The new models are handsomely designed, resembling the Classe` gear with a silver and black face and a digital readout. It would be nice if you could shut off or at least dim the lights and display. Sometimes my HTS-3500 looks like a Christmas tree with all those red and green lights, and in a living room home theater set up I have to cover the lights with something, or otherwise be annoyed with the lights for the entire movie.
The 3500, 2000 and others were well reviewed with certain qualifiers. The general consensus was that the Monster line dealt very effectively with the higher frequency distortion (where most of the grunge resides), but didn't deal with lower frequency problems. Perhaps the newer models will address that aspect. I hope so.
The 3500, 2000 and others were well reviewed with certain qualifiers. The general consensus was that the Monster line dealt very effectively with the higher frequency distortion (where most of the grunge resides), but didn't deal with lower frequency problems. Perhaps the newer models will address that aspect. I hope so.