So I walked in to my local mardens to get a mattress topper my mattress is like 15 years old and i cant afford a new mattress... anymore ha.
I found like 10 or 15 monster standard thx i100 cables for 5.99... I was like wow... is this real? Monster for under $20? I picked up a pair.
If anyone wants any I can pick a few up? Pay shipping and like $5 I'll send em your way. Dont know exact amounts of how many they have but...
Anyway they are 8 feet long analog left right connectors.
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05-07-2010 10:24 PM #1
Local store has cheap monster cables...beilieve it?
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05-07-2010 10:38 PM #2
I think I have Monster speaker cables in the boat.....enjoy em
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05-07-2010 11:06 PM #3
No thanks I gave up monster cables over a year ago.
16 months sober:)Jesse For President!!!
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Trey for Polkie of the year!!
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05-07-2010 11:13 PM #4
Haha. Still either way you think about it...a cable is really a cable in my opnion and it will probably come in handy at some point.
Thats what I thought.
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05-07-2010 11:20 PM #5
Well that's not how I think about it,but your right about one thing it is your opinon.
Originally Posted by PerfectCreature
Enjoy what you consider a good deal, But you will get no bites in this fishing hole.
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05-07-2010 11:26 PM #6
+1 I agree completely! Originally Posted by TOOLFORLIFEFAN
Well that's not how I think about it,but your right about one thing it is your opinon.
Enjoy what you consider a good deal, But you will get no bites in this fishing hole.
Peace!!!
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05-07-2010 11:34 PM #7
For now, at least since I am not running anything that really needs high end cables a simple monster cable will do the job for most my household tasks.
I realize that as I upgrade I will not be bale to get by with simple monster cables...I will have to spend useful money on the higher end brands of cables.
It's just that I mean for $6 where can you really pick up a standard right left channel cable.
I only have an HK 3490 and a monitor 50s with a 505...nothing really high end about it....its just entry level and for now. That suits me just fine. :)
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05-08-2010 08:53 AM #8
If it works for you and sounds good to you its a winner........I think with the equip your using Monster will work just fine................enjoy the music.....................
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05-08-2010 09:20 AM #9Member Sales Rating: (1)
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Got to agree with NotaSuv there....hey PC are you living in MAINE--the way life should be?
I mean Mardens..? Where else are you going to find one of those...."I" know--been there!
cnh
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05-08-2010 09:24 AM #10
You couldn't give me a Monster Cable. However, if you send me 5.00 along with the cable I will see that it is recycled properly.
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05-08-2010 10:14 AM #11
now thats funny... Originally Posted by Keiko
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05-08-2010 10:38 AM #12
Congratulations on your good find. I know it is always nice to find a good bargain. This hobby is expensive enough. Originally Posted by PerfectCreature
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05-08-2010 12:08 PM #13
I could be wrong, but I think most people, on here anyways, stay away from Monster products because of the company's ethics. Havent tried them myself so I cant speak of the quality.
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05-08-2010 12:14 PM #14Member Sales Rating: (1)
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For those who don't know, Mardens is a discount chain that buys close out and bankruptcy lots, insurance lost merchanise, and even real fire damage sales (everything you can think of)....so if he/she bought Monster from them it was 'remaindered' and sold at a LOSS. And you're right Knuckle..it is about ethics.
cnhLast edited by cnh; 05-08-2010 at 12:17 PM.
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05-08-2010 12:21 PM #15
You couldn't give me M* cables for free. And a cable is NOT a cable.
H9"Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass
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05-08-2010 12:25 PM #16
Many products are sold by many retailers at a loss to clear out inventory. Originally Posted by cnh
Many used products are sold at deep discounts because people need the money.
It's part of the marketplace - always has been and always will be.
It is our right to participate or not to participate according to our values and opinions.
Free choice is the beauty of a free market.Last edited by xcapri79; 05-08-2010 at 12:33 PM.
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05-08-2010 12:35 PM #17
One of the local dollar stores here has 3 footers for 2 bucks a pop, I think I picked up 6 for myself.
