as well as your neighbor's home) causes voltage to surge and spike, this is sometimes noticeable in the form of lights dimming. This causes a state of flux for the power running your delicate electronic devices which can have a negative effect on the functionality of those devices. Other conditions such as power outages and lightning strikes only increase this fluctuation. When power returns after an outage it does not roll in gently like a ripple on a lake, it surges and spikes like a wave on an ocean during a hurricane. It is these surges that damage the delicate components in electronic devices making them unusable. Even under normal power operation, surges and spikes can damage electronic devices. Proper connection to an advance surge protector that offers integrated system protection can help minimize the risk of permanent damage....
	Protection You Can Rely On Unlike standard surge protectors, the Monster PowerCenter HTS1600 protection provides multiple layers of defense against harmful surges and spikes with patented Tri-Mode and exclusive T2 protection. The Microprocessor controlled T2 circuitry continuously minotors power conditions to not only block out surges and spikes, but also disconnects the PowerCenter and all of the connected devices. After power is disconnected, T2 circuitry continues to monitor power conditions and automatically reconnects the power once a safe condition is reached. Protection is only part of the equation; Monster's Tri-Mode circuitry includes an audible alarm and an LED display that shows the current incoming power line voltage. No more guess work on troubleshooting high or low voltage conditions like spikes or brownouts.
	Keeping it Clean Fluctuations in power are bad enough for proper electronic devices functionality; add the noise pollution in power lines created by the appliances in your home and outside interference, and protection is only the beginning of the requirement. Electrical power tools, refrigerators, air conditioners, radio transmitters, cell phones- all generate electromagnetic interference and radio frequency noise which pollutes AC power. The pollution in the power line has an adverse effect on the performance of electronic devices, preventing them from performing at at an optimum level. Video will not be as crisp and jittery; audio will sound unclear and accurate to the point of even having noticeable levels of buzzes and noise. Monster's Clean Power circuitry filters out power pollution by utilizing special filters to dramatically reduce electronic noise on your AC power line. You'll see a more vivid picture and hear more natural sound with increased dynamic range and less noise giving back the performance you never knew you lost...
	Making Life Easier In addition to protecting your valuable electronics, Monster PowerCenter provides convenience for connecting and placement generic surge protectors cannot. The FlatProfile plug allows for furniture to be flush with your walls, and the color-coded labeled outlets let you know just what is connected, no more unplugging the wrong device. All this combines with a generous 8-foot powered cord, ensuring that no wall outlet is out of reach... Peace of Mind With Monster PowerCenter HTS1600 you can rest easy knowing that if something should go wrong, your connected equipment is protected by Monsters Connected Equipment Warranty. That is something you cannot find on a generic power strip...

Product Description

Model no. mp hts 1600 8 color-coded outlets digital meter displays voltage provides ac power protection for home theater components & surge protected coax phone & network connections protects cable satellite tivo(r) phone & network monster(r) clean power(tm) stage 2 v2.1 circuitry filter dramatically reduces electronic noise tri-mode(tm) power protection with audible alarm & auto disconnect 3618 joules provide high level surge absorption features 2 pairs of surge-protected 2.5 ghz coaxial connectors 1 pair of surge-protected phone connectors including splitter & pair of network connectors

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

312 of 402 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Pure SNAKE OIL (as are most Monster products), December 30, 2007

By 

Eduardo Nietzsche (Houston) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Monster MP HTS 1600 8-Outlet Power Center with Stage 2 Clean Power (Electronics)

For an explanation, do a Google Search for "Ten Biggest Lies In Audio" or visit this link: [ ... ] and scroll to the part where he talks about fancy cables and about power conditioners.

Having surge protection is indeed important, and you can find a decent surge protector with multiple outlets for wire management well under a hundred bucks, with power backup...Tripplite makes probably the best ones with a far more reasonable price to performance ratio, as does American Power Conversion (APC) and (most of the time) Belkin. More like forty to eighty bucks, really. And more than adequate to cover expensive HD TVs and components...don't let those silly salespeople at big-box chains scare you into thinking that you need anything more!

What is complete and shameless SNAKE OIL though, is any claim that a so-called "power conditioner" is somehow going to give you better audio and video quality. Unless you are living in some 200 year old house with 100 year old wiring in the middle of nowhere, there is ZERO scientific basis for these claims: just total sales BS.

My boss got this Monster "PowerCenter" and while it does look kind of cool on his shelf with all the flashing lights and LED numbers, we did an audio and video comparison with a cheap $30 surge protector (no backup power supply) and guess what? Identical sound and video. He kept the Monster unit though, since he's filthy rich and likes cool-looking gadgets. But he had to admit that I was dead right.

Also, the instruction booklet that comes with this unit is entirely useless. It's basically an advertising brochure telling you how great Monster is as a company, as a way of getting you to buy more Monster products. It doesn't bother to even tell you simple things like should you keep this unit turned on all the time, or turn it on only when you're using your HT system. It also doesn't explain the different groups of power outlets on the back, i.e. why there are even different groupings at all and what each grouping actually does differently.

Monster seems to work on the same marketing principle as Bose: produce sleek-looking products of dubious quality that are ridiculously overpriced and overhyped, counting on the average Joe to naively believe that he's getting what he's paying up the nose for, and invest tons of money on saturation advertising in order to establish name-brand recognition.

In general, don't get snookered by the whole Monster scam. Same with their fancy cables which big-box electronics stores love to push---generic cables from Walmart and Home Depot will do the job just as well for a fraction of the cost. Spend the savings on better electronics (again, other than the TVs, you can find much better components buying online and especially from Internet-direct manufacturers) and actual DVDs and CDs.

Great places to do your research and get advice would be online discussion groups like AVS Forum, Ecoustics, and hometheaterforum dot com. Oh, and the other rule of thumb: never, ever buy Bose. Do your homework and you'll find out why very quickly and clearly.

39 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars for those who doubt, November 18, 2008

By 

G. Lee (Rockford, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Monster MP HTS 1600 8-Outlet Power Center with Stage 2 Clean Power (Electronics)

here is an easy way to test to see if the filter actually works.

take a noise detector, plug it in to your 19.99 walmart surge protector

then do the same on the monster power unit. it will throw you back.

people are talking bout how they dont see a picture or sound quality difference.

i'll give you another way to test this too.

take a CD and put it in your DVD or CD player, turn up the sound and wait for the tracks to change. during the switch from one track to the next there will be silent moment that is actually not silent. static noises. buzzing noises. yeh.. if your equipment was plugged into a monster power center with the clean power, it will be silent. the way its supposed to be.

common sense is. fluctuations/noise in your power source is bad for your equipments, decreased life span of products and more chances of small surges going through your system without you even knowing about it.

if you decide to keep the 19.99 wal-mart powerstrip on your 5000 dollar system. you go right ahead. but for those smart people out there with common sense. get a proper powercenter with proper amount of joules for your equipments

41 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars for the gadget geek freak and professional, August 28, 2010

By 

Marvin Taylor (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Monster MP HTS 1600 8-Outlet Power Center with Stage 2 Clean Power (Electronics)

Here's who needs this overpriced item:

You are planning to use this in a professional studio to record and play.

You are a gadget freak.

You have too much money.

You really live in a crappy or old house or neighborhood with poor electrical wiring and alot of interference.

otherwise, for the other 98% of you, you don't need this.