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JUNK- no more Monster cables for me!
I've fallen for Monster's advertising and the fact they are sold everywhere. I gave them the benefit of the doubt after seeing them bashed by many audiophiles in reviews. My system was wired up with mostly Monster cables, including audio and video cables (S-video and component video). Now I am taking all the Monster cables out and replacing them with other brands that sound better, produce a better picture, are better made, and won't damage equipment.
Upon closer inspection to one of the pairs of my M550i audio interconnect, one of the ends had the casing cut too far away from the clamp that crimps to the outer casing, so they took a piece of electrical tape and wrapped it around the cable so it would stay attached to the clamp that comes out of the end. I've noticed that Monster cables have a very inconsistent build quality, and the soldering jobs look like they were done by a 10 year old kid in some sweatshop. I've noticed they have started encasing the connections at each end (under the screw-on cover) with clear plastic to beef up the connections so they don't fall apart so easily. All this does is conceal the shoddy soldering job and the fragile connections done with extremely tiny wires.
So you have poorly made connections but the RCA ends grip your equipment's jacks with a death grip, leading to possible damage to equipment with less than bulletproof RCA jacks. Even if the jacks are strong enough to avoid being damaged, the cables are often very difficult to remove. I am looking at getting cables with Canare end connectors that have pressure fingers which will snugly grip the RCA jacks without damaging them. Strengths:
None Weaknesses:
Overpriced, shoddy and inconsistent build quality, rolls off the high end, recesses the midrange, potentially damages equipment jacks, bad connector soldering Similar Products Used:
Audioquest, Straight Wire, Tributaries (all much better than Monster)
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