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FLAMING BAGS OF POOP HOT! Monster Fiber Optic Ultra 1000 4ft $16.97!!!

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NSA Lummox

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Monster Fiber Optic Ultra 1000

I bought all the inventory at the RadioShack near me (4 of em). Two are in use, one for my ps2 and one for my htpc, and they sound phenominal. This is about as cheap as the usual store brand fiber optic cables go.

And just to promote my other thread, they're going into my Onkyo S790B that I was talking about. The combination of all these things (onkyo + ps2 + htpc) has been euphoric 😀
 
i'd imagine it's pretty common to have your dvd player within 4ft of your receiver. i was able to reach my ps2 and my pc 😀
 
PS: I've got a hot deal on an HTPC rock. It makes all your components sound way better and it usually retails for $400 dollars. I'm selling it for only $22.38 shipped!
 
Flaming bags of poop is right, this isnt hot at all, but what modestninja posted is good stuff.
 
Originally posted by: buck
Flaming bags of poop is right, this isnt hot at all, but what modestninja posted is good stuff.
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soooooooorry, it was the cheapest i could find their best cable at a retail store. i didn't know about monoprice and hadn't seen them on any deal finding sites.
 
Originally posted by: NSA Lummox
Originally posted by: buck
Flaming bags of poop is right, this isnt hot at all, but what modestninja posted is good stuff.
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soooooooorry, it was the cheapest i could find their best cable at a retail store. i didn't know about monoprice and hadn't seen them on any deal finding sites.
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No problem. I was just trying to save some other poor uneducated (in terms of cables) soul from over paying for a name brand cable (even at a discount from the regular horrendouly overpriced price.)

Cheers!
 
The hot tip I see from most cable smart people is to go with glass for optical cables, and ebay and partsexpress.com have good prices.
 
Its not worth paying so much for digital cables. The benefit of "digital" is that a $4 optical cable from walmart will not sound any worse than a $61 monster cable. The only time I would consider buying a premium quality cable is for lengths of over 15ft. With long lengths, signal degration could be an issue (if the light doesn't make it to the end of the cable) and it may be worth investing in a better constructed cable.

That is a pretty good deal at RadioShack though!
 
Originally posted by: NSA Lummox
Monster Fiber Optic Ultra 1000

I bought all the inventory at the RadioShack near me (4 of em). Two are in use, one for my ps2 and one for my htpc, and they sound phenominal. This is about as cheap as the usual store brand fiber optic cables go.

And just to promote my other thread, they're going into my Onkyo S790B that I was talking about. The combination of all these things (onkyo + ps2 + htpc) has been euphoric 😀
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Mon$ter Cable - Whenever I read those two words, I feel a Monster Rant building up. A company that preys upon consumer stupidity and insecurity is one that is easy to truly despise. Ignore their glossy ads, glitzy packaging and phony pompous marketing hype, but look instead for empirical evidence in the form of blind testing to support their claims and obscene pricing. You will not find any. It burns me to no end to be in an electronics store and overhear some salesman telling the ignorant consumer that unless they buy Mon$ter Crap that they are not going to realize the full potential of their TV, stereo... you name it.

Do you want to know how good your deal is.... go to Big Lots where you can find a combination 6' S-video and optical cable for $6. Plug it into your system and you will never hear the difference...unless you are one of those audiophile wackos that obsesses about things like when their speaker cables are not exactly the right length (I mean down to the mm) because the signal is not reaching the speaker in phase resulting in a lack of "openness, texture and definition". I could continue this rant for pages but sure you get the picture by now. 4 ft for $16.97 and you bought four. Hope you kept your receipts.
 
fact of the matter is optical is light and digital. either it works or it doesnt. Only tangible differences between brands/models would be durabilty, not sound quality.
 
Originally posted by: BIGFOOTPI
fact of the matter is optical is light and digital. either it works or it doesnt. Only tangible differences between brands/models would be durabilty, not sound quality.
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So you're saying that 50' of generic optical cable either works or it doesnt? Problems with signal loss? This seems entirely too good to be true, especially since I just rearranged the furniture in my computer room and need a longer optical cable from my computer to my receiver (the current cable is running across the middle of the room).

Any non-audiophiles think there would be a problem with a generic 50' cable? It's just for mp3s and games...Thanks.
 
Glass doesn't matter for the short run lengths typical in most peoples' home setups. Like bigfootpi said, digital either works or it doesn't.

