What’s wrong with monster cables?

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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,902
    Yeah, I can see where it might get boring. Maybe focus on the times, hardships, how changes in the times impacted them. Absorb what it took to survive then, appreciate the advancements we have today. Could be that's what your teacher is aiming for.

    I might also suggest, if the majority of people today had to live like Crockett did in those times, they'd die off pretty quickly.
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  • mlistens03
    mlistens03 Posts: 2,767
    tonyb wrote: »
    Yeah, I can see where it might get boring. Maybe focus on the times, hardships, how changes in the times impacted them. Absorb what it took to survive then, appreciate the advancements we have today. Could be that's what your teacher is aiming for.

    I might also suggest, if the majority of people today had to live like Crockett did in those times, they'd die off pretty quickly.

    I have been, it just this last chapter that wasn’t great. I think if I was living back then, I would probably die, no matter how much I would like to think I wouldn’t.
    It is definitely a good book, though, and I have enjoyed it.
  • maxfrompa
    maxfrompa Posts: 13
    PVC is a thermoplastic, most likely during manufacturing the quenching process introduced moisture which eventually led to corrosion. Stranded copper will also wick moisture very effectively.
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  • kevhed72
    kevhed72 Posts: 4,950
    The best thing about the Monster speaker wire is it blends into my wood floors...and cost me nothing since I have had it forever.
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  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 6,646
    I wonder if they ever tried going around the country and suing anybody that drove a monster truck? I bet they even tried to sue Universal for making all of those monster movies back in the 30s and 40s.
  • mlistens03
    mlistens03 Posts: 2,767
    kevhed72 wrote: »
    The best thing about the Monster speaker wire is it blends into my wood floors...and cost me nothing since I have had it forever.
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    That’s true, it didn’t blend into my carpet any better than my monoprice does though, so there is no reason for me to use it. But if it works good for you, then that’s good, there is nothing wrong with it other than the initial price.
    Viking64 wrote: »
    I wonder if they ever tried going around the country and suing anybody that drove a monster truck? I bet they even tried to sue Universal for making all of those monster movies back in the 30s and 40s.

    Quote from their letter to universal: “we are suing you for making movies involving our name that came out almost 40 years before we even existed.”
  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 32,926
    kevhed72 wrote: »
    The best thing about the Monster speaker wire is it blends into my wood floors...and cost me nothing since I have had it forever.
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    I like your rug! I like everything in the photo, but I really like the looks of the rug. :)
  • kevhed72
    kevhed72 Posts: 4,950
    edited March 2018
    It hides malamute dog hair really well!
    IKEA has a few variations of the same idea.
  • mlistens03
    mlistens03 Posts: 2,767
    F1nut wrote: »
    kevhed72 wrote: »
    The best thing about the Monster speaker wire is it blends into my wood floors...

    One should be proud of their speaker cables, I am. :p

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    But your cables are cool! Mine aren’t.
  • Hermitism
    Hermitism Posts: 4,192
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    I like your rug! I like everything in the photo, but I really like the looks of the rug. :)
    I like that rug, too, but I was immediately reminded of the time I had to move a ladder with a full one gallon can of paint on it's folding shelf. I spilled a full can of solid stain all over the sidewalk and side of the house. That would make a great story to tell, it was epic.

  • kevhed72
    kevhed72 Posts: 4,950
    F1nut wrote: »
    kevhed72 wrote: »
    The best thing about the Monster speaker wire is it blends into my wood floors...

    One should be proud of their speaker cables, I am. :p

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    I know I said I was interested in the risers last time you did a run....but those look sweet.
  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
    delkal wrote: »
    mlistens03 wrote: »
    F1nut wrote: »
    kevhed72 wrote: »
    The best thing about the Monster speaker wire is it blends into my wood floors...

    One should be proud of their speaker cables, I am. :p

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    But your cables are cool! Mine aren’t.

    Yes they are very nice and they do look great.

    But.......there is a better type of cable elevator made out of a special kiln fired ceramic. This process uses temperatures of up to 1200 degrees and aligns the crystalline structure of the special dielectric at the molecular level.

    Now that I have over 100 posts I can now sell these direct to Polkies. And not at the normal price of $100 per unit, but for the bargain price of only $25 each (+ shipping)











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    Brilliant! If you stack em vertically you can have 3 levels of elevation! :smiley:
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  • mlistens03
    mlistens03 Posts: 2,767
    delkal wrote: »
    mlistens03 wrote: »
    F1nut wrote: »
    kevhed72 wrote: »
    The best thing about the Monster speaker wire is it blends into my wood floors...

    One should be proud of their speaker cables, I am. :p

    tlhcqfdcn84v.jpg

    But your cables are cool! Mine aren’t.

    Yes they are very nice and they do look great.

    But.......there is a better type of cable elevator made out of a special kiln fired ceramic. This process uses temperatures of up to 1200 degrees and aligns the crystalline structure of the special dielectric at the molecular level.

    Now that I have over 100 posts I can now sell these direct to Polkies. And not at the normal price of $100 per unit, but for the bargain price of only $25 each (+ shipping)











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    I’ll take 10!
  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 24,481
    Shipping will be a killer
  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 6,646
    Those go perfectly with old Jethro Tull.

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  • FestYboy
    FestYboy Posts: 3,861
    ^ fantastic album, one of Caety's favorites.
  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 6,646
    FestYboy wrote: »
    ^ fantastic album, one of Caety's favorites.

    Cool. Do you mean Cathy here on the forum? :)
  • FestYboy
    FestYboy Posts: 3,861
    No, Caety, my better half.
  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 6,646
    FestYboy wrote: »
    No, Caety, my better half.

    Ah, sorry.
  • FestYboy
    FestYboy Posts: 3,861
    Viking64 wrote: »
    FestYboy wrote: »
    No, Caety, my better half.

    Ah, sorry.

    What, you were hoping I was available? ;):D