Product Description

The Monster Power Home Theater POWERBAR 2100 is equipped with fast-acting, high capacity Multiple SurgeGuard Circuitry which instantly detects any voltage surge or spike and immediately suppresses it BEFORE it can even reach your components. Plus, Monster Cable has designed the POWERBAR 2100 with 3 sets of coaxial connections and 1 pair of phone jacks, so you can hook up your satellite receiver, cable box or HDTV antenna for total home theater system protection. BEST of all, unlike other surge protectors, Monster's ultra low loss RF circuitry provides maximum protection with virtually NO SIGNAL LOSS.

Product Details

• Brand: Monster
• Model: 109356
• Dimensions: 2.50" h x 10.50" w x 33.50" l, 7.50 pounds

Features

• Monster Clean Power Stage 2 v2.0 application-specific filters.
• $350,000 guaranteed connected equipment protection and product warranty.
• Protects coax lines used with cable TV and DBS equipment from surge pulses.
• 8 ft. Monster PowerLine 200 cable with high current capacity.
• Includes Monster Internet Cable and SV1F-1M coax cable with 24k gold contact connectors.

Amazon.com Product Description
The fact is, analog audio equipment is sensitive to a different type of noise than video, just as video is sensitive to a different type of noise than digital, and so on. In the past, manufacturers have used filters to combat the problem of noise introduced via power sources. Unfortunately, the filters were not optimized to attenuate at the different frequencies that are unique to digital, analog audio, and video realms. Products that managed to deliver truly cleaner AC power were thousands of dollars in price, out of reach for most people. Enter Head Monster Noel Lee. An uncompromising audiophile, Lee joined forces with Richard Marsh, the world’s foremost expert on AC power, to develop affordable solutions to AC power problems. The result? Monster Clean Power.

Internal view showing the various filters and advanced circuitry. Pictured is the HTS5100.

Rear view showing the component-assigned outlets. Pictured is the HTS5100.

More Than Just Surge! -Monster Clean Power
The following overviews of Monster’s isolated, specially tuned Clean Power filters demonstrate the methodology behind Clean Power’s development. The higher the Clean Power stage, the more advanced the noise filtration. The more advanced the noise filtration, the higher the level of component-to-component isolation.

Reference Home Theater Power
Monster PowerCenters also offer the most comprehensive home theater system protection available, featuring higher joule ratings for faster acting, full capacity surge protection. Monster’s Multiple SurgeGuard and Tri-Mode Circuitry instantly detects any voltage surge or spike and immediately suppresses it before it can reach your components. And, for your total peace of mind, the latest generation of Monster Home Theatre Reference PowerCenters come with higher Connected Equipment Guarantees (CEGs).

Unlike other surge protectors, the PowerCenters’ ultra low-loss RF circuitry provides maximum protection with virtually no signal loss, especially important with the advent of HDTV. In addition, all PowerCenters display current draw and voltage.

Monster recognizes that convenience is vital, too. The PowerCenters feature component-assigned color coding with matching power cord labels for easy identification, and all are rack mountable, for easy integration into custom installed rack mount systems.

Get All The Performance You Paid For
With Monster Power’s Home Theatre Reference PowerCenters, you’ll get the best possible audio and video performance from your home theater system.

Customer Reviews

Solidly built and performs no less
After hearing and reading much about Monster Cable and not to mention the great price at Amazon, I chose to go with the Powerbar. I am quite happy with the purchase. The Powerbar is solidly built with attractive and fine finish, and performs no less.

An electronics must!
If you have any electronic item of value, then protecting it is a must! Monster Cable has a $300,000 guaranteed connected equipment protection and product warranty on this item against surge pulses! Why buy a PSP (Product Service Plan) when you can get a much better one through product warranty! Plus you get all the other features like "Clean Power", "Power Regulation", 24K gold contact connectors, etc.

I made the mistake of buying the 4-year Best Buy PSP on a $2500 TV for $400! My 4 years are almost up and I just flushed $400 down the toilet! I didn't know about Monster's guarantee until a friend of mine told me about it... and I'll never buy another PSP again!

Electronics Expo is selling these for $120 each plus $15 S&H. At that price I picked up 3! Best investment I've ever made!

Made a big difference on my HDTV picture
I bought one of these about 4 years ago along with a pair of high-end speakers. I never really bothered to compare things with and without it - I just plugged all my audio and home theater components to it.

Earlier last month, I got a new Dish HDTV model 622 receiver . I also just got a new HDTV projector last week, the Sanyo PLV-Z4.
The Dish 622 was connected via a 6ft component video cable to my A/V receiver, and the A/V receiver to the projector via a 35ft component video cable from bluejeans.

I was seeing a lot of ghosting in the HDTV picture, especially on text in the DVR menus. On the 106" screen, it was very visible - the ghosting was 2 to 3 inches to the right of each character. But I didn't see this ghosting in the picture of my other video sources, such as my older Dish 921 HD DVR , or my Pioneer DV-655a DVD player; which were also connected via component to the same receiver and projector. I went as far as swapping the short component cables between the 622 and 921 and the receiver, but it made no difference - the 921 picture had no ghosting, and the 622 picture did.

This saturday, I was rewiring things in my system. I noticed that my Dish 622 was plugged in directly to a wall outlet, unlike all my other components. That's because my Monster 2100 powerbar was mounted on the wall, behind the two A/V racks, and hard to access. I hadn't bothered to plugged in the Dish 622 to the Monster powerbar when I got the 622. So, I finally did. And guess what : the ghosting on the component HDTV picture completely disappeared !

So for me, the Monster 2100 made a very noticeable difference. I'm thinking of getting a couple more now. My PJ and the sub in the back are plugged directly into the wall. And my audio recording gear upstairs is also on the wall directly.