Are the high end Monster cables worth the price

The Swami · 8th August 2005

Just wondering if the price is right on the high end monster stuff about 100 bucks for a 20' sp1000 mic cable ? I know there may be better out there but are these cables a good value considering availability ect. I own about 12 got several off ebay and bought a few. Please offer some examples of other cables.
Thanks,
Mitch

De chromium cob · 8th August 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Swami

Are the high end Monster cables worth the price

Hell no

The Swami · 8th August 2005

any examples or alternatives

RoundBadge · 8th August 2005

Monster is a complete overpriced ripoff!

Bullshit!
Someone gave me some and they don't make a rats shit worth of difference to all my stuff made with good old canare/mogami starquad cable

chrisrulesmore · 8th August 2005

You can get high grade Mogami cabling from hotwiredcables.com with gold neutrik connectors for little more than you can get regular cables at a Guitar Center...

kevinc · 8th August 2005

Redco sells em` pretty cheap as well.

Swami have you seen this ? http://gearslutz.com/board/showthrea...hlight=monster

Monster is an extremely evil and very annoying company.

ewegogetemtiger · 8th August 2005

What's worse than Monster is the average sales guys at the mega chain electronics shithole who assumes, as a matter of course, that you're going to be buying $150 of Monster bullshit to go with that new TV, speakers, whatever.

Some guy tried that with me when I went with my mom to help her buy a TV and when I told the dude I didn't want anything from Monster (he had it all piled up there ready to go....cables, surge protector, etc.) he told me "But it's the most popular!"

I've never paid a dime for Monster anything as far as I know and I will never buy their crap.

u b k · 8th August 2005

monster is the bose of cable: big with consumers, almost universally reviled by pro's.

canare rocks, imho.

gregoire
del ubik

Steffmo · 8th August 2005

I had one of the first one's 20 or so years ago....I loved it. The one's they make today suck.

**TonyBelmont** · 8th August 2005

I would go with Mogami!

rainsinvelvet · 8th August 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrisrulesmore

You can get high grade Mogami cabling from hotwiredcables.com with gold neutrik connectors for little more than you can get regular cables at a Guitar Center...

Yup, I love my Mogami ! I've never spent one cent on Monster and I don't plan to anytime soon.
ERic

godcity · 8th August 2005

please check out
http://www.monstergreed.com/Index%20...about%20MC.htm
before buying any monster cables.

there was a site www.boycottmonstercable.com that was much more concise and too the point, but it has been taken down.

the basic jist is that monster cable has been suing just about every company in the country that uses the word "monster" in their name. everything form moster garage to monster.com to monster antiques (a sole propietorship) to "protect their brand image."

i'm not trying to force any morality on anyone, but it's worth a look. i've switched to planet waves and been happier anyway.

natpub · 8th August 2005

I have a few of the top end monster cables and I hate them. Their 1/4" plugs dont fit jacks properly and bend back the receiving tines abnormally, as Steve Albini noted in another thread.

Besides that, yeah, their coporate jerks and our studio is boycotting them for life.

DC11 · 8th August 2005

That and wouldn't the gold tips and non-gold inputs corode over time? I'm a Canare Neutrik man myself. Mogami for snakes though.

Soundog · 8th August 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Swami

Just wondering if the price is right on the high end monster stuff

Not it isn't and don't do it. Get anything but monster. I did a cable shoot out a couple of years ago and monster came last in my opinion.

msrecprod · 8th August 2005

Monster is worse the Radio Shack (no really). I don't think Mogami is that amazing either. With cable it all depends on what your doing with it. One brand might sound better here, another brand might sound better there.

soundeslutz · 8th August 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by natpub

our studio is boycotting them for life.

same for mine

idee und klang · 8th August 2005

Absolutly, The Monsters are worth nothing. Another solution to the mentioned mogamis are Sommercables. All of their cables are very good, but the Epilog is really excellent, and much cheaper than monster. Gotham Cables also come to my mind.

Daniel
www.ideeundklang.com

The Swami · 8th August 2005

I wanted to pimp slap him

You roll hard damn!!

cfjis · 8th August 2005

Worth it?
Simply, no.

Just get the soldering iron out and do it right, with the right cable and connectors.

Cheers,
CJ

brianroth · 8th August 2005

Helll...for speaker cables....

