Monster Power HTS3000 - Manual (Page 27)

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Q. What is the importance of component-to-component filtering?
A. With the Monster PowerCenter, AC power must first go through a segment of noise filters which isolates
your equipment from noise on the AC power line. Most manufacturer’s battle against line noise stops there.
The next crucial step of noise filtering must occur between components. Our patented* component-
to-component noise filtering is one of the PowerCenter’s incredibly innovative features because it protects
components from degrading each other’s performance via their own special brand of interference.
The PowerCenter outlets are all directly connected, so the noise that’s generated by a particularly
noisy component (digital components like CD players are infamous for this) will attempt to get onto
other components. It will not, however, because it must to go through a specialized filter to get to
an adjacent outlet, and noise is eliminated for the best possible sound and picture.
Q. What is the importance of separate filtering for digital, audio, and video?
A. The nature of digital, audio, and video signals are very different. Each generates a different kind of noise,
and is sensitive to different types of noise. Video components generate a wide band of video interference. Digital
components generate an even wider band of interference, while Audio components generate a narrow band
of interference. Monster’s patented digital, audio, and video filters are optimized for each application,
so you get the maximum amount of noise filtering for the best possible sound and picture.
Q. Does it matter which outlets I plug my components into?
A. Yes. Each group of outlets is specifically designed to protect and maximize performance of ONLY the components
they are intended to power. For example, an amplifier draws high current and a VCR does not. Each gets separate
noise filtering to accommodate their inherent needs and differences. Further, as a high current component,
you would not necessarily want to leave an amplifier running all the time, so it is assigned a Switched outlet.
A VCR on the other hand, is assigned an Unswitched outlet so you don’t have to worry about setting and resetting
that clock when PowerCenter is turned On and Off.
*U.S. Pat. No. 5,589,718