Un-Sound Advice about Cables

[mtrycrafts]

In that, we concur. It is unfortunate that the general public is less informed.

Happy New year.

Cheers, John

I don't know if the general public as a whole would every be more informed. That is beyond my comprehension. How would the marketeers handle the 'general public' that is that well informed as they themselves. So, I see this as an ongoing even for the rather long term

 

[mtrycrafts]

The test is indeed dubious. However, what would you use to explain IR drop to an unscientific person who needs advice?

Their test does that, in an most "illuminating" fashion.

We all concur that larger guages drop less, many of us can detail that from simple calculations, some from the atomic level. But overwhelming the consumer in this way doesn't make a sale, all it does is produce the "deer in the headlight" reaction. Monster's display does accurately depict powerloss to the average consumer.

Cheers, John

I would try to tell that customer that they are measuring an apple and an orange, not an apple of one variety to another apple to another variety
That monster is conducting an unfair test to boos its performance unfairly?

Or, maybe, if he looks like a fisherman, I'd tell him about a 5lb line vs a 30lb line

 

[Seth=L]

Nice try. Politically correct.

No, it is because I am a geek. And they know it..

Cheers, John

You said it not me.

 

[Seth=L]

Or, maybe, if he looks like a fisherman, I'd tell him about a 5lb line vs a 30lb line

Yes, look at how much more weight this 30 lb. line can hold over this 5 lb. line, astounding!

I sometimes feel I should cause myself physical harm for being so naive to actually buy Monster and Audioquests' cables.

 

[Nestor]

John;

you should visit a Monster booth at CES/CEDIA and determine if its lying when they give a demo of their speaker cable (12 awg) vs a comparible brand X (24AWG) lighting up a light bulb touting the Monster difference without telling the consumer its solely attributed to the gauge of the cable.

Or perhaps goto a department store that carries the brand who gives demos set up by Monster comparing their Component Video cables to brand X's compositive video cables touting how much better the picture is with the Monster brand again not telling the consumer the difference they are seeing is in connection type, NOT the cable.

Check out this little editorial we wrote last year on our experience at their booth.
http://www.audioholics.com/news/editorials/CESdeceptivedemos.php

Of course you should also verify if its truthful / ethical to be selling NON UL approved power conditioners stating they will protect you from lightening surges only to tell the consumer in small fine print on an interior page of their manual to unplug the unit during a lightening storm.

I suggest a comparo against Monster Cable and other power bars as to how well they protect your components against surges when not plugged in.