1. Find two pieces of 12 gauge stranded THHN (that's what electrical contractors drag inside of conduit)

2. Chuck the pair into a portable drill motor.

3. Spin the pair to create a speaker-lead.

4. Connect between amp and speaker.

4. Enjoy the fact you weren't jerked by $10000/foot bullshit cable.

Bri

Jim Williams · 8th August 2005

I posted a thread about the head monster spilling the beans about his wire after a few drinks. It's all bull***t. He just makes the stuff up to look pretty and doesn't even test it.

If you want high end cable, there are great and legitimate sources for it. Try KimberKable, D.H. Labs, Cardas, etc.

I use mostly Ray Kimber's stuff and it does make a big difference.
You get what you pay for.
Mostly.

Jim Williams
Audio Upgrades

idee und klang · 8th August 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by AngeloClematide

Daniel...

wondered already why you didn't mention FORCELINES cables, since you have already the best monitoring in the world !!!

http://www.fmacoustics.com/c_dom_speakercables.html

.

Angelo

Never heard, but I might check them out.

Daniel

jbuntz · 8th August 2005

I would boycott monster just for the sole fact that they had that lawsuit bullshiit with products using the word "monster." The guy is obvious just out for a buck at any cost. In mogami literature it discusses the false claims that monster makes. For instance, the "time alignment" of frequencies is complete bullshiit because they claim that the thicker guage wire carries the low frequencies and the thinnger carries the high but there's no crossover in there and if there was any delay on any of them it would merely cause high frequency loss. All the wire carries all the frequencies.

pan60 · 8th August 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by De chromium cob

Hell no

to quote De chromium cob Hell no!

Sounds Great · 9th August 2005

Joel Hamilton · 9th August 2005

I really like the mic cables I got from BLUE. The green one and the cranberry one...
We have a blue one as well that is good for general use... I think those are the cheaper ones.
The green ones and the cranberry ones actually sound better than a bunch of other cables I have tried. More "open." I like those...

AnalogUniverse · 9th August 2005

monster is awefull

i know i'm not saying anything new here, but the more people that say it the better.

they sound like ****, the noise floor is high as ****, and they're expensive as ****

canare/belden/mogami is great as others have said

superburtm · 10th August 2005

Monster blows ass. The Jacks never fit anything properly. And they are wayyyy overpriced. they are for morons that have no clue.

8th August 2005	#1
The Swami Gear nut Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 89 Thread Starter	Are the high end Monster cables worth the price Just wondering if the price is right on the high end monster stuff about 100 bucks for a 20' sp1000 mic cable ? I know there may be better out there but are these cables a good value considering availability ect. I own about 12 got several off ebay and bought a few. Please offer some examples of other cables. Thanks, Mitch __________________ Music is dumb I like Boobs

8th August 2005	#6
kevinc Lives for gear Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Beantown Posts: 2,462	Redco sells em` pretty cheap as well. Swami have you seen this ? http://gearslutz.com/board/showthrea...hlight=monster Monster is an extremely evil and very annoying company. __________________ - Kev

8th August 2005	#12
godcity Gear addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Salem, MA Posts: 436	please check out http://www.monstergreed.com/Index%20...about%20MC.htm before buying any monster cables. there was a site www.boycottmonstercable.com that was much more concise and too the point, but it has been taken down. the basic jist is that monster cable has been suing just about every company in the country that uses the word "monster" in their name. everything form moster garage to monster.com to monster antiques (a sole propietorship) to "protect their brand image." i'm not trying to force any morality on anyone, but it's worth a look. i've switched to planet waves and been happier anyway. __________________ kurt ballou http://www.myspace.com/godcitystudio

8th August 2005	#13
natpub More cowbell! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 2,084 1 Review written	I have a few of the top end monster cables and I hate them. Their 1/4" plugs dont fit jacks properly and bend back the receiving tines abnormally, as Steve Albini noted in another thread. Besides that, yeah, their coporate jerks and our studio is boycotting them for life. __________________ Sonic Sorcery Austin, Texas

8th August 2005	#14
DC11 Gear addict Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: LA, CA Posts: 388	That and wouldn't the gold tips and non-gold inputs corode over time? I'm a Canare Neutrik man myself. Mogami for snakes though. __________________ My knob tastes funny

8th August 2005	#4
RoundBadge Lives for gear Join Date: May 2004 Location: Los Angeles ,Ca. Posts: 8,754	Monster is a complete overpriced ripoff! Bullshit! Someone gave me some and they don't make a rats shit worth of difference to all my stuff made with good old canare/mogami starquad cable

8th August 2005	#5
chrisrulesmore Lives for gear Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 638	You can get high grade Mogami cabling from hotwiredcables.com with gold neutrik connectors for little more than you can get regular cables at a Guitar Center...

