Frequently Asked Questions - Monster Power PRO 7000 Owner's Manual

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Q. What is the importance of component-to-component filtering?
A. With Monster PowerSource technology, AC power is improved by noise filtering that isolates your equipment
from interference riding the AC line. Most other manufacturers just stop there, but Monster keeps going! The next
crucial step of filtering occurs between connected components. Our patent-pending component-to-component noise
filtering is one of the most innovative features of the PowerSource — it protects internally-generated equipment
noise from "reaching out" and degrading the performance of other equipment! An inherently noisy component like
a computer won't radiate digital noise into other connected equipment because the noise is eliminated with
specialized filters that separate adjacent outlets. Eliminating noise from the AC power line and from various
system components yields the best possible sound and picture.
Q. Does it matter into which outlets I plug my components?
A. For the most part, yes. Each group of outlets are specially designed to protect and maximize performance
of the components they're intended to power. For example, a power amplifier is a high-current device and has
a special PowerSource audio filter that allows for greater power transfer while reducing noise from the AC power
line. A digital signal processor is not a high-current device so its filter attenuates a wider band of noise specific
to digital components. It won't hurt plugging digital components into high current outlets, or analog into video
outlets, but for maximum performance, each class of component makes best use of the specialized noise filtering
based on their inherent needs and differences.
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