cool looking. nice packaging.

so far an improvement on throw aways. can''t wait to try the Radio shack which is supposed to be better. also audioquest''s are pretty cheap so i''ll probably try em

okay what a mixed bag here...my first non throw aways. let me start by saying i was very! disppointed with my dynaco tube amp with my 3500 meadowlark hot rods. but my bryston 3B was sold so i bought two pairs of the 400''s. Now i can stand to listen to my tubes...though the Bryston kicks butt even with the thow away''s

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throw aways

Well built, thick, lifetime warranty, gold tips, stay pushed in strong.P

Doesn''t make a bit of sound difference. d

Well, I''m not an audiophile, so I don''t really know too much about "Time Correct Windings," "Bandwidth Balanced Construction," and "Dual Solid Core Conductors," but I do know that these cables don''t make a difference in sound. I was using a cheap and free audio cable before, and now I updated to a monster audio cable, digital coax cable, and monster speaker wire, and I can''t hear a damn bit of difference. But speakers do sound a bit more muffled, but I it isn''t significant enough to matter. Is the bass tighter? Is the treble crisp and clear? I have no clue. From my limited experience in audio world I do know that your listening rooms'' acoustics and your speakers are what really matter. Do your receiver and player matter? Yes, hugely. But the speaker is the actual thing that is outputting the sound, and the room is what handles the sound waves. People can buy $300 monster speaker wire, and thousands of dollars of audio equipment, but to be honest, after a certain point it ain''t going to get significantly better. These cables are obviously well built, are coated with 24k gold, have good shielding, are thick, and have a lifetime warranty--in this matter they are worth the amount of money used to update cables. But does the sound change? Will it blow you away? Will you hate it amazingly? Doubtful. If you notice a massive improvement or hate the sound, it is probably your player or system. The bottom line is that on computer tests these cables probably show that they sound better, that they filter distortion better, that they let through more audio signals, etc., but when listened to by your average audio enthusiast, no one is going to be able to tell a damn bit of difference..

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Can''t remember.?

The INTERLINK 400 IS VERY EFFECTIVE WAY TO CONNECT THE CD TO RECEIVER. MUCH IMPROVED HIGHS AND LOWS.

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Monster Cable 400 1 M (1)
Monster Cable 250 4 M (3)
Monster Cable 200 4 M (1)
Monster Cable Y splitters (2)
Monster Cable 201 THX 4 M (1)
Monster Cable Video 2 RCA 4 M (2)
Monster Cable Video 2 S-VIDEO 4 M(1
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Better than what you get when you buy any stereo equipment.

Worse than what you can get if you look for it.

I use to buy Monster Cable 400 Link all the time just to get something that was better than what any audio equipment manufacture would give you in their box, until I bought some Martin Logan speakers and I had to upgrade my whole stereo system. It was then that I bought some Harmonic Technology wires and my life changed forever listening to music. Evertime I replaced a Monster cable with a Harmonic Technology wire, my stereo system opened up in sound, presence, and staging. I only have one pair of Monster Cable 400 link left, and thats from the HDTV receiver to the HDTV monitor. I will be replacing it soon and that will be it for me with Monster Cable. To be fair, maybe audio wires only make a difference with High-End audio products which need to breath more than stardard audio equipment. I will give the wires a 3 star rating for all the years I had them (some lasted 12 years).

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Strong enough to haul your car. The clear insulation makes you think they are 3x thicker than they really are

I think they produce a slight hiss in the speakers when the Amp is turned off

The sound is very clear. The lows are tight and deep, the midrange has pin-point accuracy, the tweets are tweeting. Just don't make any knots on the cable or your sound may not be so clear as it takes too many turns and twists.

SERIOUSLY NOW,
Just get yourselves, two equal lenght pieces of 2-core cable: as short as possible and as thick as possible. When you created your own monsters hook'em up and hear the difference!

