Monster THX cables

acdds
acdds Posts: 253
edited September 2003 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
I just saw a set of 4 ft. component cables at BB for $80 (new=$100) Anybody have these? Any opinions about the quality? I have Monster 1 component cables right now. Thanks!
Receiver = Denon AVR-3803
DVD = Denon DV-2900
Fronts = SDA SRS 2.3TL's
(Carver m1.5t)
Center = CSi40
Side surrounds = Fxi30's
Sony 12" sub
TV = Hitachi 57F500

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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited September 2003
    I think those MC THX cables are just market driven. Joe schmo sees that the cables are THX certified, and says "Oh that's what I should use!"

    They are also thinner than the higher end MC, so that alone makes me wonder about their construction details.

    I would stick with your current cables, or go into a MC Video 3 series.
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  • GuitarheadCA
    GuitarheadCA Posts: 400
    edited September 2003
    Go with Video 2 or Video 3.

    The THX cables are overpriced Radio shack ones - the have no R&D in them, and they are literally all the same except for the color they paint the ends. you might as well buy a composite A/V kit and use if for component if you want to go that route. Doro is right in that they are just a marketing hype.

    4' THX for $80 <- Ripoff (very suprised to see this from a retailer)

    6' Video 2 for $69 <- Much better (standard retail price)

    6' Video 3 for $89 <- Even better yet (standard retail price)
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  • ezc
    ezc Posts: 426
    edited September 2003
    We just brought in a couple of the THX cables in the 4 ft legnth, They are very skinny & compared to the THX Ultra cable they look cheep. Id reccomend the the THX ultra is you want the THX line, if not we use Z300 component, Z300 s vid on our system & reccomend that to our customers. I dont know what your budget is but I feel you can get better than the cheep thx cables offered. I have not tested the lowest grade thx cable yet so I couldnt give you a review of the cable. I will probably hook it up to our sony HTIB sytem & see what it does.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited September 2003
    ok, i'm not a huge fan of the MC marketing machine.. but i do use Monster Video 3's S-video on all my video connections. It was a good improvement over the skinny RS S-video ones.

    As for interconnets. I think MC makes some decent cables.. not agrument there... but how can you make a cable THX? What makes it THX quality over say their other ones? Is it thicker? yeah maybe. It is what? I find that if a cable is listed as THX build or quality... i'm very suspicious of it. Plus the added price, just doesn't make sense to me.

    Would I purchase a cable/wire because it says THX on it? prob not.
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