Monster Cable Surge Protetors

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Home Theatre Posts: 469
edited June 2006 in Electronics
Are they worth the money??
Everything I own burned in the fire!!!!!!!!!!
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited June 2006
    I've made up my mind that I'm going to go with the HTS3500Pro when I get some more funds saved up. The PSAudio, Richard Gray, and Blue Circle stuff is where it's really at, but I just can't fork over that kind of money right now. I've decided I really want Richard Gray stuff, but I'm going to settle for Monster for a while.
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  • Toxis
    Toxis Posts: 5,116
    edited June 2006
    ^AGREED!! I'm using a Tripplite Powerbar instead of a Monster one but I want Gray ideally.
    Never kick a fresh **** on a hot day.

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  • LuSh
    LuSh Posts: 887
    edited June 2006
    I use a Blue Circle BC606, it worked nicely and was only $299 new.
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  • Holydoc
    Holydoc Posts: 1,048
    edited June 2006
    Home Theatre wrote:
    Are they worth the money??

    Generally speaking you are paying an extra premium for the name on the brand. You can find cheaper surge protectors than Monster.

    That being said, I have not heard anyone say anything negative about the Monster besides it being overpriced. Therefore if you want to spend the extra money for the name, then it should be worth your investment.
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited June 2006
    LuSh wrote:
    I use a Blue Circle BC606, it worked nicely and was only $299 new.
    I looked up the BC606 on their website, and it's now $325 with their cheapest powercord. That sounds basically like what I want, but it doesn't have enough outlets to suit me. I would fill up a BC606 now, and I plan on adding a cassette player, tuner, and TT at some point. I just want more ability to expand.

    And by the time I add two outlets (the BC608), then I could afford a used Richard Gray unit.
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
    In Use
    PS3, Yamaha CDR-HD1300, Plex, Amazon Fire TV Gen 2
    Pioneer Elite VSX-52, Parasound HCA-1000A
    Klipsch RF-82ii, RC-62ii, RS-42ii, RW-10d
    Epson 8700UB
    In Storage
    [Home Audio]
    Rotel RCD-02, Yamaha KX-W900U, Sony ST-S500ES, Denon DP-7F
    Pro-Ject Phono Box MKII, Parasound P/HP-850, ASL Wave 20 monoblocks
    Klipsch RF-35, RB-51ii
    [Car Audio]
    Pioneer Premier DEH-P860MP, Memphis 16-MCA3004, Boston Acoustic RC520
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  • LuSh
    LuSh Posts: 887
    edited June 2006
    http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?accspowr&1153428816

    Tell Walt you'd like a deal, perhaps $299 or $279 shipped. I upgraded my PC to the BC62 after I had the BC606 for a couple of months, and yes it made a difference, only smaller this time.
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  • Home Theatre
    Home Theatre Posts: 469
    edited June 2006
    I dont care who makes it as long is it is a good product from a good company.
    Everything I own burned in the fire!!!!!!!!!!
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited June 2006
    eff M*

    Check these out!: http://www.pureav.com/power/
    Never Forget
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited June 2006
    ^^ Those seem to be pretty nice.

    APC has also recently gotten into the audio market with power conditioners and such, and Rotel has started marketing APC's units in the typical Rotel enclosure.

    http://rotel.com/products/accessories.htm
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
    In Use
    PS3, Yamaha CDR-HD1300, Plex, Amazon Fire TV Gen 2
    Pioneer Elite VSX-52, Parasound HCA-1000A
    Klipsch RF-82ii, RC-62ii, RS-42ii, RW-10d
    Epson 8700UB
    In Storage
    [Home Audio]
    Rotel RCD-02, Yamaha KX-W900U, Sony ST-S500ES, Denon DP-7F
    Pro-Ject Phono Box MKII, Parasound P/HP-850, ASL Wave 20 monoblocks
    Klipsch RF-35, RB-51ii
    [Car Audio]
    Pioneer Premier DEH-P860MP, Memphis 16-MCA3004, Boston Acoustic RC520
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  • Seanyboy
    Seanyboy Posts: 14
    edited June 2006
    Monsters are good, but again are they worth the $$$ when you can pay less for the same?
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  • crazy
    crazy Posts: 443
    edited June 2006
    Audiobliss - what's a HTS3500Pro? Is that different from the HTS3500?

