Amazing!!! I just bought the cables (not terminated) for $2.50 per foot at 6th Ave. Never expected that speaker cables could make so much difference in a system. I just hooked these cables up last night and this speaker cable really made my speaker "sing". I now hear every bit of "detail" not only that just like what the other person said it sounds much crisper. Everything sounds just right "pretty smooth" if i may say, i guess that's what the "Time Corrected" suppose to be. It probably took me an hour to figure how to strip these cables.....:)....(You'll what i mean when you see one) but anyway it's well worth it. I definitely recommend and consider to buy a Z series cable the next time around...You guys won't be dissapointed

Very, very detailed sound. Nice and warm. Tighter Bass and extremely accurate with music. Actually noticed.

expense is not a weakness. You will look at these and hear them to find out that there can't be any.

Well I bought a 10' pair. Hooked em up really easily with the banana connectors to the binding posts and listened to some music and played some DVDs.

I really hoping that I could tell the difference between 80 dollar speaker cables and I sure did.

First thing I noticed was the detail of the sound. It was very defined and brought out effects and sounds I did not hear before. The accuracy was perfect.

The cables created a much better soundstage while watching DVDs. The sound was warm and full, allowing you to hear everything perfectly. They sound excellent at high volumes too.

My radioshack and walmart cables were just horrible compared to these. The sound quality was low and it would get too sharp and muddy. You will never know what you are missing til you buy better cables. For me, it is almost like I upgraded my front and center speakers. I can honestly say that these cables are very worth it and I am very impressed.

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Radio Shack 14 guage, RCA 16 guage.

Adds incredable snap to the bass, cleaner mids & highs, gold end connectors.

None noticed so far.

I purchased this cable before anything else in my new system. (I had to wait for it to arrive.) I almost had second thoughts about buying new equipment after the cables were installed on the old set up! It was one of the best ideas I have had for my stereo. Please note that I also added the Monster Interlink Reference II patch cables at the same time. It was obviously was the combination of the two that helped. I was a bit of money in the end for the whole ensemble, but after sinking a lot more into the electronic components it only made sense. The connectors fit nice, not too tight that they scratched the gold and not too loose that I was afraid they would fall out. Nice stuff. I recommend these cables for anyone with standard (copper wire with clear plastic coating) wire. No matter how large the diameter.

Note: This review seems to be for Z1 Speaker Cable. This review is for a set of 10' Z1 Cables with the ends attached by the factory.

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Cheap spool wire for 25 years! What a mistake!

Highs, vocals, bass, detail, construction

Seems pricey(but at the cost of replacing an audio component)it's not.

These speaker cables could make you change your mind about replacing a component in your system. Using an Onkyo 575x receiver, a Sony 300 disc cd player and JBL HLS810 speakers on the front; I felt that music was just okay. I knew it was not the receiver because before the 575x I didn't listen to 2 channel stereo because the Sony receiver I replaced didn't have the detail and smoothness of the 575x so I used the Sony dsp's.

As good as the 575x is something was still missing, I thought maybe I need to change speakers. The JBL HLS810 are good but I was adjusting treble, bass, and moving(toe-in, raising, lowering)the spreakers but still not completely satisfied with the sound until I replaced a Sony 360 dvd with an Onkyo s555 dvd and played a cd on it.

So its the Sony 300 disc cd player thats wrong. Compared to the Onkyo dvd the Sony cd player was a little more detailed and upfront but did not have the smoothness and musical presentation of the Onkyo dvd so I was thinking about replacing the cd player.

I saw the Z1 speaker cable in a magazine and came across a review for the Z2. I looked up the reviews for the Z1 and they were all so good I gave them a try. After that all I could say was DAMN, music is so much better using the cd player, the highs are tame, the bass is detailed and clean(even with sub off)and everything blends together to create a good smooth and detailed musical presentation; instead of sounding like instruments playing individual of each other in a song.