Also, I think you can get the same sort of thing at walmart for a little cheaper.
 
Originally posted by: cytoSiN

So you're saying that 50' of generic optical cable either works or it doesnt? Problems with signal loss? . . .

Any non-audiophiles think there would be a problem with a generic 50' cable? It's just for mp3s and games...Thanks.
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Sorry to be the bearer of bad/questionable news, but the Toslink protocol (i.e. the fiber optic protocol) used for digital audio transmission was designed for approximately 15 feet maximum distance (IIRC). Some people have reported success at 25 feet, but it's probably a case by case basis of individual components.

Audio equipment with Toslink interfaces uses low-power LED light transmission which doesn't have the strength of the laser xmitters/rcvrs used for communications/networking.

 
Originally posted by: saabman

Sorry to be the bearer of bad/questionable news, but the Toslink protocol (i.e. the fiber optic protocol) used for digital audio transmission was designed for approximately 15 feet maximum distance (IIRC). Some people have reported success at 25 feet, but it's probably a case by case basis of individual components.

Audio equipment with Toslink interfaces uses low-power LED light transmission which doesn't have the strength of the laser xmitters/rcvrs used for communications/networking.
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Then why do they sell 50 foot cables, like the ones linked in this thread by several people? Would be pretty silly if they were selling broken/nonfunctional equipment...anyone care to weigh in? Might need to switch this tangential discussion to another forum...😕
 
Originally posted by: modestninja
Look it's way cheaper and jsut as good here.

You can get a 50ft length at monoprice for less than a 4ft length of that...
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Good find. I was going to look for the Monster optical until seeing your post. I got the 6ft cable for under $8 to the door. Thanks!!! 😀
 
Originally posted by: cytoSiN
Originally posted by: saabman

Sorry to be the bearer of bad/questionable news, but the Toslink protocol (i.e. the fiber optic protocol) used for digital audio transmission was designed for approximately 15 feet maximum distance (IIRC). Some people have reported success at 25 feet, but it's probably a case by case basis of individual components.

Audio equipment with Toslink interfaces uses low-power LED light transmission which doesn't have the strength of the laser xmitters/rcvrs used for communications/networking.
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Then why do they sell 50 foot cables, like the ones linked in this thread by several people? Would be pretty silly if they were selling broken/nonfunctional equipment...anyone care to weigh in? Might need to switch this tangential discussion to another forum...😕
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It depends on 1) The quality of the cable (internal index of refraction, i.e. how much light actually makes it to the far end of the cable) and 2) the amount of light coming from the source that you hook it up to (HTPC, DVD player, etc.). I know that generally repeaters are recommended for lengths over 30 feet. You can buy a repeater for $30 or less. link to the first one I found on Google

The maximum input cable length is 5m (16.40 feet) and the maximum output cable length is 20m (65.62 feet).
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So it may be worth it to just try out the 50ft cable. If it works, great. If not, return it.
 
I just saw some schmoe buy a 2m Monster HDMI "gold" cable at CC yesterday for a whopping $124.99!!!! I was like OMG they ACTUALLY get people to buy these things?!?!?! Tripplite 6 footer online can be had for $15... Crazy...
 
Coax digital connection is actually more durable than optical, plus its max length is more than 15 ft. It transfers signal better than optical because unlike optical, it doesn't convert the electrical signal to light and then back to electrical at the other end. The ONLY benefit of the optical connection is that its resistant to RMI / EMI interference. So unless you have a bunch of cables very close to each other (especially power cables), use the coax digital cables instead.
 
I can vouch for partsexpress.com . . . I've gotten a lot of quality stuff from there for very good prices. And I agree . . . Monster cabling burns me up!!!
 
Originally posted by: akshatp
I just saw some schmoe buy a 2m Monster HDMI "gold" cable at CC yesterday for a whopping $124.99!!!! I was like OMG they ACTUALLY get people to buy these things?!?!?! Tripplite 6 footer online can be had for $15... Crazy...
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The way it is positioned is the following: "Hey, you are already spending $2,500 (or you plug the number ) for a top quality HDTV. Why compromise the picture quality with substandard cabling just to save a few bucks? That's like buying a Ferrari and then installing a Volkswagen engine. I have had customers buy cheap cables and then complain about the picture quality. I never hear any complaints from those who buy Mon$ter Cable. But, hey it's your decision."

 
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