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Posted by Doug on 03/11/07 18:37
I feel inadequate buying anything from a place calling itself Monster.
DougW
D A V I D L A N E wrote:
> Monster produces a well-marketed product. Similar to the "Bose"
> marketing, they hype the market with good advertising. The build
> quality of the cables ranges from worthless to priceless, but the
> fact that they want some money from every budget range steers me
> clear. The company hasn't always been that greedy. Monster seems to
> have a cult following, and word-of-mouth holds up their reputation
> from 20 years ago.
> AR on the other hand is from a pedigreed audio company. Although
> they've sold to Recoton, they don't do all that much advertising that
> I know of. I own a few of their Master Series component video
> cables, and have no complaints. These can be had on eBay for a song.
> The Monster cables seem to have an unbelievable ability to hold value
> -even in the "grey"-market. I can't explain that.
>
> And while I'm on a rant--- THX is the most remarkable marketing of
> all. Look at all the different "THX-rated" cables out there. Not
> just high-end either. But that moniker manages to staple a few extra
> bucks on anything from cables, to loudspeakers and audio equipment...
> I'm suprised we haven't seen THX-rated TV's yet. Then it will be
> Lazy Boy's THX certified recliners. And there are idiots out there
> that will pay for it.
> All cables aren't created equal. Good EMI/RFI rejection and
> insulation, as well as conductor properties and jacket/termination
> construction are all important to the performance of a good cable. But if
> I had to choose, I'd take the AR via eBay.
>
> My $.02
>
> AR on the other hand
> <mike888@berlin.com> wrote in message
> news:1173440407.318263.25500@q40g2000cwq.googlegroups.com...
> What is the best value of the money between Monster component cable or
> Acoustic Research component cable? the price is not that much
> different though, but Is Monster Cable really that good? I heard that
> Monster really that good compare to others? is that true?
> I am comparing Monster Video 3 High-Resolution Component Video Cable
> http://www.monstercable.com/productdisplay.asp?pin=241 and PRO II
> Serie
> http://www.araccessories.com/Cultures/en-US/Recoton+AR/Product+Catalog.htm?ModelNum=PR190&CatalogNavigationBreadCrumbs=Recoton%20-%20Acoustic%20Research;Premium%20Interconnects;PRO%20II%20Series;Video;Component%20Video&ProductDetail=YES
>
> thanks.
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