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Monster Cable or Coat Hangers-

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http://consumerist.com/362926/do-coat-hangers-sound-as-good-monster-cables

Let the flames begin!

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RE: Monster Cable or Coat Hangers- - dazzdax 02:20:05 03/07/08 (1)
- See bjh's comment below - kerr 04:31:44 03/07/08 (0)
Insufficient information to determine whether the test was well run. - Pat D 13:22:25 03/06/08 (11)
- Sufficient Info that It's a Tall Tale..... - Todd Krieger 20:43:31 03/07/08 (9)
  - So how would it be different from any subjectivist "empirical results" here? (nt) - AJinFLA 17:57:28 03/10/08 (5)
    - Answer...... - Todd Krieger 20:08:42 03/11/08 (4)
      - Oh really - AJinFLA 16:23:06 03/12/08 (3)
        
        RE: Oh really - morricab 10:01:26 03/13/08 (2)
        
        RE: Oh really - AJinFLA 14:43:05 03/16/08 (1)
        
        RE: Oh really - morricab 08:57:49 03/18/08 (0)
  - Todd It's Insufficient Info To Support Pat's Beliefs - thetubeguy1954 12:58:46 03/10/08 (2)
    - Strangely enough, it wasn't the subjectivists who pointed out the flaws in the tests . . . - Pat D 19:19:26 03/11/08 (1)
      - They're too busy being rational - AJinFLA 17:12:15 03/12/08 (0)
- Chill out silly... - bjh 17:51:41 03/06/08 (0)
Like I Said On General The Wires Were Connected To An ABX Box So... - thetubeguy1954 11:06:09 03/05/08 (51)
- It doesn't explain anything... - SF tech 01:02:04 03/07/08 (26)
  - ??? - kerr 04:47:21 03/07/08 (25)
    - Sure, it's possible for them to sound different... - SF tech 12:28:33 03/07/08 (3)
      - RE: Sure, it's possible for them to sound different... - thetubeguy1954 13:57:35 03/07/08 (2)
        
        Well, I think the ABX box can be made to be relatively "transparent"... - SF tech 15:03:10 03/07/08 (1)
        
        RE: Well, I think the ABX box can be made to be relatively "transparent"... - thetubeguy1954 17:39:37 03/07/08 (0)
    - In all seriousness... - andy_c 10:11:58 03/07/08 (0)
    - By Jove I Think You've Got It! - thetubeguy1954 06:51:49 03/07/08 (19)
      - My point was... - kerr 07:25:32 03/07/08 (18)
        
        The real issue with switch boxes - E-Stat 09:54:42 03/07/08 (17)
        
        Thanks For That Info! (nt) - thetubeguy1954 10:44:48 03/07/08 (0)
        
        RE: The real issue with switch boxes - andy_c 10:45:50 03/07/08 (15)
        
        RE: The real issue with switch boxes - Dan Banquer 06:33:42 03/08/08 (6)
        
        RE: The real issue with switch boxes - andy_c 08:15:02 03/08/08 (5)
        
        RE: The real issue with switch boxes - Dan Banquer 08:30:24 03/08/08 (4)
        
        RE: The real issue with switch boxes - andy_c 09:53:16 03/08/08 (3)
        
        RE: The real issue with switch boxes - Dan Banquer 13:19:12 03/08/08 (2)
        
        Pat Tobin knows about this stuff,too - Atexanathome 11:06:43 03/09/08 (1)
        
        It's a major problem in this business: - Dan Banquer 16:51:13 03/10/08 (0)
        
        What's worse, ABX switches are far more transparent than those found in a Mastersound Ref 845 or SP-9 MK III, etc. - AJinFLA 13:51:27 03/07/08 (7)
        
        :) - E-Stat 16:50:06 03/07/08 (6)
        
        Onl;y a FOOL Talks About What He Hasn't Heard! - thetubeguy1954 18:13:20 03/07/08 (5)
        
        Well hello Mr. Fool - Richard BassNut Greene 09:49:43 03/10/08 (4)
        
        RE: Well hello Mr. Fool - AJinFLA 17:54:57 03/10/08 (2)
        
        You say: ........ "Now let's hope no one goes berserk here..." - Richard BassNut Greene 07:47:58 03/11/08 (1)
        
        RE: You say: ........ "Now let's hope no one goes berserk here..." - thetubeguy1954 09:04:21 03/12/08 (0)
        
