Price Paid:  $90.00 from AudiogoN

Summary:
Bought this cable to replace Monster M 1000D cable. What a difference between the two cables. The Straight Wire is much more detailed wihtout being bright.The cable has a very smooth and airy top end while still delivering plenty of low end punch.This cable can be found for under $100 dollars for a 1 meter length which makes it hard to beat for performance and value!! It is an equally great performer for both 2 channel and HT listening.

Strengths:
Very detailed. Great highs with plenty of bass.Build quality. Price.

Weaknesses:
None at this price point!!

Similar Products Used:
Monster M 1000D

Price Paid:  $150.00 from Straightwire

Summary:
Bought this cable after using Monster Cable Interlink 100 from my DVD to B&K receiver. What a difference! This cable truly opened up and revealed details I had not heard with Monster. Very stable highs - no fatigue. Solid mids, and very tight bass. Dialogue was greatly improved. Bought another for my Rotel CD player and am equally happy with it's performance with 2 channel music. It's also a very solid, well built cable. Very tight connections. Obvious quality. Strongly recommend for any application.

Strengths:
Open sound with no added color. Build quality. Very reasonable price.

Weaknesses:
None.

Similar Products Used:
Monster. Acoustic Research. Tara Labs.