Monster Cable vs Coat Hanger?????

[NovaBomb]

http://consumerist.com/362926/do-coa...monster-cables

lol, I had a good laugh at this one. Heres for you guys that must have Monster cables for there setup.

[DC_Street]

and to think I was Monster Certified, hahahaha
go to any retailer and they will deny that site and still claim that you HAVE to have Monster to get your full money's worth out of your entertainment center. I wish I had known this before I got my Monster 1000 Component, 1000 Fiber Optic, 1000 Speaker Wire, 600 Sub Wire, Monster S-Video. O well, live and learn. Of course that was several years ago and my friend got BB discount bringing the total down to like only 30% of the retail cost, boo ya! I just returned my Monster 1000 HDMI cable and ordered myself a $12 HDMI cat. 2 cable from monoprice, ah the joys of saving money and getting the same quality if not much much better

[DavePS3]

Man, I agree. I had our old service department actually test Monster cables against 3 dollar Radio Shack cables and they came out equal. Monster is actually single-handedly responsible for the entire wire industy's evolution though. I will say this... the more silver content in a wire, the faster and clearer. Nordost wire is wacky.

[Bango]

Originally Posted by DC_Street

and to think I was Monster Certified, hahahaha
go to any retailer and they will deny that site and still claim that you HAVE to have Monster to get your full money's worth out of your entertainment center. I wish I had known this before I got my Monster 1000 Component, 1000 Fiber Optic, 1000 Speaker Wire, 600 Sub Wire, Monster S-Video. O well, live and learn. Of course that was several years ago and my friend got BB discount bringing the total down to like only 30% of the retail cost, boo ya! I just returned my Monster 1000 HDMI cable and ordered myself a $12 HDMI cat. 2 cable from monoprice, ah the joys of saving money and getting the same quality if not much much better

RIght there with you...the people at best buy told me I just wouldn't get the same experience without monster cables...So I bougth The Monster 1000 HDMI cable for $149.99...ugh...I wish I could return it...but was over a year ago.

[DC_Street]

Originally Posted by Bango

RIght there with you...the people at best buy told me I just wouldn't get the same experience without monster cables...So I bougth The Monster 1000 HDMI cable for $149.99...ugh...I wish I could return it...but was over a year ago.

sell it on ebay, you will get some of your money back and still have enough left over to get a few cables from monoprice

[crackinhedz]

[Bango]

Wow....after seeing that I MUST BUY MONSTER!!

[johnnymech]

I like the picture of the Monster test unit that says, "See and Hear", etc. Synthesizer pioneer Wendy Carlos, who's opinion about sound is probably as good as you're going to get, says to never use your eyes when it comes to sound -- trust your ears.

In other words, Monster Cable can eat it.

[DC_Street]

Originally Posted by crackinhedz

well duh there will be a difference between the two in that test, if the gauge was the same on both...then you would have a real comparison

[crackinhedz]

well duh there will be a difference between the two in that test, if the gauge was the same on both...then you would have a real comparison

im guessing its 20guage Vs. 16guage

...maybe 14.

[Brian Cash]

Cmon guys Monster makes some really good products especially Hdmi cables they are very durable which is good because after you find out theres no deff then the 1.99 hdmi cable at monoprice they well work when you want to hang yourself

[PIHB]

Originally Posted by Brian Cash

Cmon guys Monster makes some really good products especially Hdmi cables they are very durable which is good because after you find out theres no deff then the 1.99 hdmi cable at monoprice they well work when you want to hang yourself

sounds like someone got conned into "quality" at the price monster is sold for it better be quality, but not worth price. if a 1.99 hdmi cable goes bad, buy another one for 1.99 and you will save 150 bucks

[Brian Cash]

Originally Posted by PIHB

sounds like someone got conned into "quality" at the price monster is sold for it better be quality, but not worth price. if a 1.99 hdmi cable goes bad, buy another one for 1.99 and you will save 150 bucks

Yeah i actually own a hdmi 1000 from monster but it only cost 35 bucks so im not that mad

[ManUtd]

I'm waiting for those guys who will come in this thread and emphatically declare that they can see/hear an improvement with Monster cables.

[Tyler2106]

Monster is SO OVERPRICED and their products are no better then the ones that cost 1/3 of the price...I hate when people say Monster is the best...but I guess Monster Cables marketing team really knows how to sell overpriced cables...

[Sonny]

Monster Cables SUX!!!!!!!!!!! If you want to piss you're $$$$$ away you can send it to ME, Sonny!!! YEAH what happend to all those people that swear by Monster Crap???

[J_Lee87]

Sorry ladies and gentleman I buy monster cable thats what I use I have never used anything else so I can not make a far comparison. Im not mad either you like what you like if you want to buy it buy it.

[dave-137]

Monster makes real good cables at a real BAD price

[supersix4]

Originally Posted by dave-137

Monster makes real good cables at a real BAD price

only if you dont know where to look

[Petra_Kalbrain]

My sister's fiancee works at FutureShop and he told me that the reseller cost for a 25' Monster HDMI cable is less than $10. So, seeing as how that cable sells for approximately $100 (depending on where you shop), I'd say that it is a RIP-OFF brand name.