Monster Power MPA 2250 Owner's Manual page 6

SEPARATE POWER SUPPLIES ON EACH CHANNEL
A unique feature of Monster amplifiers, which allow them to outperform any receiver, is that each channel has its own
transformer and power supply. Receivers that share a single power supply across all channels will actually deliver far lower
power levels than the maximum power rating when all channels are driven. Monster amps won't sag when the power
demands are high because they are designed to support the current delivery for each channel independently.
Monster home theater music reference power amps deliver detail, clarity, dimensionality and low distortion sound with
powerful bass at virtually any power level.
LOADS OF POWER
Monster home theater music amps deliver 400 continuous watts per channel into 4 ohms with all channels driven (250
watts/channel into 8 ohms). Instantaneous peak power exceeds 500 watts into 4 ohms (300 watts/channel into 8 ohms or
750 watts/channel into 2 ohm loads).
LABORATORY-GRADE DIGITAL POWER METERS
Watch how the power meters jump around with your favorite dynamic music passage or explosive movie scene, and which
channels require the most power. That will tell you how much power the amps are delivering and what is required
by the material you are listening to. You'll be surprised to see how much power some music and movie transients need
to sound as powerful as the composer or director had in mind for the original experience.
Watch the meters as the amplifiers pump out big, powerful, but tightly controlled bass. The separate transformer and power
supply on each channel is the key. Big room-energizing bass, properly recreated, gives the sound a sense of space. Give
yourself a good view of the meters really jumping with power by playing Telarc International's recording of Tchakowski's 1812
Overture with Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops. Just after 14 minutes into the recording, listen to the cannon shots and
watch the amp meters show just how much sheer power is required to accurately reproduce one of the biggest
and most breathtaking transients in recording history.
THE MONSTER BACKBONE
Monster recently introduced a new way of looking at a total home theater music experience. It all starts with the "polluted"
AC power from your wall. Power line noise, spikes, sags, noise from your own components, noise generated from other
devices on the same electrical circuit as your system — all of these are detrimental to the audio experience. To achieve
the best home theater and music listening experience, you must take steps to ensure that the power delivery to all
of your home theater music components is stable and clean.
You can realize a truly amazing home theater music experience if you ensure that the power being delivered to all
of your audio and video components is at a stable voltage and filtered from power line noise. Just as the home theater music
amplifiers are designed to provide all the power (wattage) that is demanded from movies and music, Monster recommends
providing all of the clean and stabilized power (voltage and current) that is needed by your electronics to get all
the performance they were designed to deliver.
Voltage stabilization can be achieved by adding a Monster Power Automatic Voltage Stabilizer to your system (AVS 2000).
"Polluted" power can be cleaned by adding a Monster Power Reference Home Theater PowerSource (HTPS 7000) which
will also isolate your components and protect them from electrical spikes and surges.
By addressing the needs of power quality (stabilized, clean power) and power capacity (powerful amplification) from
your electronics, you can build the backbone for a truly amazing home theater music experience.
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