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Re: Splicing Speaker Wire
CV #218372 08/19/08 05:02 AM
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I don't think we're far enough off-topic yet.

Re: Splicing Speaker Wire
CV #218374 08/19/08 05:03 AM
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Uh, cat gut makes for good heat shrink around spliced wires.


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Re: Splicing Speaker Wire
St_PatGuy #218376 08/19/08 05:52 AM
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How can you splice Monster XP cable? It has a patented Magnetic Flux Tube in the middle. Would you just stick a wire nut over that?


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Re: Splicing Speaker Wire
SlamKeys #218378 08/19/08 11:33 AM
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Why would you purchase monster cable to begin with!?


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terzaghi #218387 08/19/08 02:25 PM
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I didn't purchase the Monster Cable speaker wires I still use. I have 3 lengths, each about 6' long, that the dealer threw in when I bought my Paradigm Monitor 9s and Paradigm CC back in 2000. I now use them for my M22s and VP100.

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pmbuko #218390 08/19/08 02:28 PM
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And they fell apart damn quickly for such expensive cable, too.


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Ken.C #218409 08/19/08 06:13 PM
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only the silly rubber caps at the base of the banana plugs. the copper is still shiny.

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pmbuko #218439 08/19/08 11:35 PM
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I was just being facetious about the Monster cable, because they claim to have all these patented technologies, such as "Magnetic Flux Tube Construction." What that amounts to is a piece of polypropylene cord in the middle of the copper that does nothing more than make the copper look thicker than it is. Combine that with their unnecessarily thick clear jacketing called "LPE" or "Linear Polyethylene" which they also claim has some kind of proprietary signal preserving properties, and you have this huge-looking speaker wire that is really only 16 gauge copper costing $1.00 per foot.

It looks monster, but it is claimed you can get the same or better performance in an electrical zip cord for about $0.40 per foot. As a matter of fact, in Crutchfield's product description, they call this a low-cost "entry-level" speaker wire "Especially recommended for small speakers, mini systems, and rack systems." Low cost? It's a buck a foot, and in my book that aint cheap.


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SlamKeys #218443 08/19/08 11:56 PM
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I totally agree. That magnetic flux tube really annoys me when I'm re-twisting the ends of the cable.

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SlamKeys #218450 08/20/08 02:22 AM
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I think that it is somewhat amazing that people still believe the crap from Monster and even worse that they are still allowed to claim that BS!!!!!


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