monster cable question

[MatthewB.]

I'm not a huge fan of Monsters business practices, but I also know a great deal when I see it. While doing a search one day I came across this company that had bought out Circuit City's supply of Monster THX Ultra 1000 speaker cable. Anyway you can get a pair of Monster Brand 10 foot 12 gauge speaker wire that has the Monster banana plugs terminated on the ends for 24.00 with shipping it comes to 33.00 (or 1.65 foot) for these nice shielded speaker wire. After comparing Home Depots price of 1.80/foot I ordered six pair and the box came still stamped with Circuit City logo, all cables were in factory cases and my local Ultimate still sells these for 99.00/pair. BTW the link has another link that sells the cable for 19.00 but that's for the one single center cable and not the pair. The pair is 24.00 this price was cheaper than BlueJean or Monoprice.

http://www.overstockdealz.com/products.asp?id=ULTS1000MT10&referer=srch

 

[ldgibson76]

MatthewB.

We are on the same page. While I do not condone the business practices of Monster Cable, I too know a good deal when I see one! My system is chocked full of Monster M-Series interconnects and Speaker cable. (The majority purchased 10-12 years ago. I can't question the durability, that's for sure). But I paid easily anywhere from 1/3 to 1/8 of the retail price for all of it. There is no way in hades, I would pay full retail for their product, but, regardless, the M-Series line is a decent product, especially for the price I paid! Now, I have cables from other manufacturer's in my system, from AudioQuest to Key Digital to Monoprice to RadioShack Gold Series. All of them have been reliable.

Truth of the matter, when I replaced the generic HDMI cable from Verizon Fios that I was using for my bluray player, with the MC 8 ft. M-Series M1000 HDMI cable, the occasional pixel disruption that would occur during movie playback, is no longer an issue. So that alone shows me that there are differences in HDMI cables. Now, comparing it to my Key Digital Python HDMI, I see no difference in quality or performance. The only reason why I did not use the Python cable is because the length was too short for proper routing.

Moral of the story. Yes, I would buy Monster products, not my first choice mind you, but the price has to be at such a reduced rate that it would be on par with the lesser priced competitors to the point that I felt that they were making little or no profit, and circumstances made it prudent to do so.

Regards.

 

[ldgibson76]

Monster Cable on the Cheap!

As I stated in the previous post. My system is chock-full of Monster Cable product. As the title of the post says, "ON THE CHEAP!"

Digital audio connections:

Analog connections

Monster Cable M-Series M1000 HDMI cable out from the bluray player.

M1000 HDMI cable along side the Key Digital Python HDMI cable into the plasma.

The back of the Belkin PureAV24502 3 in/1 out HDMI switcher.

Monster M-Series M1.4 Speaker Cable (Yes, I gulped the bi-wire kool-aid!)

All comments and critiques are welcomed and encouraged.

Regards.

 

[j_garcia]

Anyway you can get a pair of Monster Brand 10 foot 12 gauge speaker wire that has the Monster banana plugs terminated on the ends for 24.00 with shipping it comes to 33.00 (or 1.65 foot) for these nice shielded speaker wire.

FYI: there is no such thing as shielded speaker wire because they don't need shielding. That is a good price though.

 

[MatthewB.]

Good Lord ldgibson, you dust those cables or what? Man mine is so dusty and cobwebbed filled, I think a small family of rodents have taken up residence behind my rack, while yours looks House Besutiful picture worthy.

jgarcia, I realize that speakers don't need to be shielded, I was commenting on the fact that these come with this mesh like protective shielding. BTW the Home Depot I compared them to where just ordinary standard copper 12 gauge wirte in a clear protective sheath, where as these Monsters are thick beasts. Granted still just 12 gauge, I do like the fact that they are quad fold design as compared to the Home Depot which are not.

 

[ldgibson76]

Good Lord ldgibson, you dust those cables or what? Man mine is so dusty and cobwebbed filled, I think a small family of rodents have taken up residence behind my rack, while yours looks House Besutiful picture worthy.

Hello MatthewB.

