Panamax MR4300 MR4300 9-Outlet Home Theater Power Management with Surge Protection and Power Conditioning

This is something I recently learned over the course of many years and a lot of troubleshooting! If you have a 7.2.4 Dolby Atmos setup which uses an AVR, external amps, and subwoofers I highly recommend using a 0awg huge extension cord to draw electricity from a completely different circuit! The results are significantly better and very qualitative. I admittedly have 3 power conditioners for my home theater setup, which includes: Denon AVR-x4500h, 2 REL Subwoofers, 2 external amplifiers, dacs, a headphone tube amp. A TV, and a few other items. The reason I went for a second circuit is because I was overloading my single circuit with too much AV gear and a result, my monolith m7100x amp was generating a lot of static when it was powered on and not playing (in all channels), after trying a ground loop hum isolator, an isolation transformer, art clean box pros ( to have a true, balanced XLR connection between my avr and monolith amp). And trying three different power conditioners: the Audio Quest PQ4, the Paramax 4300, and the furman PST-8D nothing reduced the static. Also, the dynamic range if all if my devices sounded limited. I used this extension cord to power my PQ4 from a completely different circuit and I immediately noticed a significant reduction in static coming from my monolith amp. My PQ4 currently powers my TV, AVR, and 2 external amps. Drawing electricity from 2 different circuits to power my home theater system hobby made my listening experience come to life as there is now a significant dynamic range and all of the sound has become rich and much more alive. I also added pictures of 6” extension cords you can buy in a 6 pack. I mention this as most power conditioners do not have a lot of room between outlets. Using these 6” three prong extension cords have allowed me to plug in large usb adapters that would have normally taken up the space of 2-3 outlets and now only takes up 1 outlet so all of my devices can be plugged into power conditioners negating the reach to buy upgraded ac cables. In conclusion I have found using 2 separate outlets for you AV system makes the sound really come to life and can even reduce a ground loop hum that nothing else can fix. FYI, I have gone through 3 monolith m7100x amplifiers and they all hum. I do know it’s specifically the monolith amp as when the monolith amp has been shipped off for replacement through their warranty program my Denon AVR-x4500h and Emotiva Bass X 3 channel amp powered all of my speakers with no hum. Note: I did unplug all if my devices AC power one at a time, and all cords one at a time. The only interesting find was that I found if I plugged my laptop into my docking station via HDMI the hum from the monolith got worse, so I plug the HDMI Cable and the Ethernet cable directly into my work laptop and only use the docking station as a power supply for my laptop as unplugging the dell docking station from the AC outlet did not impact the hum from my monolith amp.

I really like this compact power conditioner, it is the perfect size for my stereo cabinet. I needed to protect my relatively expensive audio gear. I can confirm you can dim the lights all the way to off except for the 2 blue led indicator lights.

As advertised

I can't comment on whether the "power conditioning" is doing anything. It's a surprisingly controversial subject and my speakers and amp aren't of a quality that you'll hear people claim this would improve. It is however a nice power station and really cleaned up my power cable management. I think it looks pretty cool and at this price I said "why not". At full retail I couldn't justify it.

This power strip has similar dimensions to a modern blue ray player and can be mounted in a component rack, or in my case in a tv stand. The front white LED displays the current incoming voltage, and the display as well as the two downlights can be modified for brightness.I have experienced multiple power drops and surges at home, and this display has worked flawlessly each time. I would like to note then when there is a loss of power, the lights reset to full intensity when power is restored. The buttons on the front and the usb port work very well. Though there never seems to be enough power ports on the back, this device is vreat for higher end electronics.

Very solid power supply and conditioner. Got this on sale around Black Friday. My AV installer uses Panamax exclusively. Clean safe power for your home theater.

About 30 years ago my system was saved from an electrical surge in an electrical storm. And Panamax stood by their product. That alone is worth the price of admission. Protection, protection, protection. I’m listening to my system as I write this. I don’t know if it’s my peace of mind or not, but my system seems to sound better. Thanks Panamax!!