Monster Cable Y-Adapter, Part 2
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| Posted on July 18, 2020 at 22:04:44 | ||
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In the early-90s, we here in the SF Bay Area actually had a positive view of local company, Monster Cable. That was before they became a litigious corporate bully.  Audiophiles like to laugh, that for me and my friends, the Summer Of Love was 1992. That was the last time, as college kids, we convened at home in SF. I was even on good terms with my ex-girlfriend, KJ. In August, as some were about to split for their respective colleges, we made a pact to keep in touch.  KJ went back to Cal, but in mid-September, sent me off to UC Santa Cruz with Peter Cetera's new CD. When I moved into the college apartment, I set up the Sony/Adcom/Pinnacle stereo, and assessed our needs. Since my housemate's 13" TV and VCR were monaural, I went home to SF, to fetch the Monster Cable Y-adapter, which had a male RCA on one end, splitting to two female RCAs. We the nused Monster's own IL-400 or AudioQuest Topaz, between adapter and the Adcom GTP-400. Even with these mono sources, we easily heard that the Topaz was superior to the IL-400. But that also indicated that the Y-adapters must have been okay.  In those days, a weekday jitney would leave UCSC in the morning, to go to Cal. In the evening, that jitney would return to UCSC. Cal students would take the Friday evening trip, to visit friends in Santa Cruz. When my Cal friends did this, I got all excited about splitting out all the activities we could do, both on and off campus. But Cal was a pressure cooker, so when my friends did arrive, they just wanted to take advantage of UCSC's laidback and sparsely-populated nature. My friends just wanted to kick off their clothes, relax, have music or MTV in the background, enjoy company, and sleep. The one thing they did like to do at my apartment was rummage through the fridge and pantry, and see what they could cook up.  That 92/93 school year, KJ actually came down three times. Right off the bat, in early October '92, Cal was getting to her, so she came over to my apartment. Jackyl's "Down On Me" played on MTV, which signaled that it was time to go to bed. In early March '93, MTV played one of our favorite power ballads, Def Leppard's "Stand Up (Kick Love Into Motion)," and it was time to go to bed. In mid-May '93, MTV played Bon Jovi's "In These Arms," which inspired KJ to spend an extra day, to hit the Boardwalk. Time to Cook the Monster Y-adapter's straight female RCA for 2 days.  Then Cook the Monster Y-adpater's right-angle RCA for 2 days.  Leave the Monster Y-adapter inline with one of your interconnects. Then remove the Y-adapter, and see how the sound changes. The Monster Y-adapter just has a few errors. First, there are losses in image specificity. Second, there are losses in soundstage height, extension, openness, and air. Some of the treble also gets lost here. In absolute terms, there are losses in bass depth and control, but these are only noticeable in systems which possess these qualities. That's it. -Lummy The Loch Monster
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