Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utcsrgv.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcsrgv!spoo From: spoo@utcsrgv.UUCP (Suk Lee) Newsgroups: net.audio Subject: Re: What are "Monster reference" cables ? Message-ID: <4152@utcsrgv.UUCP> Date: Fri, 4-May-84 13:30:55 EDT Article-I.D.: utcsrgv.4152 Posted: Fri May 4 13:30:55 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 4-May-84 14:24:32 EDT References: <222@cubsvax.UUCP> <3602@yale-comix.UUCP> Organization: CSRG, University of Toronto Lines: 22 Another ripoff perpetrated upon us by the high-end weirdos. For ~$50 to ~$100 PER CABLE, you get a very high quality RCA cable with: Gold-plated high quality plugs Usually more than one shield External ground leads (sometimes TWO (two???) ) Bah, humbug etc. Don't buy el-cheapo cables, but the regular ones from people like Audio-Technica, Sony and even Discwasher (pricey, but I'd buy them for the plugs) are just as good as the "Rolls-Royce" cables being manufactured by Monster Cable et al. -- From the pooped paws of: Suk Lee ..!{decvax,linus,allegra,ihnp4}!utcsrgv!spoo