New power center

nooshinjohn
nooshinjohn Posts: 25,420
edited July 2014 in Electronics
Just picked up this beast...

http://www.monsterproducts.com/productdisplay.asp?pin=4806

for the princely sum of $220.00!

This should do a great job of protecting my setup for quite some time.
The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,967
    edited July 2014
    Might do a good job of throwing a veil over the sound too. Wouldn't be my first choice but as long as you likey, rock it.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,420
    edited July 2014
    tonyb wrote: »
    Might do a good job of throwing a veil over the sound too. Wouldn't be my first choice but as long as you likey, rock it.

    It will be only on the HT rig. My two channel gear will have surge protected hospital sockets from PS Audio.
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    edited July 2014
    John, I highly recommend Equitech power centers. They are phenominal.

    Link: http://www.equitech.com/
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,967
    edited July 2014
    For HT John, it should serve it's purpose.....and for the price you picked it up for is decent enough too. Keep in mind these units are one and done when it comes to lightning strikes. Had Monsters top of the line unit a while back, a 500 buck unit, one lightning strike 100 yards away and it was toast. Did it's job though up until it's death.
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    edited July 2014
    Nice snag John. I've started slowly working toward getting Furman stuff. My APC stuff works more than fine, just think like Tony said I think its one and done, whereas IIRC the Furman stuff isn't. And I need it as we are prone to brownouts and blackouts in Brownsburg, so its saved my gear mutliple times so far.

    Heck I bought a Furman AC-215a protector for JUST my hardwired alarm system which has a single wallwart drawing like 15 volts lol.....
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited July 2014
    Furman SMP products can take multiple hits; I think they still market some cheaper MOV based products, so make sure you know what you're buying. There's also an ongoing flame war as to whether the SurgeX or Furman tech is better- personally I have SurgeX, but that's mostly because I like their panel box products.
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  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
    edited July 2014
    John... looks like a good deal for sure... If it is used you may want to check the battery as they really only last about 2-3 years. I went with the panamax 5400 and it has plenty of outlets for my HT...didn't need a battery backup as we have whole house ng generator. We were the only house with TV and internet access during SANDY cuz cable (we have Directv) companies were out, and was able to use ATT cell phone tethered and shared via blu tooth. Always have a contingency plan!
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,287
    edited July 2014
    unc2701 wrote: »
    Furman SMP products can take multiple hits; I think they still market some cheaper MOV based products, so make sure you know what you're buying. There's also an ongoing flame war as to whether the SurgeX or Furman tech is better- personally I have SurgeX, but that's mostly because I like their panel box products.

    Garth Powell engineer for Furman is a fellow audiophile himself so in development his own personal taste goes with it. As for the furman products themselves, I have been using them for over 10yrs in the field where I have several client locations extremely prone to surge and lightning strikes. I use the AC215 on every 32-55" TV in which I have never lost one, just reset the Furman and all good.

    I own 2 Elite 20's and they to have served me well for years.
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited July 2014
    Regarding the batteries, don't pay for a new module. All of them use standard batteries that you can purchase for about 1/2 to 1/4 the cost of buying a module and they attach with a simple sleeve connector. Just pull out the module, read off the model # and get them online or at a local specialty store (batteries plus). There a good chance you can upgrade (or downgrade to be cheaper) the capacity of the UPS. For example, my APC uses UB1280 batteries, so that's 12v, 8.0AH, but I can move up to a UB1290 for 9AH in the same form factor for longer uptime or go cheaper with a UB1270 if I only want to cover blips and not extended outages.
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,068
    edited July 2014
    headrott wrote: »
    John, I highly recommend Equitech power centers. They are phenominal.

    Link: http://www.equitech.com/

    Agree 100%!!!! It'll take your system to a whole new level (both audio & video). I wouldn't even think about running a system without one. They really are game changers to say the least.
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  • Monster Jam
    Monster Jam Posts: 919
    edited July 2014
    tonyb wrote: »
    Might do a good job of throwing a veil over the sound too. Wouldn't be my first choice but as long as you likey, rock it.

    LOL

    i come here for the humor and it never disappoints.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,420
    edited July 2014
    Mikey081057 wrote: »
    John... looks like a good deal for sure... If it is used you may want to check the battery as they really only last about 2-3 years. I went with the panamax 5400 and it has plenty of outlets for my HT...didn't need a battery backup as we have whole house ng generator. We were the only house with TV and internet access during SANDY cuz cable (we have Directv) companies were out, and was able to use ATT cell phone tethered and shared via blu tooth. Always have a contingency plan!


    Yep.... for a brand new in-the-box deal it was hard to pass up.
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

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  • mikey1987
    mikey1987 Posts: 68
    edited July 2014
    whoever made the recommendation for furman -thank you!

    i was about to buy a Monster or APC power conditioner...
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    Amplifier: Parasound HCA-1500A
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    edited July 2014
    mikey1987 wrote: »
    whoever made the recommendation for furman -thank you!

    i was about to buy a Monster or APC power conditioner...

    NP. APC is also good, but Furmans stuff is a bit better.

    For those of you needing just 2 outlets, the AC-215a was selling at buy.com for 109 recently NIB w/ free shipping.....
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  • kdblove_99
    kdblove_99 Posts: 107
    edited July 2014
    Seems like a great dealio
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