Signal Cable vs Monster Cable - Speaker Cable

shack

Demiurge wrote:

Put me in the Cables Matter crowd.

Sorry...we're all full. You'll have to wait until someone changes their mind or dies. We'll call.;)

Demiurge

zombie boy 2000 wrote: »

Glad to hear it:)

Me too! Thanks again.

shack wrote: »

Sorry...we're all full. You'll have to wait until someone changes their mind or dies. We'll call.;)

Damn, I always miss out on the good clubs. Maybe it's me....

Anyhow you know you just set up a cable denier to say:

"Yeah, you're full, full of ****!!"

shack

Demiurge wrote:

Anyhow you know you just set up a cable denier to say:

"Yeah, you're full, full of ****!!"

You do understand we (the Cables Matter crowd) don't care what cable deniers think or say.

zombie boy 2000

I smell a storm a'brewin....

Demiurge

zombie boy 2000 wrote: »

I smell a storm a'brewin....

strider

Bill Ayotte wrote: »

Now these are some sexy cables......:D

They are pretty cool looking. Wonder if that guy makes speaker cable, too. Those look familiar, like I've seen 'em someplace else. Hmmm...:D

rskarvan

I have quite a few of Monster's higher-end interconnects and am very happy with them. I am especially happy with the Monster's balanced XLR interconnects. Very nice cables that sound sweet and are incredibly heavy-duty.

Many of Monster's products are actually very nice. However, they can be a bit pricey... watch out that they are priced competitively. Monster is doing better in this regard.

I also have a nice Signal Cable balanced XLR digital interconnect. Impressive piece of cabling.

Sherardp

Had to bring up an old thread after installing my new Ultra Speaker Cables from SignalCable. I changed out every monster cable(IC's) I had to include the monster speaker wire. I thought the monster cable I had was good but the Ultra Speaker Cable I installed makes a huge difference in music and HT. I also changed out my 4 yr old monster subwoofer cable along with the toslink cable to my 360. My system sounds so good right now, its worth every penny I spent on cables. Im going to order two more power cords for my HDDVDp and Sony BluRayp. All that signalcable sure does look good as well as sounds fantastic. Once the cables break in Im sure it will sound even better. Im on the cable wagon now for sure.

Face

Just received my Signal Cables today to replace some old Monster Cables. Nice but subtle difference. Definitely a wise investment.

heiney9

Face wrote: »

Just received my Signal Cables today to replace some old Monster Cables. Nice but subtle difference. Definitely a wise investment.

I did the same and I'm curious what subtle differences you noticed? When you respond I'll tell you what I noticed.

H9

Face

Clearer mids and treble. Not much of a difference in bass, not that I need anymore.

heiney9

Face wrote: »

Clearer mids and treble. Not much of a difference in bass, not that I need anymore.

I'd have to say the same thing. My bass tightened up a bit a bit more open in the mids and maybe a bit less grain in the treble. Not dramatic but noticeable

H9

Face

Forgot to mention, I also purchased a Silver Resolution Reference SilverMini Interconnect for connecting my PC to my pre. I used to get a "error" once in a while, usually from guitars. It's now gone.

snow

Well I guess I will chime in here with my experience with signal cables. I had bought a pair of used signal cables from Bill ayotte and the differences between what I was using and these were instantly apparent.

The ones I was using were not monster cables. But pretty standard 10 gauge speaker wire with bananas on both ends. cost was around 50- 75 cents per foot plus the 5 dollars or so a pair for the bananas.

The biggest change that I noticed was in the treble, the harshness that was there was gone and clarity was greatly improved.

The midrange appeared to be pretty similar.

The bass was not increased but was tighter and more controlled and sounded faster?

Also the depth of the soundstage was increased by a good margin.

These things were as as mentioned earlier were instantly apparent, not something I had to listen intently too for long periods of time.

As to as far as where the law of disminshing returns becomes apparent who knows?

I know that for the money paid I am very satisfied. I cant think of anything else that I could do for less than a $100.00 bill that would increase the quality and enjoyment of music as much.

Would it make the same amount of change percentage wise if I spent $1000.00 on speaker cables? Perhaps or perhaps not, But yes there is no doubt in my mind or ears that cables and inter connects do matter.

REGARDS SNOW

dorokusai

I believe these opinions reflect that it's possible to enjoy the benefits of upgraded cables and not break the bank.

Signal Cable and other similar brands, to include DIY, are not that expensive and usually offer a 30-day Money Back Guarantee.....how can you argue that?

Happy Listening folks!

schwarcw

I probably own 9 or 19 Signal interconnects that I bought from Frank and some used. I've always been more than satisfied with the quality and performance. Signal has always had a high performance/cost ratio.

I close friend of mine recently bought some interconnects and power cable from Frank and when I saw them I was a little taken back. The quality was less than I was used to seeing. The plug end of the Magic power cable was very loose when inserted into a Hubble receptacle. The TechFlex application was poor and the Eichman connectors wouldn't fit the RCA inputs. Anyone else notice any quality problems with Signal?

Bill Ayotte

schwarcw wrote: »

I probably own 9 or 19 Signal interconnects that I bought from Frank and some used. I've always been more than satisfied with the quality and performance. Signal has always had a high performance/cost ratio.

I close friend of mine recently bought some interconnects and power cable from Frank and when I saw them I was a little taken back. The quality was less than I was used to seeing. The plug end of the Magic power cable was very loose when inserted into a Hubble receptacle. The TechFlex application was poor and the Eichman connectors wouldn't fit the RCA inputs. Anyone else notice any quality problems with Signal?

The Techflex on a few of my Analog II's was kinda crappy....No big deal for me, because I became really familiar with Techflex in the last few months, but for someone who is not familiar with how to cut it properly, it can make it worse....It was cut WAY too long on about three sets of mine, and would bunch up....It is really a cosmetic thing, but having to re-heatshrink six cables was a pain in the ****....Performance wise, you really are hard pressed to beat them though...Once I can get up and running again though, I will be replacing them with my own......:D

Bill Ayotte

BTW, Eichmann plugs can sometimes be a pain in the **** the first time you hook them up....My Bayonets were a royal pain in the **** to get fully seated the first time I installed them, but they are a lot better now....The Bayonets fought like hell to not be fully seated, but they got there eventually....I would assume the Bullets are the same way....I'll tell you what though, those connectors are super simple to solder....You have to try to screw up those...I am thinking I am going to go full Bullet connectors when I am able to get some workshop space again....

dorokusai

If you have quality control issues with the cables, email Frank....its that simple.

leftwinger57

I am not just continueing a thread that was started about 37 years ago. Heiny9 your were right,it was certainly not worth the dough and could have waited a few more weeks .Somepeople learn by making costly mistakes, some by not listening at all or those who are bullied. I'm in the should have noticed and a week or two wouldn't of matattered at all. I do learn by listening ,reading, demo , and of course can I afford this now.... YOU GUYS AND YOUR WIRES ARE DRIVING ME NUTTY.