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05-08-2010 12:42 PM #18
A few days ago, when replacing a pair of Monster IC with Ben's, I accidentally broke one of the connectors. Geez, inside the thick cover was such a wimpy strand; it must have been 18AWG
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05-08-2010 01:18 PM #19
Monster cables have their place in the marketplace and when I've used them, they work and perform just fine.
There are better and there are worse to be found.
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Polk Audio LSi25, RTi12 x 2, LSi15 x 4, LSiC x 2, PSW1000 x 4,
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LG 47LM5800, Pioneer VSX-9040TXH, BDP-23FD, Sony BDP-S790, Emotiva XPA-2, XPA-5,
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05-08-2010 02:08 PM #20
Ever researched the company and it's practices? That's what we talk about when the word "ethics" is involved. M* has no ethics and I don't advocate their use based on the crap they've pulled in the past. Originally Posted by xcapri79
H9"Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass
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05-08-2010 02:15 PM #21
Thanks for the offer PerfectCreature!
The only Monster I found to be truely good were the Monster Phase Aligned Time Coherent speaker cables. They really sounded great, ask Sal, he bought them from me. They were however $11 per foot at the time but I got a huge discount because I was an audio dealer at the time and bought a whole spool of it. I still use them in my fronts & center of my HT.
Other than that, their ICs & regular speaker cable were crap that I gave up in the '80s. They actually sounded like there was a blanket over the speakers.Last edited by hearingimpared; 05-08-2010 at 02:17 PM.
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05-08-2010 04:25 PM #22
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Last edited by NotaSuv; 05-08-2010 at 04:29 PM.
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05-08-2010 08:38 PM #23
The stock power cord on my NAD is only 18 awg lol. Monster IC's suck, poor construction and I had a lot of trouble getting a pair on my headphone amp/ NAD because the connectors were so small. Damn near thought I broke the RCA inputs on the NAD trying to get that crap on. Originally Posted by DMara
A few days ago, when replacing a pair of Monster IC with Ben's, I accidentally broke one of the connectors. Geez, inside the thick cover was such a wimpy strand; it must have been 18AWG- Jeremy
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05-08-2010 09:22 PM #24
Well. I mean Its only for a subwoofer cable when I move my room around a bit I needed a shorter cable...
AT the moment I cant afford audioquest or anything of that quility so $6 sounded good to me....
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05-08-2010 09:28 PM #25
as stated if it works for YOU and sounds good to YOU what else really matters as your the one listening to it....enjoy and have a great weekend
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05-08-2010 09:48 PM #26
Some day I am sure I will be among the monster hating crowed. Not for awhile though.
I do have my wish list made already....it costs a monster 10,000
In my dream ha.
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Hows that for a pretty knarly setup...
I looked at it...probably chnage out the monster for a better cable since by the time i get it something better will be out...
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05-08-2010 10:11 PM #27
That list will probably change quite a bit as you learn more and more. I'm shooting for a NAD M3 as my "realistic" dream amp, unless I suddenly am able to afford a McIntosh integrated amp lol. Originally Posted by PerfectCreature
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05-08-2010 10:12 PM #28
Just so you know 18awg is huge for a IC, Bens i believe come in at 22 and 24 awg. The smaller the AWG the better on IC's. Originally Posted by DMara
A few days ago, when replacing a pair of Monster IC with Ben's, I accidentally broke one of the connectors. Geez, inside the thick cover was such a wimpy strand; it must have been 18AWGLiving Room Rig:D
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05-08-2010 10:14 PM #29
Please buy yourself a new mattress first before upgrading your audio equipment. 15 years, that thing has served two lifetimes in mattress years.
I do have to like the passion for great sound put above your quality of sleep howeverOnkyo TX-SR805
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05-08-2010 11:38 PM #30
Originally Posted by TouchOfEvil
Thanks for pointing that out :) I was wrong. I've been looking at the 9AWG Pangea Audio power cable too much that I began to think 18AWG was tiny.
In that case, I should have typed 28 :DGears shared to both living room & bedroom:
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