Power Conditioner - Blu-ray Forum

tmgrich · 04-22-2008, 03:46 PM

I have a Denon 3808CI receiver and Focal speakers. I am looking to get a power conditioner and was wondering what would be a good option. I was thinking about getting a Monster MP PRO 5100. Anyone have any other suggestions?

Beta Man · 04-22-2008, 03:51 PM

Belkin Pure AV or something like that.... I got one and it works great. I also have a Monster Power-Center. If I had to do it again, I'd get two of the Belkins rather than the Monster I have..... $300 is just too much for what it is.

http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-PureAV%...8879421&sr=8-2
or

http://www.amazon.com/PUREAV-OUTLET-...8879469&sr=8-4

also check out Panamax.

Pelican170 · 04-22-2008, 03:58 PM

I just bought the M5300 from Panamax, its in the mail. Its supposed to be very good.

Lucy Diamond · 04-22-2008, 04:02 PM

Furman is completely unmatched as far as power conditioners. I am completely thrilled that the knowlegable people of our community did not jump on and say "monster power".

Furman make obscenely good stuff and is the music industry standard for clean power.

LOTR07 · 04-22-2008, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tmgrich

I have a Denon 3808CI receiver and Focal speakers. I am looking to get a power conditioner and was wondering what would be a good option. I was thinking about getting a Monster MP PRO 5100. Anyone have any other suggestions?

I have Monsters MTS 2600 HTS 5100 and a and Panamax M5100-EX. all have protected all my equipment from a recent lightning strike near my home and all equipment was fine so it should come down to prefence and or price....good luck

Beta Man · 04-22-2008, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Lucy Diamond

Furman is completely unmatched as far as power conditioners. I am completely thrilled that the knowlegable people of our community did not jump on and say "monster power".

Furman make obscenely good stuff and is the music industry standard for clean power.

I agree, but it's been proven he's a racist..... oh wait...

Honestly though... I didn't suggest Furhman, because for what equipment etc. the OP has, I was targeting an estimated budget (and compared to the Monster brand, attempting to find a cheaper, yet better alternative)

Furman makes GREAT stuff though, this is true. There is also another company called "APC" or American Power Conversion (I think) that makes good stuff.

moviefan · 04-22-2008, 04:31 PM

I bought the Monster 1600, reconditioned, directly from Monster.com for $200 (list $300), free shipping, no tax.
It has plenty of protected outlets on the back, and a voltage indicator & system status indicator lights on the front.
Very satisfied!

ShawnE94SL · 04-22-2008, 04:42 PM

I'm using the Panamax M5300-PM with my 3808Ci. It works for me.

kingofgrills · 04-22-2008, 05:25 PM

The only thing I use from Monster Power is their Reference Power Centers. I wouldn't recommend using Monster for cables, but they do make good power conditioners. They do work really well, and have protected my equipment through a serious power surge. They also cleaned up a lot of video and audio interference as well. I live near an independent radio station, and they cause all sorts of interference.

My home theater room has a Monster Reference Power Conditioner HTS 3500 Mk II, and I use the HTS 2500 Mk II for my 2 channel SACD listening room. Both have noticeably reduced the noise floor and cleared up video noise as well. The 3500 MkII, or it's replacement the 3600 MkII, work really well. The 3500 received the Editor's Choice Award from The Absolute Sound. Here's a link to their review page, where you can download the full review.

http://www.avguide.com/products/product-3051/

JohnGalt · 04-22-2008, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Beta Man

There is also another company called "APC" or American Power Conversion (I think) that makes good stuff.

APC is probably the biggest name in that particular industry. I trust their products and went with an APC H15 for my HT.

RDBowers · 04-22-2008, 11:19 PM

I have a APC AV Black J Type 1.5kVA Power Conditioner with Battery Backup.

I live out in the country side and our electrical sevice suffers from continuous brown outs and complete outages on a regular basis. My APC unit has enough power to run my whole system (Denon receiver, subwoofer, PS3 and a a ScreenPlay 5700 projector) for 10 minutes.

