Small speakers are not good just based on plain physics alone and when you don't have a proper subwoofer integrated with the system ala Boses proprietary bass module, you will not get good performance in even an average sized home listening environment. With other manufacturers like Orb Audio that specialize in small speakers atleast you get better build quality in the product and IMO better aesthetics.

When it comes to Monster, their cables do what they do - pass a signal at a premium price. When it comes to anything regarding sound quality it comes at a high premium and usually inferior to much lower cost alternatives and outclassed by many at the same price point. Since this is a headphone thread you can compare Monsters Beats premium line of headphones to much lower cost alternatives. Monster also has a history of bully business tactics which rub a lot of consumers the wrong way as well which IMO makes them worse than Bose.

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