does monster have a website that lists what all the different cables are FOR?? There's too many of them out there..standard, thx, coax, component video, interlink 100,200, 300mk 400mk..... Just a list of better and best for video, audio and speakers would be nice.
Yes they do: http://www.monstercable.com/home_av/ There are two types of connections. They are: Analog and Digital. The analog connections are: RF-Coaxial (or RG-59 or RG-6, or "The Thick Black Wire that Screws-in"), Composite (Yellow), S-Video, Component, and VGA (PC). The digital connections are: HDMI and DVI. All of the above are for video (except HDMI and RF-Coax which are for audio and video). As far as analog audio, there is only the left (white) and right (red) cables. The digital audio connections are: Digital Audio-Coaxial and Optical/Toslink. They provide the means to achieve suround sound. Monster has many levels but basicly the higher the number the better the cable. There are differnt scales though! Ced
thanx for the info diabolos. One more question: is it going to make a big difference wether or not i use the monster xp, clear coated speaker wire or the heavier monster speaker cables....AND...should i be using the monster quicklink ends, rca or flextips with the clear coated wire...will it matter? thanx..cdan
It won't matter, as a matter of fact, most of the time, medium priced and name-brand digital cables will work fine. Monster cable charges an unecessary price for bit for bit integrity you won't notice. Unless you have a 50" 1080p plasma tv (And a 1080p HDMI output DVD player) and ear bleeding surround sound, high end monster cables aren't necessary. If this is just for a sound system then that's the epitomy of overkill.
reasons: thanx. so i don't really even need to use the monster gold plated banana plugs either, other than for convienence? All this is for a home theater system, polk rm20 and yamaha rxv 2500. Not a high end system...but good. I could search on ebay for the monster thx 1000 spkr cables...but don't want to unless it's going to make a noticable difference.
If your not an audiophile with Golder Ears then it probably won't make a difference. Monster cable is horrible over priced. Not meaning that it isn't as good as they say it is but it just doesn't cost as much as they want for it. Monster cables and accesorys are very good and I wouldn't buy anything else, if the price wasn't so high. For my bank account's sake I have outfitted my HT system with AR (acoustic research cables). Its a Thompson company that used to be owned by Recoton. They produce some good stuff at a third less the price of Monster. Another way to look at this though is to think about how long you will be using the cables your buying. Most high quality cables come with a liftime warranty! Chances are, your cables will outlast your equipment. You could spend hunderds of dollors on cables in your 20ties and use them untill the applications for them don't exist or the connections are obsolete. That could take 10+ years. Just look at how long the RCA type connection has been arround. For that matter speaker "wire" never gets old! I think the best investment you can make right now are in high quality HDMI cables. HDMI can handle everything from standard (480i/p) to high definition (720p/1080i/p), Digital audio (Dloby Digital Souround and DTS) and High-fidelity audio (DVD-Audio), and has a HDCP complient content controller. Also HDMI has a remote channle that will allow users to control everything using one remote. The remote data channel can also be used to optimize the playback of audio and/or video so you don't have to change settings when you want to watch a movie then play a DVD-Audio disc, or even swap out equipment! The only problem with HDMI is that its not rated to go behind walls yet (fire saftey issues). Not saying that they catch on fire. Just saying that the technology is new and hasn't been tested. I don't think there are any THX certified HDMI cables either. Ced
