Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater Panamax vs. Tripplite vs. Monster

I guess I just want opinions on which will be better for line conditioning, filtering, and surge protection. I get music feedback right now and lots of hiss....im upgrading to the Pioneer 1014 and Axiom 60ti, VP150 and QS8s today or Monday

If I had to do it again I would go with Triplite. Triplite is a lot cheaper and works just as good as the ones you listed. I have a Panamax 5300 and it's built like a tank and I do like it. The Brick Wall products are supposed to be real good too and don't use MOV's.

Your post makes pretty hard to figure out what you are asking. I recomend setting up your new system before buying anything. See if you still have issues, which is hard to comment on because your question is so non-specific.

I have a Panamax 4300 which helps clean up broadcast tv and FM reception(antenna filter) in a remote location with weak signals. Tripplite is recomended as affordable professional grade surge protection by some pros. In my understanding the whole line conditioning issue is largely dismissed by experts in most circumstances.

If you have particular circumstances that would create problems I suggest you spell them out. If you expect some kind of audio magic in general through line conditioning I think you are about to waste your money.

No, i dont expect magic...i expect some of the hiss to dimimish and for the music to stop bleeding over into my TV/computer speakers. Nothing like hispanic music playing underneath Game 2 of Houston/St Louis. I also expect better protection than my current Monster strip which is 4 years old. OH, and the Brick Wall looks good just doesnt have cable filtering....

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I guess I just want opinions on which will be better for line conditioning, filtering, and surge protection. I get music feedback right now and lots of hiss....im upgrading to the Pioneer 1014 and Axiom 60ti, VP150 and QS8s today or Monday

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Music feedback?

Feedback involves a mic or pickup continually picking up and folding back the same signal over and over.

If you have problems with shielding that you're broadcasting RF signals into other speakers, then address that concern.

As for surge protection/line filters/conditioners, we had about a week long discussion on metal oxide varistors (MOVs) et al last time you asked about this all. Link Here.

Bren R.

I've had very bad experiences with Tripplite computer cables (not made to spec, don't work at all, crash the computer, etc...) so I'm a bit leery of them.

However, I wouldn't pay for a "music" or "AV" line conditioner either. Have a look at APC.

I think Bren likes to bash me....maybe I didnt make it clear enough. I put the three brand names up for people to give me their opinion of them....and then some one asked why I was asking. So, I had to explain why....the hiss and the music bleed. Let me state that the music bleed into my TV speakers and computer speakers occurs in two different rooms. My receiver does not pick up this noise. My receiver sits next to my TV. I use either AR (subwoofer coax) or Monster cables for all my connections. But, Ill take the advice and rehook all of it up with the new components and move some items around...probably with a Panamax 5100

What's the source of the music? Is it playing through some other system in your house? Is it a radio station? Is it your neighbors?

You know, i havent been able to pinpoint it. Its a spanish music that I believe is a radio station. Since I dont listen to that type of music....I think it might traveling thru the power lines in the building???

I doubt it... I imagine (could be wrong here) that it's a radio signal that's being picked up by the speaker cables or power cables and amplified by your computer's built in speakers. Like I said, I could be wrong... hmm. that doesn't explain the TV, though.