Monster Cable PowerCenter HTS 2000 MKII
by Monster Cable
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Customer Review: Works like a champ
Summary: 5 Stars
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I have only used this for an hour and I have noticed the following already:
I replaced a standard surge protector with the Monster and connected the coaxial cable from a wall outlet through the power center and then to my cable box. I originally had the cables connected to a power amplifier because the signal was fairly weak and the HD channels would tile without it or not even come in at all. Right away, I noticed that my picture was better. Not that there was a big improvement but I could tell from switching through the HD channels that there was ample signal and I didn't experience any video loss. I wasn't expecting this product to amplify the signal. Maybe it does or maybe it just "cleans" the signal. Just knowing that I get HD channels and digital music channels without problems is worth it in my opinion.
As far as the sound quality, it sounds about the same or a little better. My subwoofer sounds a lot better and produces real thumping vs. a sort of fake bass sound that kind of rumbled before. This power center gives me comfort that everything is protected now.
Does anyone knows where I am supposed to plug in my powered subwoofer? Right now, I have it in the amp outlet on the center but I really don't know where to plug it in as I didn't see any instructions for that. Please leave a comment if you know the answer. Thanks.
I purchased this through Amazon via insideoutdepot for $135. They were prompt in shipping and emailed me every step of the way through delivery. Interesting enough, I noticed that they are now selling the power center for over $200.
There are more than enough outlets available than I need but it's nice to know that I have extra's for future add-ons.
Customer Review: How is it possible that it works this well?!
Summary: 5 Stars
I can't get over it: my surround sound system sounds AMAZING! I had trouble getting the voices to come through and most of the highs were muffled (even after fooling around with the settings)... then I got the HTS 2000 MKII and I now have sounds coming out of the speakers that I never thought possible!! The sub no longer thumps, instead it creates the deep, rich bass without that annoying overdrive noise. The center channel came back from the dead and was so loud I had to actually turn it down! The rear channels are actually there now, and they too had to be turned down! AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING SOUND!!
The video improved, but I have always had good, clear picture, so it wasn't nearly as noticable as the audio clean up I experienced.
I got lucky and ended up placing this unit right where the cable and phone line comes into my house. I have the TV cable going directly into the PowerCenter and then it gets split off throughout the house. I was having daily problems with my cable internet modem before, but I have just noiticed that since I have run the cable through the PowerCenter I no longer find my modem recycling / resetting. Hmmm, wonder if this did the trick... Anyway, I didn't want anything going into my new HDTV that wasn't filtered first.
We get pretty bad thunderstorms in the Midwest, so I'll be running the phone line through it next, giving me total protection for my cable and phone lines.
The unit is made as though they expect us to run over it with a car. And the plug wire is as thick as my pinky finger! It's huge and will last you the lifetime of your system.
I HIGHLY recommend this unit to everyone that has a home theater. Even if you are just running a surround sound system and a regular TV, it's worth the money to hear your system perform as it was meant to.
Customer Review: Well worth the money. My surroundsound system came back from the dead!
Summary: 5 Stars
I can't get over it: my surround sound system sounds AMAZING! I had trouble getting the voices to come through and most of the highs were muffled (even after fooling around with the settings)... then I got the HTS 2000 MKII and I now have sounds coming out of the speakers that I never thought possible!! The sub no longer thumps, instead it creates the deep, rich bass without that annoying overdrive noise. The center channel came back from the dead and was so loud I had to actually turn it down! The rear channels are actually there now, and they too had to be turned down! AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING SOUND!!
The video improved, but I have always had good, clear picture, so it wasn't nearly as noticable as the audio clean up I experienced.
I got lucky and ended up placing this unit right where the cable and phone line comes into my house. I have the TV cable going directly into the PowerCenter and then it gets split off throughout the house. I was having daily problems with my cable internet modem before, but I have just noiticed that since I have run the cable through the PowerCenter I no longer find my modem recycling / resetting. Hmmm, wonder if this did the trick... Anyway, I didn't want anything going into my new HDTV that wasn't filtered first.
We get pretty bad thunderstorms in the Midwest, so I'll be running the phone line through it next, giving me total protection for my cable and phone lines.
The unit is made as though they expect us to run over it with a car. And the plug wire is as thick as my pinky finger! It's huge and will last you the lifetime of your system.
I HIGHLY recommend this unit to everyone that has a home theater. Even if you are just running a surround sound system and a regular TV, it's worth the money to hear your system perform as it was meant to.
Customer Review: Well worth the money! My surroundsound system came back from the dead!
Summary: 5 Stars
I can't get over it: my surround sound system sounds AMAZING! I had trouble getting the voices to come through and most of the highs were muffled (even after fooling around with the settings)... then I got the HTS 2000 MKII and I now have sounds coming out of the speakers that I never thought possible!! The sub no longer thumps, instead it creates the deep, rich bass without that annoying overdrive noise. The center channel came back from the dead and was so loud I had to actually turn it down! The rear channels are actually there now, and they too had to be turned down! AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING SOUND!!
The video improved, but I have always had good, clear picture, so it wasn't nearly as noticable as the audio clean up I experienced.
I got lucky and ended up placing this unit right where the cable and phone line comes into my house. I have the TV cable going directly into the PowerCenter and then it gets split off throughout the house. I was having daily problems with my cable internet modem before, but I have just noiticed that since I have run the cable through the PowerCenter I no longer find my modem recycling / resetting. Hmmm, wonder if this did the trick... Anyway, I didn't want anything going into my new HDTV that wasn't filtered first.
We get pretty bad thunderstorms in the Midwest, so I'll be running the phone line through it next, giving me total protection for my cable and phone lines.
The unit is made as though they expect us to run over it with a car. And the plug wire is as thick as my pinky finger! It's huge and will last you the lifetime of your system.
I HIGHLY recommend this unit to everyone that has a home theater. Even if you are just running a surround sound system and a regular TV, it's worth the money to hear your system perform as it was meant to.
Customer Review: A silver bullet for interference issues?
Summary: 5 Stars
My short review...
I'll start by saying I am NOT a Monster Cable fan. I think for the most part they sell overpriced cables and interconnects to unsuspecting consumers and laugh all the way to the bank.
However, in this case, I had just bought a new HD TV, and found that I could now see substantial interference on analog cable channels, as well as minor interference from any input.
After consulting several experts, I was told that I could have 1 of 3 things going on, and most likely a combination of at least 2 of them... 1.) Cable line ground-loop interference 2.) Power line ground-loop interference 3.) General RF interference.
Looking around at different power conditioners and cable-line isolators brought my to this Monster Cable product. I purchased it keeping in mind Amazon's excellent customer service on returns.
I was more than ready to be skeptical.
I hooked everything up, ran the cable line through it, and powered on. The difference in the video interference problem was pretty profound. I'd say there was a 95% improvement, and I can only see the interference now if I'm looking for it.
Supposedly this product was really designed to help my audio system (and the video cleaning was an addition), but I have not had time to give my setup an in-depth listen since installing the PowerCenter. To be fair, I've never had a complaint about my audio, as "crackles" and interferences occur very, very rarely.
But at least on the video end, this produce works as claimed, and has definitely improved the picture on my big-screen HD TV.