[mythtv-users] OT: RG-6 crimping question

Ryan A. Carris racarris at gmail.com
Wed May 25 19:13:10 UTC 2005


On 5/25/05, gLaNDix (Jesse Kaufman) <glandix at lloydnet.org> wrote:
> 
> i have a number of monster products (component cable, banana clips,
> digital audio coax, etc) ... one of the things i really like about their
> stuff is the "girth" of the cable ...
> 
> but, you're not the first person i've heard say that monster cables are
> over-priced or not worth it (one of the people having their own very
> high-end home theatre company in KC) ... any brands you reccommend?
> 
> right now, i've got a mishmash of brands .. some RCA stuff for the
> lower-end, less-critical connections (VCR->TV, etc) .. monster for
> digital coax and component out from myth->tv .. Phillips for the rest,
> incl speaker wire .. can't rem which gage, but it's about 5-10x thicker
> than the original crap wire that came w/ the speakers (ironically, that
> original wire is now used to connect a doorbell to my garage door opener
> ... 'bout all it's suitable for, imho :P)
> 
> i've also heard many people that are big into the high-end home theatre
> stuff bash Best Buy and Circuit City as places to purchase componants,
> cables, etc ... anyone know why?  is it because BB pushes Monster cables
> on anyone that comes in?  other reasons?  just curious! :)
> 
> thanks!
> -g-

Hang out at http://avsforum.com for a while and all of your questions
will be answered. I really enjoy reading the Audio Setup forum and the
Home Theater Builder Forum.  There are some amazingly knowledgeable
people there.


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