Monster Cable Home Theatre Reference PowerCenter Surge Protection (MP HTS2000)

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Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 6 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00003CWDM
• Item model number: MP HTS2000
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1973

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

This PowerCenter HTS 2000 features special surge protection for phone lines and coax cables used for DSS, DIVX /DVD and cable TV connections. Other surge protectors can result in as much as 20 to 30dB of signal loss, which ultimately affects the output performance of coax connections. Monster's ultra-low loss RF circuitry provides virtually no signal loss to maintain peak performance. Best of all, an audible surge alarm and visual surge indicator warn you of harmful surges and let you know you're getting the most advanced protection available. Monster PowerCenters make life easier. Monster makes the management of all your power connections easier with twelve color-coded outlets and corresponding cord labels. Switched and unswitched outlets provide convenience, and allow the personalizing of how you "manage" your audio system. The HTS 2000 even has specific outlets designed to maximize the Monster Clean Power "AC noise filtering" based on the type of high or low current different components use. And finally, Monster gives you a generous eight-foot current capacity power cord, which is the optimum length to reach most AC power outlets. Maximize your system's performance and protection. Enhanced system performance with component-specific power filtering protection from polluted AC power, surges, spikes and inconvenience! Monster's Home Theatre PowerCenters meet the high performance demands of today's discriminating audiophile. SurgeGuard circuitry protects components from harmful surges and spikes. Harmful power surges and voltage spikes can travel up the AC power line and damage connected equipment. Lightning, automatic garage doors, power tools, refrigerators and fluorescent lights all cause power surges and voltage spikes that affect phone lines and coax cables. Monster's SurgeGuard detects harmful power surges and voltage spikes before they reach components. "Polluted" AC power can degrade the audiophile performance you expect from your home theatre components. Unless you live directly behind Hoover Dam, your AC power is most likely "polluted" by appliances sharing the same power line with your home theatre components. Electrical power tools, refrigerators, air conditioners, radio transmitter, cellular phones, microwave ovens, even your neighbor's freezer, all generate electromagnetic interference and radio frequency noise which pollutes the AC power and degrades audio and video performance. Even your other home theatre components generate noise interference-adding more "pollution" to your AC power. As a result, you'll hear a loss of dynamic range and resolution with a compressed soundstage and imprecise imaging. You'll see less color detail and sharpness in your TV picture quality. And you'll never know how much of the essential drama is gone in the high performance picture and sound your home theatre was designed to deliver. Monster's Clean Power Circuitry filters "pollution" on the AC power for improved sonic performance and picture resolution. Designed by world-renowned AC power expert Richard Marsh, Monster's Clean Power Circuitry employs special non-resonant filters to reduce RF, EMI and other distortions on your AC power line. The results give you dramatic improvements in sonic performance and picture resolution. Your music and sound will seem to emerge from a "blacker" background, rather than a "gray area." Midrange textures become more liquid and balanced. A sweeter and brighter treble sweeps the high end without harshness or a metallic character. Sound staging improves with greater transparency, tighter image focus and a well-rendered soundstage depth. Your picture resolution will be sharper with less color shift. In the end, you'll get all the performances you paid for...and isn't that what it's all about?

Product Description

Monster Cable MP HTS2000 Home Theatre Reference PowerCenter® HTS2000 12 outlets, 3 coax, 1 phone, Clean Power

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Customer Reviews

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very sweet audiophile power conditioning on a budget, October 24, 2000

By	EARACHE DARNBIG (Seattle Washington) - See all my reviews

If you are serious about sound quality, one of the shocks that A/B listening tests will reveal is that the purity your A.C. power possesses makes such an enormous difference.All A.C. cables sound different,especially the one used to connect the current hungry power amp in a stereo or home theatre system.Many audiopheliacs have settled on plugging things directly into the wall because many passive A.C. filters do more damage to the sound than they fix. I still do this with my final playback amplifier in any situation.However after many hours of listening to commercial units at all price ranges, I'm quite pleased with using my MONSTER CABLE HTS-2000 for the other components in my system.Its an immediatly noticable differents to any video monitor which was what it was designed for by the former hotshot A.C. power expert from MIT Z-systems. And for audio at its price point I doubt anything else comes close.The bottom end is just slightly soft when compared to no conditioning at all, but the amount of apparent bass is increased, the top end is smooth with digital sources, and the sound stage is enhanced by a very black background. Try using one step less filtering than is recomended for each catagory of device.If your system is small or used at a moderate volume, try plugging a lamp or other A.C. load to reach the recommended current draw.It Has a very long break in period; wait at least a month to listen critically(a freezer is a good burn in load).Monster Cables cables have never floated my boat, but this is worth a serious audition.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good unit, not as good as the Richard Gray, but a bargain, March 31, 2001

By	D. Jacoby "DJ" (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this unit mostly as a high quality surge suppressor/filter for my hi fi system, consisting of B&W speakers, Classe pre/power amp, and Rega Planet transport. I had listened to the Richard Gray ... and was impressed, but felt that it didnt do enough to warrant the cost, given that for that money I upgraded to the Perpetual P3A Dac instead (which was a nice improvement).

So, I purchased the Monster HST2000, and have mixed feelings. For certain items, such as my cd and dvd players,the background noise floor seemed to drop, which by itself gives the illusion of heightened detail and better soundstage (but I do feel that it is an illusion brought about by the blacker background). My amp, however, still benefited from going straight into the wall, as the unit simply didn't draw enough current to keep up, especially since I have the 1200 watt Sunfire Subwoofer also hooked up to it.

I found a bit of 'hazing' going on with certain highly detailed HDCD recordings, and was concerned. However, I have only had the unit with high draws going into it for about 60 hours, so I will give it another 50 hours or so of break in time before I start unplugging components from it to find the problem (my guess is the pre-amp).

For anyone looking to get a good surge suppressor/entry level filter, this is a nice purchase. If your stereo costs more than 10k, I would go with the Richard Gray power unit instead.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Moster PowerCenter HTS, June 12, 2006

By	John Klink (Northern Ca.) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

5 stars. I'm now a believer. Skeptic, until I heard the difference with my own ears. I have a very nice 2-channel stereo system. PhaseTech speakers, Rotel 130W amp, B&K digital preamp, Pioneer SACD/DVD. I thought I needed a sub, but with this power strip added into my system I don't need a sub. Befor I could barly tell if my speakers were in or out of phase. Now it's obvious that I'm in phase throughout the spectrum. The imaging improved, the bass response is much lower and smoother. No boom, just so much better all the way around. Best bang for my buck yet! I have 3 rooms with gear so I bought 3 HTS PowerCenters; 1000, 1000MKII, and 2000. I noticed the huge improvement with all of them, but if I had too choose one I'd go with the MKII. I wonder if the other more expensive models could be that much better. If you doubt these things are for real, trust me - they made a great improvement to my $3500 stereo system.