Should I get this HDMI Cable ?? - Blu-ray Forum

Sherm · 08-21-2009, 03:04 PM

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_703HDMI...3-2-meter.html

Don't worry I'm just kidding. My custom installer used all Audioquest cables in my HT, but not these. I had no idea that there were cables out there that were this outraegous. The last 6 footers I bought from monoprice were $5.99 and worked fine.

I guess there are some folks out there that want the best and will actually buy cables that cost $63.00 a foot

crazyBLUE · 08-21-2009, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sherm

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_703HDMI...3-2-meter.html

Don't worry I'm just kidding. My custom installer used all Audioquest cables in my HT, but not these. I had no idea that there were cables out there that were this outraegous. The last 6 footers I bought from monoprice were $5.99 and worked fine.

I guess there are some folks out there that want the best and will actually buy cables that cost $63.00 a foot

Talking about A waste of money !!

xneox · 08-21-2009, 03:43 PM

Audioquest and Crutchfield are obviously big, evil corporations trying to take advantage of the common man and should be boycotted at all costs.

Hahaha...j/k Just wanted to see what it would be like to freak out about this the way people freak out about Monster Cable and Best Buy...and these are way more pricey than even the MC cables...

Nice looking cables.

DC_Street · 08-21-2009, 03:51 PM

at least the shipping is free

xneox · 08-21-2009, 03:55 PM

Actually, the cable costs $15, but it's $360 to ship.

I actually like Monster Cable's ends better...these just look like the same molded rubber as the $7 monoprice cables.

DC_Street · 08-21-2009, 04:01 PM

hmm...Steve Jobs must be in charge of the shipping company then

Hammie · 08-21-2009, 04:11 PM

Almost $380 for a 26 gauge cable???

Aren't the Monoprice ones at least 22 gauge?

nward · 08-21-2009, 04:15 PM

i just like how there is a price difference of $100 between the 1 meter and the 2 meter.....

xneox · 08-21-2009, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by DC_Street

hmm...Steve Jobs must be in charge of the shipping company then

Yep...

crackinhedz · 08-21-2009, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by louhamilton

Almost $380 for a 26 gauge cable???

Aren't the Monoprice ones at least 22 gauge?

for 6ft monoprice, you only need the 28 guage. Longer runs may need the 24g or 22g.

But...the Audio Quest price is outrageous. Sucker born every minute.

xneox · 08-21-2009, 04:33 PM

But your audio will go on a quest...surely that's worth a few hundred bucks.

repete66211 · 08-21-2009, 04:44 PM

Hey, in a world of Pear Anjou cables anything is possible. It doesn't surprise me a bit. Some guys will spend hundreds of dollars on a POWER CABLE and swear by its performance.

xneox · 08-21-2009, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by repete66211

Hey, in a world of Pear Anjou cables anything is possible. It doesn't surprise me a bit. Some guys will spend hundreds of dollars on a POWER CABLE and swear by its performance.

Guys buying those cables have $100K+ systems in which there likely is a legitimate benefit.

popcornninja · 08-21-2009, 04:49 PM

Remember that it comes with a "textile braided jacket".

That alone is worth the price tag!

xneox · 08-21-2009, 04:54 PM

Wouldn't want it to get cold on its quest.

DC_Street · 08-21-2009, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by xneox

Wouldn't want it to get cold on its quest.

I'd pay that much for a cable if I get to go on a quest in the Artic with your Husky

xneox · 08-21-2009, 05:41 PM

Man, he'd LOVE that.

TTC1984 · 08-21-2009, 05:55 PM

just get one of the thousands of "under a buck" cables from Amazon. Nothing wrong with them and they do the job just as well as these hundred-dollar-plus ones.

DC_Street · 08-21-2009, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by xneox

Man, he'd LOVE that.

