Monster cable vs coat hangers

[wong05tsx 10+ year member]

We've always believed that the perceived quality boost that comes from using high-end cables is really just a trick of the mind (read: justifying the ridiculous cost of premium cables to yourself) -- if you've dropped enough cash, you can probably hear anything you want. Still, our belief is one thing -- cold hard proof is another, and it looks like a group of 12 self-professed "audiophiles" recently couldn't tell the difference between Monster 1000 speaker cables and plain old coat hangers. Yeah, coat hangers. The group was A-Bing different cables, and unbeknownst to them, the engineer running the test swapped out a set of cables for coat hangers with soldered-on speaker connections. Not a single one was then able to tell the difference between the Monster Cable and the hangers, and all agreed that the hangers sounded excellent. No wonder Monster has to rig HD displays. Still, we bet people still fall for the hype -- oh hey, if you're looking for the ultimate in sound, we've got half a meter of oxygen-free, triple-wrapped double-insulated Sonically Shielded AmpliSized Egyptian Llama cable here that we'll part ways with for just a couple grand.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/audiophiles-cant-tell-the-difference-between-monster-cable-and/

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[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

repost

http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=297028

 

[hoxie08 5,000+ posts]

good thing i've always used coat hangers.

oh, and rp

 

[CRXBMPN 5,000+ posts]

repost, but I enjoy LOL'ing at people who spend too much on stuff

 

[Tiger Bass 5,000+ posts]

I don't see anything wrong with spending a little bit extra for the reliability though. No reason to go with the "top of the line", but I'm not going to buy the cheapest shit around.

 

[JLa Obsessed 10+ year member]

they should try using plastic coat hangers next time //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[crunktimes.com 5,000+ posts]

I have always thought the 'high end' stuff like Monster was just a farce my $3.99 HDMI cable I got off the internet works just as good as the $100 Monster one.

 

[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

i agree.

same think with car audio hyperflex 1/0 and welding wire 2/0

ok so you can tie hyperfiex in a knot. who gives a shit!

lol

/rant

 

[wong05tsx 10+ year member]

hyperflex is prettier //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif, yes, prettier

 

[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

lol

 

[ProgMtl 10+ year member]

they still make wire coat hangers?

 

[atoz350 10+ year member]

they still make wire coat hangers?

Yes and they are available in abundance at the cleaners.