Monster Sues Monster

[Langanobob]

An electrical engineer buddy and I did some testing years ago using frequency analyzers and such and determined that Monster Cable speaker wires were no better than 12/14ga lamp cord you can buy in bulk at hardware stores. And the lamp cord blends in better on carpet.

I was going to post almost the same thing.  A friend is an audio engineer, a degree EE and designs hugely expensive high-end speakers for a living.  He gave me a set of prototypes once and when I asked him about cable he said to go to home depot and get a reel of direct burial outdoor lamp cable.

[il d00d]

You guys mean oxygen-free, adamantium-coated, kosher, 14ga lamp cable that had been blessed by virgins?  I assume you mean that... 

[MendoDave]

I've been down on Monster since they put their name on Candlestick Park a few years ago. http://www.monsterpark.com/
Also down on 3 Com for doing the same thing, Nor is AT&T one of my favorites. I forget what they are trying to call the Oakland coliseum these days but when there rattle off some new name I don't know where or what they are talking about at first.

Pisses me off.

[DLSGAP]

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The whole Blue Jeans V Monster sage mentioned above
http://www.bluejeanscable.com/legal/mcp/index.htm

VERy good read...  i loved the part thrown in about how monster use pays licensing fees to Monster Bermuda to avoid US federal taxes.. lol

to the little guy standin up for himself

[Speedbag]

I was going to post almost the same thing.  A friend is an audio engineer, a degree EE and designs hugely expensive high-end speakers for a living.  He gave me a set of prototypes once and when I asked him about cable he said to go to home depot and get a reel of direct burial outdoor lamp cable.

The lamp cord in question is still in use between my 1962 Fisher 500C tube amp and my JBL speakers, nearly 15 years later. And the system still astonishes fellow audiophiles.

Don't buy (literally or figuratively) fancy, schmancy speaker wire. It ain't worth it, pure unadulterated hype. 

[ducpainter]

Don't buy (literally or figuratively) fancy, schmancy speaker wire. It ain't worth it, pure unadulterated hype. 

Are you trying to tell me that Monster hasn't changed the properties of copper?

[Speedbag]

Are you trying to tell me that Monster hasn't changed the properties of copper?

Uhh, nope. 

[Ash]

wanna see ridiculous

http://www.shunyata.com/

[il d00d]

*** Disclaimer:  before you read this, please be advised that patch cords are not made out of tufts of unicorn mane.  Patch cords do not connect one hot woman to another hot woman and make them want to have a threesome with you.  Patch cords do not dispense winning lottery numbers.  It is important to understand that patch cords -which are *not* magic in any way- connect one stereo component to another stereo component ***


"I have in hand Frey interconnects ("patch cords" before we got all fancy, $979 USD per meter pair) and Frey speaker cables ($2719 per eight-foot shotgun pair) from Nordost, a company whose products may actually be a standard against which other high-end cables are assessed -- deservedly or not."

http://www.soundstage.com/revequip/nordost_frey.htm

[NAKID]

"I have in hand Frey interconnects ("patch cords" before we got all fancy, $979 USD per meter pair) and Frey speaker cables ($2719 per eight-foot shotgun pair) from Nordost, a company whose products may actually be a standard against which other high-end cables are assessed -- deservedly or not."

http://www.soundstage.com/revequip/nordost_frey.htm

Uhhhhh, why?

[Randimus Maximus]

Uhhhhh, why?

Look up audiophile in the dictionary.

[NAKID]

Does it say something about being a person who spends an unnecessary amount of money on something no normal human being will be able to tell the difference in?

[Randimus Maximus]

I think someone willing to shell out that much cash for cabling probably has more money tied up in components and speakers than you do in both of your new vehicles.

They probably have a dedicated listening room.

And yes, they will most likely be able to tell a significant difference between your new cables (which are now down to $0.31, BTW) and theirs.

[Ash]

i believe in audiophile grade components.

but i think most of the differences "audiophiles" identify in cables are psychoacoustic in nature (the ka-ching factor).

that said, i wanted these speakers like a hooker wants a rich john with ED:

http://www.ygacoustics.com/main.html

[NAKID]

Psychosomatic..