    Did you already get it? If yes, then from where?
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited June 2006
    Monster Cable has two series of gear, one designed for the home market, and the other for the pro audio world. The HTS3500Pro comes from the latter.

    Basically the only differences that I can find is that the Pro version has receptacles on the front and back for small lamps so you can see to hook up gear, rack ears built-in, and a beefier power cable. There may be a few more things that are 'beefed up' in the Pro version, but I'm not sure.

    No, I haven't already gotten it. I think I've changed my mind regarding what I want. Right now I'm leaning towards Blue Circle's BC608.
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
    In Use
    PS3, Yamaha CDR-HD1300, Plex, Amazon Fire TV Gen 2
    Pioneer Elite VSX-52, Parasound HCA-1000A
    Klipsch RF-82ii, RC-62ii, RS-42ii, RW-10d
    Epson 8700UB
    In Storage
    [Home Audio]
    Rotel RCD-02, Yamaha KX-W900U, Sony ST-S500ES, Denon DP-7F
    Pro-Ject Phono Box MKII, Parasound P/HP-850, ASL Wave 20 monoblocks
    Klipsch RF-35, RB-51ii
    [Car Audio]
    Pioneer Premier DEH-P860MP, Memphis 16-MCA3004, Boston Acoustic RC520
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  • crazy
    crazy Posts: 443
    edited June 2006
    audiobliss, thanks for the clarification. Right now I've pretty much narroed my search between the HTS3500 and the Belkin PF-30 series.
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  • thehaens@cox.net
    thehaens@cox.net Posts: 1,012
    edited June 2006
    No affiliation on this, but this is a pretty good deal on the HTS-5100, this guy has a pretty stellar feedback with about 3700 transactions on the bay. Anyway he has 24 available. Store Displays for 189.99 BIN.....

    http://cgi.ebay.com/Monster-Power-HTS-5100-Excellent-used-unit_W0QQitemZ280000538675QQihZ018QQcategoryZ67780QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

    Scott
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  • del44
    del44 Posts: 686
    edited June 2006
    That does seem like a good deal. I know awhile back the Monster 3500mkll's were selling for around $110 new. I didn't really need it, but the price was so good I just had to get one.
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  • zx_toth
    zx_toth Posts: 417
    edited June 2006
    Hey Everyone,

    I just wanted to share a great online deal that I came across yesterday which I ended up purchasing ... its a Monster HTS 5000 MK II POwer Reference Center, regular 599.95 marked down to 239.99 ... I kid you not. I was in the market for a power surge bar but when I saw that I could get a Monter POwer reference unit I was floored. This is the price of the lowly Monster power surge bar I was going to buy. This site is actually linked to the official MonsterCable site and called and chatted with the rep. seems all legit. Here is the website and details below. Note that this unit is fairly high up on their product line, you are not getting the low end component. Here is the direct link to the special :

    http://www.shopallmonster.com/specials.asp

    www.Shopallmonster.com

    Model: HTS 5000 MKII
    Inventory Number: 109309


    Now $239.99 ea.

    Marked down from $599.95
    A savings of $360

    Limited Quantity

    Due to the size and weight of the HTS 5000 MKII, shipping surcharges will apply


    Hope this gets some of you this piece of equipment sooner. Here at Futureshop in Ontario they are trying to sell the HTS 3600 MKII for 699.99 CAN ... CRAZY ... so I grabbed this for 299.99 US (includes shipping to me).

    Hope that some of you guys post some online specials you may see.

    Zsolt
    My Home Theater Rig
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  • Toxis
    Toxis Posts: 5,116
    edited June 2006
    I'll take a newer 5100 for cheaper over a 5000 for more. Thanks though!
    Never kick a fresh **** on a hot day.

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    Car Setup: OEM Radio, RF 360.2v2, Polk SR6500 quad amped off 4 Xtant 1.1 100w mono amps, Xtant 6.1 to run an eD 13av.2, all Stinger wiring and Raammat deadener.
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  • thehaens@cox.net
    thehaens@cox.net Posts: 1,012
    edited June 2006
    ^^^^me Too
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