I know this is the wrong section, but i thought the article was pretty cool.

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/03/au..._hanger-2.html

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broken link.

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Nice; never knew you could use a coathanger as a cable

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I don't consider Monster guitar cables to be very good at all. They sure don't seem to be shielded very well.

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thanks for fixing the link, berarduur.

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Well, I repaced the crappy low gauge speaker wire on my sound system to top of the line Monster speaker wire.

The volume increased and it made quite a difference in the clarity of the sound. Very

I've been thinking of rewiring my 4x12 with the same wire. I will start another thread on that.

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nice. us audiophiles will probably notice, especially with that **** they wire it with stock, but normal people dont notice.

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Find out the guage of the cable being used in the Monster's.

Substitue cheapest equivalent (Lamp cord in all probablity) A/B for proof:

Resistivity(ohm-meters)=R(resistance)*A(Area-crosssectional)/l(Length).

The cables you replaced were a smaller A(Area). They could have been monsters and it would have made the same difference. I'm always amused by cables claims that defy the laws of physics.

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D'uh! Of course it all relative. Not advocating Monster at all just better cables.

However, it sounds fishy to me that a coat hanger can do the same. Unless it was low gauge crap vs. hanger to begin with.

Another thing, I know you say a cable is a cable is a cable.

However, I could have rung your neck if you were here after I spent 1 hour trying to find out why my pedalboard was down. I was sure it was electrical but finally it was 1 crappy cable. Crappy cables can't take twisting and turning in the long run. So, if you can always use the best tools then use the best tools.

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I've use Romex solid core house ac mains wire (just about like using a coat hanger) in a pinch. I have also used steel stranded wire from claymore mines when I was broke and had a friend in the military. NoFro is right. In the audio spectrum the wire thickness and composition is what matters. Heavy lamp cord is great for speaker wire. I think that I mentioned before that I was involved with the test marketing of Monster Cables in the late 70s. Even their own engineers thought it was a joke. They prey on ignorance. I have been present at many double blind test. Result = audiophiles have great imaginations. As far as input cables, get some Switchcraft plugs, any decent brand shielded cable and make your own. There is nothing intrinsically magical about botique cables.

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I guess I could buy the Romex wire argument but didn't I say in my previous post that 'it's all relative' ..?

I agree with the heavy lamp cord but 100' is hard to find and all those connections.

I prefer Lava Cables for the beating the plugs can take. I'll pay for that and the assembly. They can solder better than I can. I simply don't have the time to waste on hunting down broken cables. When I rearrange my board (maybe twice a year) it becomes an art and should not be engineering.

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