Monster Cables

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do they really make any difference. Im thinking about buying some when i get new monitors.. do you think theyre really even worth it??
 
the concept of diminishing returns could well have started with audiofools....
 
I guess it all depends on how good your ears are.

I'll tell you this much. When my standard guitar cable crapped out the other night on me while playing my Taylor 814ce with a K&K Ultra Pure pickup, I had to grab the closest cable in my box, which was a Monster Studio Pro 1000. The sound was so much fuller the engineer has to re EQ my guitar and lower the gain settings on the A&H ML5000 console.

I can also hear a huge difference on nearly any studio mic between an inexpensive Monster Standard 100 XLR cable and a Zaolla XLR cable of the same length. Again, I usually have to change EQ settings just because of the cable.
 
Hard2Hear said:
I guess it all depends on how good your ears are.

I'll tell you this much. When my standard guitar cable crapped out the other night on me while playing my Taylor 814ce with a K&K Ultra Pure pickup, I had to grab the closest cable in my box, which was a Monster Studio Pro 1000. The sound was so much fuller the engineer has to re EQ my guitar and lower the gain settings on the A&H ML5000 console.

I can also hear a huge difference on nearly any studio mic between an inexpensive Monster Standard 100 XLR cable and a Zaolla XLR cable of the same length. Again, I usually have to change EQ settings just because of the cable.
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I agree! On instruments and microphones I do not believe you can get better cable than the Monster Studio Pro 1000.

I am a cheap skate, and really don't like spending money on stuff! :) For me to endorse cable that is $5 a foot is a testament to how good I think it is.

Me and another engineer did blind tests on each other comparing many normal and high dollar mic cables. Both of use could pick out the Studio Pro 1000 in the group every time!

It is simply better sounding cable. I care not about Ethan's article on this subject. I won't even read them. I offer this strictly based on my head to head comparison and what my ear CLEARLY told me!
 
I should add though that I don't think there is much difference between speaker wire. Longer runs and lower frequencies require lower gauges is all.

For studio monitors, 14ga will do just fine.
 
Ford Van said:
I should add though that I don't think there is much difference between speaker wire.
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Which is what this thread is about (not mic and instrument cables) and what Ethan's articles (that you didn't read) referred to.
 
Not necessarily. The original question says he's getting new monitors. If theyre powered monitors, he won't be using speaker cable.
 
i don't buy into the marketing hype and the pseudo "science" that companies like Monster claim. it's all hogwash.

but for one reason or another, the monster 500 cables i've got are excellent cables for my guitar. surely some of this is due to the thick wire, but i noticed an immediate difference (along the lines of what ed talks about with the 1000 cables) plugging my guitars into my various amps. i can also play my strat with single coils, sitting right in front of my 21in CRT, with no buzz.

i'm sure these can be attributed to the larger wire and the shielding and there's no additional hocus pocus at play.

but whatever the reason, they seem to work (the lack of buzz was worth the price of admission alone) and i'm happy.

are they worth it for running to your monitors or cabling your entire studio? probably not.


cheers,
wade
 
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as for the sound, i haven't done any *testing* other than just using Monster cables and speaker wire regularly, but i can tell you 100% that i have cables and speaker wire made with smaller guage wire than my Monster wires, and there is a difference in the sound for sure.

the ends of the cables (the ones that have ends) are of high quality and feel very secure when plugged in. Obviously you can find any number of cables that have nice ends, but here is the big selling point to me..

LIFETIME WARRANTY.

just like craftsman tools you can swap a busted Monster out for a new one at any time.

so based on audio considerations only.. i can say there is a difference, but whether it's big enough to justify the added expense is a personal choice, but if you are rough on cables like i tend to be then you will get your money's worth for sure.

good luck!
 
pelon916 said:
as for the sound, i haven't done any *testing* other than just using Monster cables and speaker wire regularly, but i can tell you 100% that i have cables and speaker wire made with smaller guage wire than my Monster wires, and there is a difference in the sound for sure.

the ends of the cables (the ones that have ends) are of high quality and feel very secure when plugged in. Obviously you can find any number of cables that have nice ends, but here is the big selling point to me..

LIFETIME WARRANTY.

just like craftsman tools you can swap a busted Monster out for a new one at any time.

so based on audio considerations only.. i can say there is a difference, but whether it's big enough to justify the added expense is a personal choice, but if you are rough on cables like i tend to be then you will get your money's worth for sure.

good luck!
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This is actually an excellent point, because I have A/B'd my monster studio pro 1000s with all my junk wire and I'm sure there is no difference I can tell, but I bought them mostly for the "wow" factor, they do look nice...however, I have had to replace them several times under the warrenty and am VERY VERY happy because, they were broken due to negligence and they have replaced them everytime. Quite easy and fast too. Just send the cables and they send them back postage paid and everything. Didn't need to include a receipt or anything.

I always have some dumb bass player trip over the cords, or a mic stand fall and the ends gets ripped out. And they don't break very easily, but someone always seems to find a way to REALLY beat up the cables bad.

So, I guess although at first I thought I had wasted my money, I am quite happy with the investment now that time has passed.
 
Hard2Hear said:
I guess it all depends on how good your ears are.

I'll tell you this much. When my standard guitar cable crapped out the other night...
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Or how crappy your standard guitar cable is.
 
Hard2Hear said:
I guess it all depends on how good your ears are.

I'll tell you this much. When my standard guitar cable crapped out the other night on me while playing my Taylor 814ce with a K&K Ultra Pure pickup, I had to grab the closest cable in my box, which was a Monster Studio Pro 1000. The sound was so much fuller the engineer has to re EQ my guitar and lower the gain settings on the A&H ML5000 console.

I can also hear a huge difference on nearly any studio mic between an inexpensive Monster Standard 100 XLR cable and a Zaolla XLR cable of the same length. Again, I usually have to change EQ settings just because of the cable.
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That was the biggest pile of crap I've read for a long time.
 
I'd have to say my favorite part about Monster cables is the durability and the warranty. If one of my cables stops coiling the way I want it to, I can simply take it back and get a new one.
 
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