My System
Onkyo 575x receiver
Onkyo s555 dvd
Sony 300 disc player
Sony 51 disc player
JBL HLS810 Front
JBL S-CENTER Channel
JBL HLS610 Surround
JBL PSW 1000 Sub

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Monster XP speaker cable, Monster Interconnects on everything(audio, video, s-video, optical)

BIG difference

none

10 yrs ago i owned the m1 cables at 360.00 15 ft pair--sold system last yr--put together home theater system -used standard monster on new system but i knew there was a diff--kept gnawing at me so i went and bought z1- 25 ft off the spool-added my own fittings- and hoped i wouldnt be disappointed--and i wasnt!!!!!--speakers now are the infinity rs5000--superb but emits were a little harsh in my small 12x14 room--the z1 fixed that--now have the smooth velvety sound i had with the kappa 8 and m1-bass i cant tell cause i have an il100 sub--truly a great cable--dont you believe for a second anyone telling you you cant hear a diff on cables--thats a lot of bunk!!! i went from lamp cord to monster standare cable and heard a diff--and up the monster line-there IS a sound diff--now whether you LIKE the diff is up to you--if your thinking of upgrading CHEAP cables to this one--you wont go wrong --OR return them--but buy off the spool--a LOT cheaper

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standard monster cable

Tight, well defined bass. Slightly rolled off treble.

depending on your speakers, rolled off highs.

With my Monitor Audio 9i speakers, the D.H. labs q10 was much too bright sounding. The q10 is a good cable, just not with very transparent speakers. Next I tried the Monster Z2 bi-wire. The bass was much improved but the treble was very rolled off, even with my bright sounding speakers. Since the much cheaper Monsters sounded better with my speakers I decided just for fun to try the even less expensive Z1 non bi-wire. After hooking these up I was surprised that they had the same good bass of the z2 bi-wire plus a much better, more open treble. So after starting with $300.00 cable, I found the best match for my speakers with the $75.00 Monster Z1.

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D.H Labs silver sonic q10, Monster z2 bi-wire

seperation of instrument's,wide open soundstage,exellent sense of timing,good bass

none at this price

Let's make this short and sweet.The monster Z1 speaker cable is a great buy,and is one of the best at it's price-range,and even better than many costlier cables.I was really impressed that these cables out performed my trusty Mit wires that cost 3x as much.I previously thought Mit's had the best bass out there,but the Z1's bass was equal,also the midrange was better with the Z1,and seperation was also superior with the Z1,the Mit's have a more detailed high end though.Dont be fooled by the series of cables,the Z series,M series,and the studio prolink are all the same wires inside, with different jacket's on the outside(neat trick to appeal to entry,high,pro level consumers).All in all these are great speaker cables that deserve a couple of hours break-in.I dont work for monster,check out my previous review's on the Mit Terminator 3's.

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Mit-t3,monster studio prolink1000,audioquest slate

Well Balanced Cable, crisp highs, tight lows

10ft length......if you have short run ofcourse

This cable is well constructed, thick, and offers exceptional sound quality. Although placement, room acoustics, interconnects, amplifier, and DA coversion along with speaker wire amount to the quality and clarity of sound you get, i believe this wire offers a better overall sound than any other 12 gauge, like mentioned above. Bass notes are defined, tight, and flood the room with like a wave vibrating the floor. Whats great about the cable is, is acenuates in no area. Treble, Mid-range, and the Lower bass are all natural and equally dispersed. When a guitar is being played,when the cymbols crash, when drums hit, it all feels very real and natural, and not like its being played through speakers. The localization of instruments is excpetional and subtle sounds or backround instruments are heard clearly. This cables are great, but placement and room acoustics should be the number one priority. It wouldn't matter if you had these hooked up to B&W 601 S3 or Paradigm Studio 20's.. if the room acoustics areawful and the placement is also, the sound generated is going to be bad. Everything combined is responsible for great sound, not just speaker wire.

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Monster XP, AR cable, Home Depot 12 gauge, Radio Shack 12 gauge

Great set of speakers cable.. Great sound, Great Detail..

Price is a little high, But worth it..

I really like these cables, They are The most detailed Speaker cable I have ever Heard..






My system:
Onkyo Receiver
Panasonic 16.9 tau
Panasonic SVHS VCR
Panasonic DVDR
Marantz Amp
8 sorround sound Klipsch speakers
1000watt Powered Sub
Monster Z1 speaker Cables
Onkyo DVD
Panasonic 16.9 Plazma Screen
Toshiba SVHS VCR
Acoustic Research surround sound speakers
Acoustic Research 500watt Powered Sub
Denon Receiver

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AR etc.

The Pure Sound, & Detail these cables Give is Breath taking!!

A 5ft option would be nice!!

I think this is the Gtreatest speaker cable ever made, The sound improvement they deliver is Hard to believe..

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