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so im guessing, get the most joules your wallet can afford? im leaning towards just waiting till summer to get the belkin.

Quote: Originally Posted by Hostility ahh makes sense, so the bigger the joule the more energy it can absorb? is that right then? im just trying to figure out what makes A better then B, the only thing that stands out really is the number of Joules goes up with the more money you spend. A Joule is a unit of energy, so you're correct- the more it can absorb, the better your equipments' chances of survival.

Quote: Originally Posted by Quickley17 I don't think financing 150 dollars is the way to go. I think you should wait. That's what I was biting my tongue about...

I don't have a firm grasp on the specifics of the technology, but the reason for that is that the metal oxide varistors that are responsible for taking the load away from your components (and thus dictate the joule or voltage limits of your surge protector) are not all created equal or arranged/connected the same way within a surge suppressor. This makes it complicated to make a universal recommendation on what one joule rating means vs...

A lot of the 4-conductor cable I found seemed to have a "combined gauge" rather than per-wire: though at this point the trigger has already been pulled (standard 2-wire speaker-wire labeled and bundled in a sheath).

Quote: Originally Posted by Hostility monster IS good You do have a point and that Jamie is a complete and utter douche bag. I have the HTS 3500 MKII and my only regret is that I couldn't find a 5000 in my price range. That 1600 is pretty entry level. Consider financing the next model up.

Quote: Originally Posted by Hostility yes i already know people hate monster. im not looking for people to tell me this, so please if you going to post in this thread, please for it to be about, if this product will work for what i want or not. Oh I am so sorry to have not posted anything good.I try harder next time.

Quote: Originally Posted by Hostility hey, thanks adam, the pf31 was the unit i was looking at buying before hand. now plugging and unplugging things, is no worries for me. so i was looking for a unit rather then a strip. now i just looked and it seems 1 watt = 1 joule, so i looked into my manuals, and found out i will have a total of 1532 watts right now, and later on with a t.v 1801 watts. so does this mean i need 1801 joules or more? if...

I have had my hdmi cables for a few years. At least the one going to my tv. Its about 1/2" thick dont know what its rating is like 1.2 or 1.3 or whatever hdmi is rated as. The ones connecting my cable box and BD player are from comcast and I dont know what they are rated at either. So my question is. Do you all think I need to upgrade them to be sure they are rated at whatever hdmi is out now or are they fine. If upgrades are suggested...

I agree with Gordon that connectors and quality of termination are important. Although I have biwire cables, knowing what I do now, I probably wouldnt buy them again. Instead, I would now go for better quality single wire cable, with wire jumpers replacing the normal metal links between the speaker terminals.