8th August 2005	#7
ewegogetemtiger Gear addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 391	What's worse than Monster is the average sales guys at the mega chain electronics shithole who assumes, as a matter of course, that you're going to be buying $150 of Monster bullshit to go with that new TV, speakers, whatever. Some guy tried that with me when I went with my mom to help her buy a TV and when I told the dude I didn't want anything from Monster (he had it all piled up there ready to go....cables, surge protector, etc.) he told me "But it's the most popular!" I've never paid a dime for Monster anything as far as I know and I will never buy their crap.

8th August 2005	#8
u b k Gear Guru Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The Land of Sunshine Posts: 11,037	monster is the bose of cable: big with consumers, almost universally reviled by pro's. canare rocks, imho. gregoire del ubik

8th August 2005	#9
Steffmo Lives for gear Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: West Haven, CT Posts: 3,012	I had one of the first one's 20 or so years ago....I loved it. The one's they make today suck.

8th August 2005	#10
TonyBelmont Moderator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Boston,MA Providence,RI Posts: 15,753	I would go with Mogami!

8th August 2005	#16
msrecprod Gear addict Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 475	Monster is worse the Radio Shack (no really). I don't think Mogami is that amazing either. With cable it all depends on what your doing with it. One brand might sound better here, another brand might sound better there.

8th August 2005	#18
idee und klang Gear maniac Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Basel - Switzerland Posts: 152	Absolutly, The Monsters are worth nothing. Another solution to the mentioned mogamis are Sommercables. All of their cables are very good, but the Epilog is really excellent, and much cheaper than monster. Gotham Cables also come to my mind. Daniel www.ideeundklang.com

8th August 2005	#20
cfjis Gear maniac Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 214	Worth it? Simply, no. Just get the soldering iron out and do it right, with the right cable and connectors. Cheers, CJ

8th August 2005	#21
brianroth Lives for gear Join Date: May 2005 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 1,783	Helll...for speaker cables.... 1. Find two pieces of 12 gauge stranded THHN (that's what electrical contractors drag inside of conduit) 2. Chuck the pair into a portable drill motor. 3. Spin the pair to create a speaker-lead. 4. Connect between amp and speaker. 4. Enjoy the fact you weren't jerked by $10000/foot bullshit cable. Bri __________________ Brian Roth Technical Services Oklahoma City, OK www.BrianRoth.com

8th August 2005	#22
Jim Williams Lives for gear Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: beautiful Carlsbad, CA Posts: 9,364	I posted a thread about the head monster spilling the beans about his wire after a few drinks. It's all bull***t. He just makes the stuff up to look pretty and doesn't even test it. If you want high end cable, there are great and legitimate sources for it. Try KimberKable, D.H. Labs, Cardas, etc. I use mostly Ray Kimber's stuff and it does make a big difference. You get what you pay for. Mostly. Jim Williams Audio Upgrades

8th August 2005	#24
jbuntz Lives for gear Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,716	I would boycott monster just for the sole fact that they had that lawsuit bullshiit with products using the word "monster." The guy is obvious just out for a buck at any cost. In mogami literature it discusses the false claims that monster makes. For instance, the "time alignment" of frequencies is complete bullshiit because they claim that the thicker guage wire carries the low frequencies and the thinnger carries the high but there's no crossover in there and if there was any delay on any of them it would merely cause high frequency loss. All the wire carries all the frequencies.

9th August 2005	#26
Sounds Great Gear Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Twin Cities, MN Posts: 18,028 1 Review written	NO!!

9th August 2005	#27
Joel Hamilton Gear maniac Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 299	I really like the mic cables I got from BLUE. The green one and the cranberry one... We have a blue one as well that is good for general use... I think those are the cheaper ones. The green ones and the cranberry ones actually sound better than a bunch of other cables I have tried. More "open." I like those... __________________ http://www.joelhamiltonrecording.com http://www.myspace.com/thebookofknots

9th August 2005	#28
AnalogUniverse Gear nut Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Northeast U.S. Posts: 138	monster is awefull i know i'm not saying anything new here, but the more people that say it the better. they sound like **, the noise floor is high as , and they're expensive as ** canare/belden/mogami is great as others have said

10th August 2005	#29
superburtm Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: LOS ANGELES Posts: 3,581	Monster blows ass. The Jacks never fit anything properly. And they are wayyyy overpriced. they are for morons that have no clue.

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