That gives me plenty of time to ignore the brownout or shut down the system if I think it might be necessary.

You can also probably order it through a local computer shop. Their markups are probably lower than your local home theater shop too.

Tyler2106 · 04-23-2008, 03:31 AM

Do not buy a monster power conditioner!!! Overpriced and so many other power conditioners out there that will do just as good if not a better job for 1/2 the price!!! Take a look at Tripplite...

supersix4 · 04-23-2008, 03:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Tyler2106

Do not buy a monster power conditioner!!! Overpriced and so many other power conditioners out there that will do just as good if not a better job for 1/2 the price!!! Take a look at Tripplite...

gee wonder if he likes monster...

mr.hidef · 04-23-2008, 03:52 AM

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Originally Posted by tmgrich

I have a Denon 3808CI receiver and Focal speakers. I am looking to get a power conditioner and was wondering what would be a good option. I was thinking about getting a Monster MP PRO 5100. Anyone have any other suggestions?

SEE MY SIGNATURE. That is a nice one also.

sokrman14 · 04-23-2008, 04:56 AM

I have Panamax 5400 on my Denon 3808CI, and it works very well. Furman I know are very good, Richard Grey Powercenters are probably the best, but likely way over kill, Monster is actually quite good for powercenters, but still a little overpriced for their benefits. Belking/PureAV are good for a lower budget, not really the best for performance in my opinion.

tmgrich · 04-25-2008, 01:39 AM

Can anyone suggest some good models from Furman? I heard that their lower end models were not "true" power conditioners. I'm looking to spend less than $600.

richteer · 04-25-2008, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by tmgrich

Can anyone suggest some good models from Furman? I heard that their lower end models were not "true" power conditioners. I'm looking to spend less than $600.

I recently (as in, two days ago!) installed a Furman Elite 15 PFi. Seems to be a very nice piece of kit, certainly worth its price.

I was considering the Monster HTS 3600 MK 2, but reading about their deplorable business practises (e.g., sueing Blue Jeans Cable) here gave me pause. I spoke to the guy I bought my PFi from (he's also a Monster dealer), and he said that the Monsters have more "bling" whereas with Furman your money goes into the important stuff: power conditioning.

JohnGalt · 04-25-2008, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by richteer

I recently (as in, two days ago!) installed a Furman Elite 15 PFi. Seems to be a very nice piece of kit, certainly worth its price.

I've had a Furman unit in my guitar rack for many years now and I'm the only person I know who's never had a piece of rack gear fail. I suppose I could just be lucky but ....

ixlegitballinxl · 04-28-2008, 08:49 AM

belkin makes a good unit....very cost effective too.... bought mine last month..very pleased with the purchase, and the price

wicked45 · 10-15-2015, 08:12 PM

I just picked up a panamax 5300m and need to know which outlets on the panamax to plug my devices into. I have 2 emotiva amps, denon avr, blu ray player, cable box, apple tv and amazon fire tv.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

04-22-2008, 03:46 PM	#1
tmgrich Junior Member Member since:Jan 2007	Power Conditioner I have a Denon 3808CI receiver and Focal speakers. I am looking to get a power conditioner and was wondering what would be a good option. I was thinking about getting a Monster MP PRO 5100. Anyone have any other suggestions?

04-22-2008, 11:19 PM	#11
RDBowers Junior Member Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Toronto, ON Home Theater Gallery:7 Blu-ray collection:961 DVD collection:434	APC works for me` I have a APC AV Black J Type 1.5kVA Power Conditioner with Battery Backup. I live out in the country side and our electrical sevice suffers from continuous brown outs and complete outages on a regular basis. My APC unit has enough power to run my whole system (Denon receiver, subwoofer, PS3 and a a ScreenPlay 5700 projector) for 10 minutes. That gives me plenty of time to ignore the brownout or shut down the system if I think it might be necessary. You can also probably order it through a local computer shop. Their markups are probably lower than your local home theater shop too.