        Forgive Me. I Keep Forgeting You Need EVERYTHING Explained In Great Detail - thetubeguy1954 13:31:27 03/10/08 (0)
- RE: Like I Said On General The Wires Were Connected To An ABX Box So... - Andy.G 14:00:21 03/06/08 (0)
- Are you sure about that? (nt) - Pat D 11:54:29 03/05/08 (22)
  - Yep! - thetubeguy1954 06:03:28 03/06/08 (3)
    - Incompetent, irrelevant, and immaterial . . . unless you can show that an ABX box was used in the test. - Pat D 13:12:24 03/06/08 (2)
      - Typical LFO Bull$hit Pat - thetubeguy1954 07:15:37 03/07/08 (1)
        
        My question goes rather deeper than that, tubey! - Pat D 11:08:18 03/08/08 (0)
  - Well, at least they didn't have to resort to concocting stories about performing tests - AJinFLA 18:58:34 03/05/08 (17)
    - ¿qué? - Andy.G 00:12:51 03/06/08 (16)
      - Actually The Boston Audio Society Did Do Tests - thetubeguy1954 07:01:36 03/06/08 (13)
        
        As usual, no reference. (nt) - Pat D 13:23:27 03/06/08 (12)
        
        As Usual Pat You're Too Lazy To Verify Anything For Yourself - thetubeguy1954 08:32:34 03/07/08 (10)
        
        RE: As Usual Pat You're Too Lazy To Verify Anything For Yourself - Pat D 07:00:02 03/08/08 (3)
        
        More Bull$hit Pat - thetubeguy1954 14:13:43 03/10/08 (2)
        
        So you still expect other people to verify your assertions.(nt) - Pat D 19:26:12 03/11/08 (1)
        
        Doesn't everyone?? - morricab 10:04:20 03/13/08 (0)
        
        The BAS and the audibility of the ABX box - andy_c 16:07:37 03/07/08 (5)
        
        RE: The BAS and the audibility of the ABX box - EBradMeyer 12:52:46 03/10/08 (1)
        
        RE: The BAS and the audibility of the ABX box - morricab 05:12:30 03/11/08 (0)
        
        RE: The BAS and the audibility of the ABX box - thetubeguy1954 18:39:41 03/07/08 (2)
        
        RE: The BAS and the audibility of the ABX box - andy_c 11:11:33 03/08/08 (0)
        
        Wipeout! You actually make your nemesis, your "LFO"s, look good in comparison! LOL nt - bjh 07:51:47 03/08/08 (0)
        
        The test results would qualify as medical records for those involved, so they must remain private (nt) - AJinFLA 13:42:28 03/06/08 (0)
      - RE: ¿qué? - AJinFLA 03:21:13 03/06/08 (1)
        
        RE: ¿qué? - Andy.G 12:20:39 03/06/08 (0)
This article seems confused whether they were testing speaker wire or interconnects. - hukkfinn 10:00:44 03/05/08 (1)
- "couldn't tell the difference between Monster 1000 speaker cables and plain old coat hangers" - Pat D 12:00:00 03/05/08 (0)
Soldered Speaker Connectors to a Steel Coat Hanger...... - Todd Krieger 02:12:46 03/05/08 (0)
See the same post/thread on General...(nt) - mkuller 18:24:40 03/04/08 (0)
They might prove useful - AJinFLA 18:07:49 03/04/08 (8)
- You're wrong - not many here would call your abortion "stereo system". Or is it abomination? N/T - carcass93 11:30:02 03/05/08 (2)
  - Sorry if I hit a nerve. Is that why you are no longer with us? - AJinFLA 19:01:17 03/05/08 (1)
    - So, are you dead (doesn't sound like it), or just embarassed? N/T - carcass93 09:57:23 03/06/08 (0)
- did they help your "system?" nt - Analog Scott 07:49:22 03/05/08 (4)
  - No idea, wouldn't try such a thing - AJinFLA 19:04:33 03/05/08 (2)
    - "I didn't learn my physics" - you should've really stopped right there. N/T - carcass93 09:59:49 03/06/08 (0)
    - RE: No idea, wouldn't try such a thing - Analog Scott 04:58:35 03/06/08 (0)
  - Nothing Can Help That System - thetubeguy1954 11:03:37 03/05/08 (0)
My Coat Hangars are Plastic! .nt - Dan Banquer 15:22:38 03/04/08 (3)
- Then use them as cable lifters when you try the wire ones (nt) - AJinFLA 18:10:07 03/04/08 (1)
  - RE: Then use them as cable lifters when you try the wire ones (nt) - Dan Banquer 04:34:01 03/05/08 (0)
- How do they sound? (nt) - kerr 17:45:39 03/04/08 (0)
RE: Monster Cable or Coat Hangers- - Jim in Blacksburg 11:55:05 03/4/08 (0)

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