More toys for the gullible public

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Fulthrotl said:
Bob, the word is overcompensating. it's not a hard word.
you can spell it. you can even type if yourself, if that's what you
really believe. honesty and candor are acceptable responses.
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Randy, lighten up, it was a joke, just like your "what are these two men trying to tell us?" comment.
 
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alfiesauce said:
As far as high def goes- What I have been led to believe is that high def - because it is a digital signal - can actually run through some pretty bad components and wires because it's not warped because of interference like regular broadcast signals are.
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Partly correct, but not all hi-def is digital. Component video, like XVGA, is analog and every bit as hi-def as digital, and has some advantages as well.
 
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I'm Grateful for the Over the top consumerism we've got going on. I, for one, don't want to live in a mud hut with a corrugated tin roof.


steelersman said:
Sometimes I wish that's how I lived. Life might be a little less stressful that way. Much simpler. Less is more. But I wouldn't want a corrgated tin roof. I would want a thatch roof I think.
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Just remember to bond the metal roof...if you've got electricity, that is.:wink:
 
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There have numerous capacitance studies done to show that monster cables are no better than the majority of any other decent quality cables out there. You could probably find them online by googling "monster cable capacitance test" or something similar.

Electrical person,

I also have some of the monster bass cables that I use but it is purely for the lifetime warranty, it does not matter what happens to the cable, if it is ruined all you gotta do is go to a dealer and they take the old one and hand you a new one no questions asked, I have done this at least 5 times in the last 10 years. Makes you wonder how much money they are making on us eh???

EP, If you are interested in making your own instrument cables check out Canare GS-6 cable and Neutrik jacks. You can get 100ft. of cable for under a hundred bucks and if you are good at soldering you will have plenty of cables that absolutely crush monster in terms of quality & fidelity. :grin:

Just to keep this post on topic I think those range and dryer cords are ridiculous.
 
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steelersman said:
I don't think bonding a thatch roof would do anything. I probably wouldn't have any electricity if I were to live like that anyway.
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I lived in a home made tree fort in a coconut grove by the beach at Rincon Puerto Rico from September 1974- June 1974. No electricity. Just surfing, catching fish and lobster and dining on coconuts. But then again I was 17 years old, fresh out of high school. At that age it didn't seem so rough at all, mater of fact it was a great time. Too bad things like that can't go on forever. Now Rincon beaches are buried under condo's and hotels.
 
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MichaelGP3 said:
They never call out the wire gauge on many of the speaker cables they market. That aside, I found this link to make for interesting reading......

http://www.audioholics.com/news/industry-news/blue-jeans-strikes-back
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After reading your link I did some Googling, swell company.:rolleyes:

http://www.monsterminigolf.com/bully.html

http://www.eastbayri.com/detail/80811.html

Earlier this year, Monster Cable Inc., based in California, filed a lawsuit against the Providence-based mini-golf chain Monster Golf, alleging trademark infringement for use of the word ?Monster.? The lawsuit is one of more than 400 brought forth by Monster Cable Inc., including legal attacks on the television show ?Monster Garage,? and even against the ?Monster Seats? located on top of Fenway Park?s left field wall.
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macmikeman said:
I lived in a home made tree fort in a coconut grove by the beach at Rincon Puerto Rico from September 1974- June 1974.
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So you managed to make time go in reverse? Sep.-June 1974. Just kidding. I guess you meant Sept. 74-June 75. That sounds pretty cool. I wish I could say I've done something similar but I didn't. I did stay in Puerto Rico once for a week in a hotel. Might have been one of the ones that are now on top of Rincon. :)
 
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steelersman said:
So you managed to make time go in reverse? Sep.-June 1974. Just kidding. I guess you meant Sept. 74-June 75. That sounds pretty cool. I wish I could say I've done something similar but I didn't. I did stay in Puerto Rico once for a week in a hotel. Might have been one of the ones that are now on top of Rincon. :)
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Whoops, Sept 73-June 74. I graduated 73, flew down there the day after graduation, and lived in hostels from June to Sept, then built a thatched roof thingamajig to live in in the coconut grove. I didn't pioneer this, there were dozens of other surf rats down there doing the same thing.
 
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macmikeman said:
Whoops, Sept 73-June 74. I graduated 73, flew down there the day after graduation, and lived in hostels from June to Sept, then built a thatched roof thingamajig to live in in the coconut grove. I didn't pioneer this, there were dozens of other surf rats down there doing the same thing.
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what's a hostel?
 
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mac,

When is the last time you were in Rincon? It has been on my list of places to go surf for 10 years and I think this year may be the one. I have been told it is a great place to go, just not on weekends because of the localism, a friend of mine showed me pictures of Tres Palmas from last winter, it was huuuuuge. Some great surf there.
 
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electricalperson said:
i use there bass cables and they are obviously high quality. ive used fender cables and they broke yet the monster ones i have now are a few years old and still like new
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I use the monster pro 3500 to protect my $25,000 worth of music equipment. These conditioners are built better then furman for sure. As far as their audio cables... all hype, I use a different brand.

~Matt
 
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TOOL_5150 said:
I use the monster pro 3500 to protect my $25,000 worth of music equipment. These conditioners are built better then furman for sure. As far as their audio cables... all hype, I use a different brand.

~Matt
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Matt, where do you find unbiased info on such equipment?

Truthfully without a lot of expensive testing gear how do we know if it really does what it is supposed to or it is just a box with some stuff in it?

I can entirely understand why you would want to protect your gear, perhaps the best way is a contactor that disconnects the equipment when your not using it?
 
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