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Lamp cord, telephone wire, other monsters

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Monster cable is all crap IMO! From the original old Monster Cable all the way up to their best stuff. It's all crap! I had one of these 400 interconnects left over from an old inexpensive system and hooked it up to my vcr for the hell of it. At first, I couldn't understand why the voices were all muddy and unrecognizable, but I decided to swap out the interconnect and see what happened. With that cheap ass interconnect that comes with store bought electronics, the sound was much clearer. Sure the bass wasn't all muddied up and fat sounding like with the Monster, but I could understand what the hell the people on tv were saying. I find that this signature is true with any of the Monster Cable, even their best stuff. The mid bass is bloated and lacks definition, their isn't any deep bass to speak of, the mids are veiled by the mid bass bloat and they highs (what's there) is grainy and the rest of it is rolled off. If you want an inexpensive cable, don't get Monster. I much prefer cables from Tara, Kimber, Straightwire, Synergistic or even Audioquest at this price point. If you can't afford these cables or aren't willing to pay any extra, just stick with your Radio Shack specials. Monster simply isn't worth the money.

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Inexpensive MIT is the same way. Figures.. Bruce Brisson from MIT was the original designer of Monster.

best sales reps in the business; slick marketing

absolutely ridiculous price-point

I was working at the Pied Piper, mid 1989, when we were "beset" by the "Monster Rep".....Monster's sales representative for our region. This guy came on like the slickest of car salesmen; he was instantly your buddy, your pal, your confidant. He came armed with "Monster Kits"...a little black plastic display box for each of us, containing 4" to 6" samples of virtually all the cabling they used in their products at the time. It also came with a cool pair of wire-strippers (which I still have in my tool kit, thank you very much).

Yes, the cable that Monster uses is extremely low-capacitance, high-quality. Yes, the ends are high-quality. But, in all fairness, I have used/abused dozens of pairs of interconnect, line (guitar, etc.), MIDI, XLR, etc. cables for the last 19 yrs, and I just can't see where people get off rolling their eyes and moaning in delight over how "tight and defined" a particular cable makes their bottom end, or how "refined" their treble suddenly becomes when they switch to a Monster cable. The very market niche that the likes of Monster, Esoteric, and other "affordable" audiophile cable is aimed at is the mid-to-upper five figure guys. Come ON!!!! Where are your heads? CAN YOU SAY "BUZZWORD???" If I see the word "DIGITAL" used to reference anything other than a coax or Optical cable, I immediately do an about-heel...can you NOT smell a media-hype campaign?

Once you pass the cheapie "throw-away" cables, and get into the $20-$100 range, you're spitting some rather fine hairs. It comes down to how nice you want the product to look, how much you're willing to spend, how deeply your desire to impress your buddies, etc. ANY of these cables are well-constructed...any virtually all of them come with really good guarantees. Trust me....if you like Monster, great. They're wonderful products. If you can afford Kimbler, great. They're wonderful, too. Just don't make the mistake of falling into the "boutique cable" trap. Any good-quality twisted pair, w/shield cable will do the job just fine.

OK, I'm off my soapbox!

Build Quality, It works (and has for over a year)

Expensive, Low Quality Transfer, TOO Tight for cheaper components

Well, I must be clear when I say that these cable are not the best I've ever seen (or heard). I got depressed when I realized that a "Radio Shack Home Theater Cable" sounded MUCH better than these relatively expensive cables (with my CD Player). I feel obligated to say that I got these free from a friend, but that they would not be a value for anyone who did not. Monster surely hasn't lived up to their expectation on these babies. I MUST recomend the "Acoustic Research Pro Series Audio Cables", as I use these now. All I can really say is that you know you are bad when RADIO SHACK beats you...

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"Acoustic Research Pro Series", "Radio Shack Home Theater Series"

Anyone who buys cables because s/he thinks they have a sound deserves whatever s/he gets. The most insane, but profitable, way con-artists have ever found to separate suckers from their money.

I'll bet anyone out there $1000 that in a controlled double-blind test they couldn't tell their beloved favorite brand of cable from zipwire!

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Dull souund, poor quality, sometimes shorted out. Pricey!

I have had the Monster Cables 400Mk for the last 2 years. I would only recommend these wires if your have money to spend, and have no plans to upgrade compoments. I recently upgraded to MIT's wires. The MIT's cables low end cables out perform Monster, and even cost less in some cases. I can't not even sell these cables, because they so bad, which means they will end up in my parents.

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Yamaha Receiver Model 992
Yamaha CD Player Model 765
Mitsubishi S-VCR Model 550
Mitsubishi TV Model 27inch - 27405