are monster cables any good? are they worth the money? has anybody tried them?

Answer 1

YES, brought , use, feel good and now sells them.

oh by the way twisted, just to let you know currys don't sell them, because they didn't understand them. Secondly and more importantly check out

www.monstercable.com

look at the history of ALL the awards they have won, over the last 15 years blown competion out of the water.

a few facts too, ROBBIE WILLIAMS has monster cables in this house, all major recording studios and artists USE monster cables.

Monster cable is the brain child of an ex rocket scienist

Been around for 26 Years

ONLY CABLE COMPANY ( THAT I KNOW ) THAT GIVE YOU A LIFE TIME WARRANTY )

206 patants across their range, no other cable company can boost that

OK SO YOU GET THE IDEA,

i agree whole heartly about the other " good " point about monster, and yes there are worth every penny.

wg

f.a.o twisted UPDATE

Additional CURRYS have not sold monster in over a year ( as stated above )TWISTED, unless you like everyone else get curry's and comet mixed up. Curry's will only sell belkin or jvc!!!!!!! CHECK OUT www.currys.co.uk for yourself.

Answer 2

I've often wondered this as well when I see the price of them. Yes it's true a bigger cable allows for a higher current to pass or a higher voltage and will provide better shielding but...

If you are talking about using them to connect Hi-Fi separates or home cinema equipment I'm not sure if they really do provide a huge benefit over cables that cost say £10 -£15 each. After all, what passes through these cables is millivolts at milliamps, I doubt even the freebie cables struggle to do this. Have you taken the cover off and seen what gauge wire is actually connected to the output sockets of your equipment? I doubt it's as big as some cables on the market so with some equipment there will be no real advantage as the signal is getting 'strangled' at the source. And these wires still connect into the PCB tracks which are only about 1 maybe 2mm wide at the best of times.

I would say ditch the free cables and buy some decent cables at £10 - £15 each, but don't go crazy. Interference isn't really a big problem as everyone makes out, equipment these days are so well magnetically shielded and hardly give off any EM radiation and the introduction of switch mode power supplies on certain equipment helps even further. (No massive coil to cause interference).

Answer 3

Hi. Most cables try to do what they are supposed to do that is transfer a signal from an output to an input without altering the signal in any way.The problem is they do add their own coloration to the signal .Some people claim that they can hear a difference between cables from different manufactures .Others say they all sound the same and if there is a difference it is so small as to be undetectable.

Monster cable has been around for many years .It was one of the first high end cables to appear and is still popular among audiophiles.

There are other brands of cables which are just as good as Monster if you shop around. Monster cables are rather expensive so you have to decide if they are worth the extra money .

In my opinion there are better cables that are less expensive than Monster .For example :Van Den Hul,Cable Talk and Roksan.

I used Monster Cable for many years and decided to have a change to see if there was something better.I ended up buying Van Den Hul speaker cable. I could definitely notice an improvement to the overall sound .

I'll let you decide from my comments if Monster Cable is any good. Cheers.

Answer 4

i think of they don't seem to be properly worth it... for what you pay for one pair you may get a marvelous form of alternative manufacturers that artwork in simple terms as properly and are plenty extra low in value. (playstation in no way purchase the main inexpensive cable from an unknown business company). now. monster is owned with the aid of RCA or vise versa. in case you purchase the RCA cables they won't have the comparable qc or the extra suitable heavy accountability protecting (which you may in simple terms use in a radio station transmitter tower) and that they seem to be a million/3 or much less the cost. I even have used monster cables and decrease back all of them. occasion: monster dvi cable 6ft $119.00 RCA dvi cable 6ft $24.ninety 9 the photograph seems the comparable to me!!! definite the monster cable has a existence time guarantee, yet you need to purchase just about 5 RCA cables to equivalent the single monster. and precisely how difficult are you on your cables besides. do no longer they only take a seat interior the returned of you entertainment center, accumulating airborne dirt and dust. to me the only element monster a pair of monster cable is the cost.

Answer 5

It depends. Monster cables generally are better insulated and better quality then other cables, so they are less susceptible to outside interference like other audio and video equipment, electric cabling and such. This can be important when connecting non digital components (ie analog).

On the otherhand digital is a bit different,most experts recommend trying the cheapest HDMI cable you can find. The reason is that HDMI uses a digital signal and is not susceptible to normal interference. Which can save you alot of money 14 dollars versus a hundred dollars for a monster HDMI cable.

For most people, the answer is probably they won't notice any difference from one cable to the other, but varies on your setup. IE analog and digital connections.

Answer 6

They are better than OEM cables that come with electronic components, but the price is high for what you get IMO -especially as you move up their line.

If you have your average home theater or sound system (that you would get from Best Buy or Circuit City), a good set of cables with gold plated connectors will suffice. However, if you have a "mid-fi" to "high-end" system, the better the cable, the better your system's performance will noticeably be. In that case, DH Labs Silver Sonic is a stand-out product from my experience for about the same price as Monster stuff, but considerably better performance across the board.

Other good brands (for a lot more money though) are brands like MUSIC Timbre, Kimber, Cardas, Audience, and Nordost to name a few.

H a p p y
H o m e
T h e a t e r i n g !

Xe♫

Answer 7

Monster cables are the over-hyped, sales driven brand sold by Curry's and Comet.

There are much, much better quality cables available for the same price, both in terms of build and sound/picture.

Check out QED and Ixos - both companies make Award Winning hi-fi and A/V cables (Monster have never won an award for anything...).

(Sorry to disagree Wonder G, but every Currys I have been into has at least one TV playing a constant loop about how marvellous their Monster cables are - now that's pushy selling!!)

Answer 8

I'm no expert, but cables do make a difference even in regular home theater systems, and definitely in high end systems. I understand that the Gage (thickness) of the cable is quite important.
On the other hand I guess that with monster you are also paying for the brand name.

Answer 9

The short answer is, yes, they are good and no, they are NOT worth the money.

Monster brand are well constructed cables with a big advertising budget and majorly inflated price tags. There are many equally well-constructed cables that go for significantly less money.

Check www.monoprice.com or www.partsexpress.com (links below) for well built cables for much less.

Answer 10

I use Monster brand audio cables for my surround speakers and I definitely noticed the difference. The audio sounded heavier (in a good way) and the bass was greatly improved. Because they're expensive though the extra costs aren't always justified. Most people, for example, will probably never see a difference in a Monster component video cable and a cheaper brand. What you're paying for is knowing (with near certainty) that you are getting the very most from your system.