Topic: $3000 cable using stock Home Depot wire...

[Weirdness]

Funny story.  I was just talking to a guy who works at Stereovox cable in Florida and he was telling me that they buy esoteric cables all the time and dissect them to see their designs etc.  Said that it was amazing to see how many high end highly regarded cable manufacturers use very run of the mill cable in their designs.  Of course, he couldn't name names, but apparently they took a cable apart that was worth $3000 and found that the same cable could be found at the Home Depot for several zeros less.  Funny shit, I guess there's lots of snake oil out there...

Anyways, apparently this Stereovox HDXV cable is excellent for 75ohm digital applications, it's the same guy who designed the Kimber D60 quite awhile back, often regarded as being one of the best especially when it first came out.  The guy also said that if you have a BNC input or output on any of your gear, that using a direct BNC connection will make a big improvement.   I'll post back if it makes a dramatic difference over the Audio Magic cable that I'm currently using. 

[Tim]

I've heard very similiar things...

edit to add: look at the price differences in the bettercables.com speaker cables and Leegeddy's... they are pretty much identical cables and Marc's cost around $200-250 less.

[leegeddy]

Funny story.  I was just talking to a guy who works at Stereovox cable in Florida and he was telling me that they buy esoteric cables all the time and dissect them to see their designs etc.  Said that it was amazing to see how many high end highly regarded cable manufacturers use very run of the mill cable in their designs.  Of course, he couldn't name names, but apparently they took a cable apart that was worth $3000 and found that the same cable could be found at the Home Depot for several zeros less.  Funny shit, I guess there's lots of snake oil out there...

Anyways, apparently this Stereovox HDXV cable is excellent for 75ohm digital applications, it's the same guy who designed the Kimber D60 quite awhile back, often regarded as being one of the best especially when it first came out.  The guy also said that if you have a BNC input or output on any of your gear, that using a direct BNC connection will make a big improvement.   I'll post back if it makes a dramatic difference over the Audio Magic cable that I'm currently using. 

two words....

Monster Cables

marc

[Krispy D]

monster cables = monster profits
 

[John R]

monster cables = monster profits
 

monster cables = great marketing.  gotta hand it to noel.

http://www.monstercable.com/company_info/

[Bdifr78]

monster cables = monster profits
 

monster cables = great marketing.  gotta hand it to noel.

http://www.monstercable.com/company_info/

I have to agree there.  He is one smart or lucky son of a bitch...

He stole the entire market of people who don't know shit, which is mostly everyone.  I have chosen a career within AV retail, and it is amazing how much profit is in those damn things.  People want their stuff to sound and look better and I can honestly say that i can atleast see a difference in a monster component cable and a component cable you would get at radio shack for almost the same price, so people are willing to pay 5-10% of the total purchase on those extras that get them "the most" out of their investment.  And most of the time people don't get the cables you need in the box of a component or HTIB, and if they do they're complete shit.  So they need to buy something, and somehow monster got literally every retailer to push their product.  Genius!

Monster certainly is not a good value by any stretch of the imagination.  I just dig what the company did.  I guess that's the retailer in me talking. ...

[Evil Taper]

Where else can you find an HDMI cable though?  I was looking around everywhere and the only other option to Monster Cable was RCA for about $30 less.  I did end up buying a used Monster HDMI for $50 shipped on ebay though ... so not too bad.

[creekfreak]

I equate Monster to Absolute Vodaka...crappy product disguised by good marketing campaigns

[heath]

I equate monster to Lionel Hutz.  kings of the frivolous lawsuit.  uh oh--might get sued for typing monster without their permission 

[Krispy D]

I equate Monster to Absolute Vodaka...crappy product disguised by good marketing campaigns

I agree with your analogy but crappy might be a little extreme...   Both absolute and monster are decent products.  far from the best but not bttom rung either.  'decent' stuff + good marketing = killer profits.

kris

[Bdifr78]

I love profits

Why can't I come up with a simple product with extreme profit margins and a great marketing campaign?  It seems easy enough right

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Is there a "how to" anywhere for running the Home Depot wires to-and-from your speakers? or is it easier than I think?

[Daryan]

It's easier than you think.  That said, I don't buy that someone was rebranding hd cable and asking 3 grand for a second, at least not anyone with the slightest amount of integrity.  There is a low more to speaker cable than wire anyway, at least, in my opinion.

[Tim]

Is there a "how to" anywhere for running the Home Depot wires to-and-from your speakers? or is it easier than I think?

cut the male and female plugs off

cut the cable into whatever length you desire for your speaker cables

trim back the orange jacket and expose the colored wires, there will be 3 colors... designate 1 for negative and 1 for positive and disregard the 3rd. it makes no difference which you use just make sure that you remember which is which when connecting them to your amp and speakers

[§†∑∫åµÞ≥¥]

It's easier than you think.  That said, I don't buy that someone was rebranding hd cable and asking 3 grand for a second, at least not anyone with the slightest amount of integrity.  There is a low more to speaker cable than wire anyway, at least, in my opinion.

thanks man. -T

cut the male and female plugs off

cut the cable into whatever length you desire for your speaker cables

trim back the orange jacket and expose the colored wires, there will be 3 colors... designate 1 for negative and 1 for positive and disregard the 3rd. it makes no difference which you use just make sure that you remember which is which when connecting them to your amp and speakers

thanks man. +T