Are Monster Cables overpriced?

[her209]

They are freakin expensive. Do you find them worth the money?

 

[tweakmm]

YES!

 

[Shawn]

yes, very.

 

[FrustratedUser]

Ohhhh yes!

 

[jaeger66]

Monster are overpriced relative to what you get. But premium cables, in general, are a necessary part of a premium system. If you're just hooking up your Soundblaster to some plastic cube speakers it really doesn't matter.

 

[datalink7]

Yes. They are good quality, but waaay overpriced.

 

[rh71]

LOL... my el-cheapo RCA cables are showing me the same picture that the more expensive stuff (which I returned) showed me. The only real difference, and that's even questionable, are how they last over time...

 

[godmare]

Yes, overpriced. RCA sells gold-cables a la monster style, I've seen them at Home Depot. I own a aet of monsters myself, and have not been in need of any others, so have not pursued the RCAs further.

 

[Spac3d]

Originally posted by: tweakmm
YES!

 

[ElFenix]

yes. accoustic research makes cables of at least the same quality and about half the price

 

[DaveSimmons]

Does John Ashcroft have strong religious beliefs?
Does Lara Croft have large . . . pistols?
Did Kraftwerk help pioneer electronic music?
Is Monster cable overpriced craft?

 

[Wolverine27]

Yes...they are overpriced. I have used an assortment of video and audio cables from Monster Cable, Acoustic Research, and some "cheap" GE Cables that I picked up on clearance from Target. I can perceive no major differences between the brands.

 

[Thegonagle]

Are Monster Cables overpriced?

Will electrons flow just as easily through any other copper wire of the same gauge that costs less?

(The answer to both questions is yes. Electrons don't care how much your wires cost.)

 

[amnesiac]

What screwtard voted "no?"

Show yourself, you dumbass, so that we may taunt you mercilessly.

 

[jaeger66]

Originally posted by: Thegonagle

Will electrons flow just as easily through any other copper wire of the same gauge that costs less?

(The answer to both questions is yes. Electrons don't care how much your wires cost.)

Now there's a vast oversimplification. If a video cable, for example, does not maintain precise 75-Ohm resistance you will see problems if your gear is of sufficient quality.

 

[Marauder-]

You're either better off making your own or getting them from a company like BetterCables / BlueJeansCables. The quality will be vastly superior and the price will be the same if not lower.

For the electron simplification - that's pretty much true for speaker wire but for video purposes which carry higher bandwidth, I think most of the current quality loss is in the connector piece which most of the time does not meet up w/ the 75ohm spec.

 

No, not worth the money. Yes, overpriced.

 

[bonk102]

Originally posted by: jumpr
No, not worth the money. Yes, overpriced.

i 2nd that

 

[LeStEr]

Originally posted by: tweakmm
YES!

 

[fatbaby]

no they aren't overpriced. I use these along with my $12,000 4.1 bose surround sound speaker system that has 3" speaker cubes, a bass module with 2 3" drivers, and a remote. Its so powerful that bose doesn't even tell you anything about the wattage.

 

[numark]

They exist solely to give electronics retailers a way to make a bit of extra cash when you purchase your high-priced equipment. You can get similar quality for much lower, but most people just buy whatever the cashier wants them to, thinking they're getting some high-quality cable because of the expense and name.

 

[Koing]

Originally posted by: bonk102

Originally posted by: jumpr
No, not worth the money. Yes, overpriced.

i 2nd that

They are over priced.

I didn't say good quality cable isn't worth it though. I will get some good quality cabling when I get some high end stuff. Remember if your equipment is great or nearer top end its going to be harder to notice a difference. A good rule of thumb is spend 10% of what you paid on your system for cabling.........

 

[Jhill]

Is the Pope Catholic?

 

[imported_Mike]

not for me fyi markup is somewhere around 50%.

 

[ultimatebob]

Do bears do their business in the woods?

Seriously, dude, Monster Cables are a scam. The sales droids at Best Buy and Circuit City love to promote them, however, because the huge margins on them equal big commissions for each sucker who buys them.