I wish I could have a Husky where I live but I live in good ole hot/humid Georgia and I know the dog would suffer during the summer months

I will still probably get one sooner or later though

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Originally Posted by TTC1984

just get one of the thousands of "under a buck" cables from Amazon. Nothing wrong with them and they do the job just as well as these hundred-dollar-plus ones.

someone hasn't read through the thread yet

Blu-ray Fanatic · 08-21-2009, 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sherm

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_703HDMI...3-2-meter.html

Don't worry I'm just kidding. My custom installer used all Audioquest cables in my HT, but not these. I had no idea that there were cables out there that were this outraegous. The last 6 footers I bought from monoprice were $5.99 and worked fine.

I guess there are some folks out there that want the best and will actually buy cables that cost $63.00 a foot

When loyal tech savvy people see this, it makes them wonder. You know what to do when you see a salesman try to sell a overpriced cable to a not-so-tech-savvy customer

08-21-2009, 03:04 PM	#1
Sherm Active Member Member since:Oct 2008 Home Theater Gallery:11	Should I get this HDMI Cable ?? http://www.crutchfield.com/p_703HDMI...3-2-meter.html Don't worry I'm just kidding. My custom installer used all Audioquest cables in my HT, but not these. I had no idea that there were cables out there that were this outraegous. The last 6 footers I bought from monoprice were $5.99 and worked fine. I guess there are some folks out there that want the best and will actually buy cables that cost $63.00 a foot

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08-21-2009, 03:43 PM	#3
xneox Expert Member Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Hartford, CT	Audioquest and Crutchfield are obviously big, evil corporations trying to take advantage of the common man and should be boycotted at all costs. Hahaha...j/k Just wanted to see what it would be like to freak out about this the way people freak out about Monster Cable and Best Buy...and these are way more pricey than even the MC cables... Nice looking cables.

08-21-2009, 03:51 PM	#4
DC_Street Power Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Denver, CO Blu-ray collection:142 Trading Score:43	at least the shipping is free

08-21-2009, 03:55 PM	#5
xneox Expert Member Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Hartford, CT	Actually, the cable costs $15, but it's $360 to ship. I actually like Monster Cable's ends better...these just look like the same molded rubber as the $7 monoprice cables.

08-21-2009, 04:01 PM	#6
DC_Street Power Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Denver, CO Blu-ray collection:142 Trading Score:43	hmm...Steve Jobs must be in charge of the shipping company then

08-21-2009, 04:11 PM	#7
Hammie Blu-ray Champion Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:May 2008 Location:Washington, DC Metro Home Theater Gallery:53 Blu-ray collection:545 DVD collection:12 Trading Score:12	Almost $380 for a 26 gauge cable??? Aren't the Monoprice ones at least 22 gauge?

08-21-2009, 04:15 PM	#8
nward Active Member Member since:Aug 2008 Location:rochester ny Blu-ray collection:603 Trading Score:2	i just like how there is a price difference of $100 between the 1 meter and the 2 meter.....

08-21-2009, 04:33 PM	#11
xneox Expert Member Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Hartford, CT	But your audio will go on a quest...surely that's worth a few hundred bucks.

08-21-2009, 04:44 PM	#12
repete66211 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Kansas City area Home Theater Gallery:10 Blu-ray collection:196 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:3	Hey, in a world of Pear Anjou cables anything is possible. It doesn't surprise me a bit. Some guys will spend hundreds of dollars on a POWER CABLE and swear by its performance.

08-21-2009, 04:49 PM	#14
popcornninja Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Boise Home Theater Gallery:52 Blu-ray collection:507 Blu-ray reviews: 3 Trading Score:272	Remember that it comes with a "textile braided jacket". That alone is worth the price tag!

08-21-2009, 04:54 PM	#15
xneox Expert Member Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Hartford, CT	Wouldn't want it to get cold on its quest.

08-21-2009, 05:41 PM	#17
xneox Expert Member Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Hartford, CT	Man, he'd LOVE that.

08-21-2009, 05:55 PM	#18
TTC1984 Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2009 Location:Vegas Blu-ray reviews:34 Trading Score:41	just get one of the thousands of "under a buck" cables from Amazon. Nothing wrong with them and they do the job just as well as these hundred-dollar-plus ones.

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