Yeah, I get back there at least once a week with a synthetic feather duster to keep it dust and spider web free. Not to mention that I'm in an on-going battle for cable management nirvana. I'm always tweaking trying to get the interconnects organized to my satisfaction. There's really nothing else I can do to improve the system other than replace components with newer/more advanced models. So making modifications in the cable management keeps me busy for now,....until I upgrade!

You should check out my cable management saga (before and after photos) in my Member's Gallery thread. It's titled, "It's a Marantz & Klipsch thang!"

Regards.

 

[Nemo128]

Monster has...

Monster didn't...

Does Monster offer...

Someone, somewhere, is getting fluxed by Monster.

Or better yet, if Monster...

Monster isn't bad...
If Monster were fairly priced...

Depends on the monster product....
Monster's poer conditioners...

I use Monster X1S...

I'm not a huge fan of Monsters business practices... Circuit City's supply of Monster THX Ultra 1000 speaker... the Monster banana plugs...

My system is chocked full of Monster M-Series interconnects... buy Monster products...

these Monsters are thick beasts...

I hate to seem like a pr*ck, but can we please refer to Monster Cable the company as Monster Cable?

Also, I would buy Monster Cable products at competitive prices, simple as that. If they are more expensive, no, if they happen to beat other brands on price, yes. I do, however, prefer to support small businesses, and will buy from BJC for my future cable needs, as their aesthetics have grown on me.

 

[ldgibson76]

No problem! Wouldn't want the MONSTER CABLE legal team levying lawsuits against the posters of Audioholics.com due to misrepresentation of the company name!

How about MC for short?

Regards.

 

[mtrycrafts]

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All comments and critiques are welcomed and encouraged.

Regards.

Boy, you have a lot of cables

 

[ldgibson76]

Boy, you have a lot of cables

I know! In a way, it looks kind of ridiculous. If you think that's bad, check out the link in my signature.

Regards.

 

[Seth=L]

This particular product had a predecessor and it was absolute garbage, at least for someone that makes adjustments regularly. Mine broke after less than a year.

 

[ldgibson76]

I hate to seem like a pr*ck, but can we please refer to Monster Cable the company as Monster Cable?

Also, I would buy Monster Cable products at competitive prices, simple as that. If they are more expensive, no, if they happen to beat other brands on price, yes. I do, however, prefer to support small businesses, and will buy from BJC for my future cable needs, as their aesthetics have grown on me.

When you say aesthetics, are you referring to the look of the cables or the design/workmanship. From what you stated, I interpret that as initially, you did not favor the look of the BJC product. If that is the case, what has swayed your opinion?

Regards.

 

[MatthewB.]

Seth that was a major concern for many people with the previous model, so much so, that's why MonsterCable revamped this particular cable. I havent had any issues with all the pairs I own (in fact after Imade my post on this a page back, I ordered another pair strictly for my office stereo system and they arrived yesterday and I hooked them up, I didnt really notice any major change, but I did put on Queensryche "Silent Lucidty" (from the other thread) adn tested the sound with both sets of cables and on the ahem MonsterCable, i did notice slightly (and I do mean slight) more calrity in the "Help Me" when the female whispers that in the middle of the song. You can actually hear her whisper it four times, where as with ordinary 16 gauge wire, I could only discern the voice two times (possibly three but you have to strain to hear the the thrd "Help me" where as with the new 12 gauge I could clearly hear her say it four times. Now I'm not crediting MonsterCable with this improvement, just going frrom 16 gauge to 12 had the better impact of sound transfer.

Granted for 33.00 for a pair of 10 foot mesh shielded cables with banana plug terminated ends, I couldnt beat that.

Oh and Seth it comes with the forever warranty, so if they ever fail or break, MC will ship me out a new pair as long as I own the cable.

 

[KODG]

i am using monster cable speaker wire, mostly. as i have had it for YEARS, and well, why not. anyway....

what is the purpose of the little blue wire in the middle ? to piss off the people that have to work with it. thats all it seems to do. though i expect its marketing.

tia

It is probably a back-up so if your pulling hard on the speaker cable thru a wall for instance the blue wire strenghtens the speaker cable & takes the pulling so your copper speaker wire does'nt pull apart. most good cable will have a wire inside it(usaully just string) for this purpose, to take the stain off pulling the wire so the actual wire is not being pulled & potentaily damaged.

kodg