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04-22-2008, 03:51 PM	#2
Beta Man Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Juuuuuuuust A Bit Outside.... Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:268 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:25	Belkin Pure AV or something like that.... I got one and it works great. I also have a Monster Power-Center. If I had to do it again, I'd get two of the Belkins rather than the Monster I have..... $300 is just too much for what it is. http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-PureAV%...8879421&sr=8-2 or http://www.amazon.com/PUREAV-OUTLET-...8879469&sr=8-4 also check out Panamax.

04-22-2008, 03:58 PM	#3
Pelican170 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Newtown, CT 4K collection:127 Blu-ray collection:735 DVD collection:256 Trading Score:13	I just bought the M5300 from Panamax, its in the mail. Its supposed to be very good.

04-22-2008, 04:02 PM	#4
Lucy Diamond Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Apr 2008 Location:The Tomb of Annihilation 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:3	Furman is completely unmatched as far as power conditioners. I am completely thrilled that the knowlegable people of our community did not jump on and say "monster power". Furman make obscenely good stuff and is the music industry standard for clean power.

04-22-2008, 04:31 PM	#7
moviefan Senior Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Orchard Park, NY	I bought the Monster 1600, reconditioned, directly from Monster.com for $200 (list $300), free shipping, no tax. It has plenty of protected outlets on the back, and a voltage indicator & system status indicator lights on the front. Very satisfied!

04-22-2008, 04:42 PM	#8
ShawnE94SL Banned Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Sellersville, PA Home Theater Gallery:19 Blu-ray collection:18 Trading Score:11	I'm using the Panamax M5300-PM with my 3808Ci. It works for me.

04-22-2008, 05:25 PM	#9
kingofgrills Blu-ray Guru Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Dec 2007 Location:PDX Home Theater Gallery:31 4K collection:5 Blu-ray collection:81 Trading Score:31	The only thing I use from Monster Power is their Reference Power Centers. I wouldn't recommend using Monster for cables, but they do make good power conditioners. They do work really well, and have protected my equipment through a serious power surge. They also cleaned up a lot of video and audio interference as well. I live near an independent radio station, and they cause all sorts of interference. My home theater room has a Monster Reference Power Conditioner HTS 3500 Mk II, and I use the HTS 2500 Mk II for my 2 channel SACD listening room. Both have noticeably reduced the noise floor and cleared up video noise as well. The 3500 MkII, or it's replacement the 3600 MkII, work really well. The 3500 received the Editor's Choice Award from The Absolute Sound. Here's a link to their review page, where you can download the full review. http://www.avguide.com/products/product-3051/

04-23-2008, 03:31 AM	#12
Tyler2106 Active Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Nebraska	Do not buy a monster power conditioner!!! Overpriced and so many other power conditioners out there that will do just as good if not a better job for 1/2 the price!!! Take a look at Tripplite...

04-23-2008, 04:56 AM	#15
sokrman14 Special Member Member since:Mar 2006 Location:Omaha, NE Home Theater Gallery:9 Blu-ray collection:32 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	I have Panamax 5400 on my Denon 3808CI, and it works very well. Furman I know are very good, Richard Grey Powercenters are probably the best, but likely way over kill, Monster is actually quite good for powercenters, but still a little overpriced for their benefits. Belking/PureAV are good for a lower budget, not really the best for performance in my opinion.

04-25-2008, 01:39 AM	#16
tmgrich Junior Member Member since:Jan 2007	Can anyone suggest some good models from Furman? I heard that their lower end models were not "true" power conditioners. I'm looking to spend less than $600.

04-28-2008, 08:49 AM	#19
ixlegitballinxl Banned Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Magic Kingdom, FL Home Theater Gallery:7 Blu-ray collection:631 Trading Score:22	belkin makes a good unit....very cost effective too.... bought mine last month..very pleased with the purchase, and the price

10-15-2015, 08:12 PM	#20
wicked45 Member Member since:Sep 2010 Location:OC- Fountain Valley	I just picked up a panamax 5300m and need to know which outlets on the panamax to plug my devices into. I have 2 emotiva amps, denon avr, blu ray player, cable box, apple tv and amazon fire tv. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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