Monster Power PowerCenter PRO 3500 Reviews

4.7/5.0 based on 16 customer reviews

Sweetwater Advice

Carson McClain

For this price, buy two. When you need a power conditioner you can trust, and I mean really trust to deliver perfect power to your computer, your keyboard rig, or your entire home studio, this is it. For the price and value, it is unbeatable.

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Customer Reviews

jose padron
from United States
March 18, 2013Music Background:
hobbyist

monster power center 3500

this product is excellent,you have safe all your devises,sound is excellent and the features are very clear,this price for this factory sealed product is the best i find on all the internet ,is from sweetwater store,thanks

Richard
from Fort Myers, FL
March 15, 2013Music Background:
recording engineer, broadcast engineer, semi pro musician

Made my whole system sound better

I knew noise filtering would help but was amazed at the drop in the noise floor in all the equipment. Guitar amps lost hums and buzzes. great investment that is well worth the money.

James the carpenter and AV enthusiast
from Redding, Connecticut
March 15, 2013Music Background:
Musician and home theatre enthusiast

Solid Product!

Excellent product. Solidly built and well thought out. I love the XLR light outputs, font and back. Makes hooking up wiring a whole lot easier!

Richard
from Fort Myers
February 21, 2013Music Background:
little bit of this and that

Wish I had bought sooner

This cleaned up all kinds of noises and buzzs in amps.. got it on sale and now wish I had bought two... Just got it so can't speak to longevity but it does do what it claims to do.. I was amazed at the difference it made..

Roland13
from United States
November 15, 2012Music Background:
Composer/performer

Great Unit

Works great. Looks even better in the rack. Monster products are usually good quality but overpriced; but this unit is worth every penny. Very solidly built.

Remember, though, this excellent power conditioner/surge protector. It is NOT a voltage regulator !

Chris Yesso
from No,La
July 19, 2012Music Background:
Bassist, Aspiring Engineer

Excellent Product

I couldn't be happier with this unit. I had some nasty electical noise in my house. As soon as I would turn on my monitors, I would want to go start making the noose up. I bought over $600 worth of tubes for my SVT, and it was buzzing and making the same noise as the monitors. I picked up this unit, and the SVT is quiet as a mouse. Monitors couldnt be quieter. Does what it says, with style...

Carp
from Ohio
March 13, 2012

Should have had this a long time ago...

I haven't had this unit long, but it has done all I ask of it. Protects my gear and I have noticed a much quieter signal from everything. I use some old Fender and Vox amps and some newer plus all my pedals etc. and it has performed perfectly and everything is not only quiet but safe. Thanks to my sales engineer (Greg Baum) for recommending this unit. So far, so good.

Roosevelt
from Cleveland, Ohio USA
February 24, 2012Music Background:
Recording Engineer/Producer

I Love It!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was using my gear with no power conditioner and I heard hissing noise hums and it was just not right. Now I finally got everything hooked up and I notice an big difference. Everything sounds better.I can mix my songs the right way now. And the best thing is, I know my studio equipment is safe and protected. Shout out to my sells engineer TONY DAYTON for looking out for me on this one Thank you Tony. And thanks for the candy. But if you need clean power buy this power conditioner worth every penny.

Scott Troyer
from Ft. Wayne, IN
February 21, 2012Music Background:
Pro Musician

An Insurance Policy with Rack Mount Ears

Clean, safe, reliable power. 3 stage on and off. Peace of mind. Even comes with a goose neck lamp too.

Will Gilbert
from Memphis, TN
September 5, 2011Music Background:
Recording Engineer, Drummer, DJ, Producer.

The right choice.

The right choice for anyone looking for clean power in their studio. Plenty of plugs in the back for digital, analog, and high current (amps, monitors, etc.) I use the 3500 for everything in my studio from my computer (digital) down to my analog preamps and summing amplifier (analog). I am about to get another for the studio I like them so much.

TommyRad
from Sarasota FL USA
July 10, 2011Music Background:
32 years. Pro Musician/Recording Engineer/Producer

Complete Silince

The Pro 3500 is just what is says it is, "Pro." I run a very expensive and complex recording studio with a lot of outboard vintage and new gear, and require 3 of these units to accomadate all my equipment. The difference between using the Pro 3500, and not using anything except a powerstrip is night and day. It is as good as there most expensive unit, but my need were best met by the stage 3 filtering, and other particular protections.
I also have a Furman Power Conditioner that I use for my least important, and least used gear. It doesn't even come close to the Monster Pro 3500. Buy one, it will move your studio up a whole step into the big boys, as far as A/C protection, balance, filters, and surge.

Michael Pierson
from Jackson MI
January 13, 2008Music Background:
Hobbyist/Intermediate Recording Engineer

Clean Power

Super clean power. Didnt realize how "noisy" my system was until I powered this unit up and heard nothing. No hiss, no hum. Just silence. Wouldnt use it for a live situation, but in studio, I wish I would have gotten one sooner. Plus, ya cant beat hitting one button then watching your hardware come to life piece by piece.

Steve Koontz
from Bandera, TX USA
September 28, 2012Music Background:
Live Sound / & Hobbyist

As Advertised

So far this unit has met all my expectations and everybody in our little impromptu studio is pleased with it's performance.

Al C.
from Iowa, Illinois
February 18, 2011Music Background:
musician recording hobbyist without tin ears.

The Pro 3500 Works

The only reason for the rating is that with a higher budget a consumer can buy a more expensive one, or with a lower budget a least expensive one. I found that I can plug everything that I need to into it, and still have some amperage left over. And it works with tri-filtering mode protection with clean power stage 3 on the most important digital equipment and studio equipment with lowering the noise floor level and dirty power for everything I consider important. It does make a difference and it works for my budget.

Rodrigo Montfort
from Monterrey, NL MEXICO
July 24, 2006Music Background:
Independent Music Producer / Songwriter

Helps reduce noise

The cool thing about this unit is its three types of noise filter: high current (for amps, powered speakers, etc.), analog (mixers, preamps, etc.) and digital (for hardware samplers, workstations and synths).

I achieved a noticeable noise reduction on my Fender guitar amp. Also, I used to hear a loud thump every time I powered down my studio monitors and my guitar amp. These noises are now gone. Another cool thing about the 3500 is the switched power on/off mechanism helps shut down your gear in the right order and protects your gear. It's also cool that you can read the voltage fed to you outlet, even if the unit is off.

If you want to regulate the power and have constant voltage this is NOT what you're looking for. You'll need a line regulator for that. Equitech makes great balanced power products but is very pricey. Furman IT series would be another option.

I recommend you wire your studio with the star grounding method to minimize ground loop related hum. That said, Monster Power 3500 is a great option for surge protection and taming different kinds of noise in your rig.

chavez
from Chciago, IL
July 24, 2007Music Background:
Home Studio & Live Sound Engineer

Great for Studio Environment, Not good for Live Environment

Seems to work good for a Studio Environment, but long power up times (sometimes doesn't turn on at all), makes it unreliable for a Live Performance Environment.