Something comparable to Monster Superflat?
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My conscience is struggling, I prefer not to buy Monster but...their Superflat cable is pretty much what I'm looking for. I need a flat, low-profile wire I can run under a carpet. Per foot, it's a reasonable price and Fry's has smaller spools. I checked RAM, Monoprice and partsexpress and can't find a similar wire. Any ideas to stop me from going to the 'dark side'? http://monstercable.com/productdisplay.asp?pin=81BTW, I decided not to go the Decorp Flatwire route. I'd prefer a 12 ga cable that's close to a stanard wire.
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Re: Something comparable to Monster Superflat?
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Nice rec, thanks. Good selection.
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A better choice. Wire theory aside, (puts back lighter,) wiring under carpet tends to wear physically a lot faster if being walked on even if taped down properly. However, you were probably running along wall lines were there is less footwork but doors might still have posed a problem.
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I still have some Monster super flat elite, and love it. It's very flexible, and ... OK kevlar nomex suit on ... love the sound quality through these speaker cables.
I also used some flat AR. It was cheaper, less flexible ... and OK, call the police ... I think it didn't sound as good as the Monster.
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Police? That's ATF territory.
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2X6,
I'll have to show you my beaver one day. I am sure you of all people would appreciate it.
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yeah, looks like I may end up w/ the Monster. Even though Accessories4less is cheaper, the shipping makes it on par. Man, they should figure out a better shipping model.
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2X6,
I'll have to show you my beaver one day. I am sure you of all people would appreciate it.
Thank you. Are you Paris Hilton?
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I was trying to figure out what you were referring to so I googled beaver and Paris Hilton and...well...I guess I need to learn how to get my thoughts across better. No, I don't have one of those and if I did, I wouldn't show it to you anyway . Here is the beaver; a 20 pound package of granite and aluminum. Music is tighter and smoother with this on my 600. JohnK will be around I'm sure to explain to us the physics behind this phenomenon.
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That's one awesome beaver. Would you say it makes the soundstage wide open?
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Now that's a nice beaver
Rick
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I was trying to figure out what you were referring to so I googled beaver and Paris Hilton and...well...I guess I need to learn how to get my thoughts across better. No, I don't have one of those and if I did, I wouldn't show it to you anyway .
Here is the beaver; a 20 pound package of granite and aluminum. Music is tighter and smoother with this on my 600. JohnK will be around I'm sure to explain to us the physics behind this phenomenon.
OK, so you're not Paris Hilton ... and I now understand what you mean when you refer to your beaver ... you were referring to umm, your beaver heavy art thing.
Alright, now, just so you don't think you're alone in this, gaze upon the following home made items: [image]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v192/2x6spds/PUCKS.RED.jpg?t=1184889427[/image]
and
Here is a large dunno maybe 5-7 lbs. bronze puck to which I have affixed audio felt so it won't scratch my audio speakers.
[image]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v192/2x6spds/PUKSBIG.SML.jpg?t=1184889674[/image]
Yes, sounds much better now.
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I saw them. I don't think it's so much the puck that's giving you the impressive audio. I think it's the fact that you have the smaller pucks arranged in a triangle. Triangles and pyramids are known to have mystical properties.
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I'm sure if I was to throw it through my wall, the soundstage would suddenly get very deep .
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Mojo,
It looks like a silver beaver... are you a boy scout?
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Yeah, you're right. The scouts have something called a silver beaver award. No, I have nothing to do with scouts. This was a 10 year employee service award selected from a catalogue of mostly common items.
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Triangle, pyramid. Of course, you are correct ... I should have thought of that.
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Have you checked radio shack, I bought some cable just like this from radio shack, it's been a couple years now, so not sure if they still carry it.
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