That's a speaker cable for plugging an amp head into a cabinet or anything similar to that. This video should really be titled, "Good cable vs dumb fucker"
I've got a set of monster 6m Instrument cables and I have to say that these are the best cables and mos reliable ones I ever bought and produced a more transparent sound than anything I've tried before (Like "Klotz" Cables that broke nearly every 3 months, Sommer or Cordial - which sounded crappy in comparison). The one you've got there propably just got damaged in the production. However, I don't think anyone has to buy 50$ Patch cables to get a clean sound.
Monster suck balls I had spent a lot of money thinking that they are the best I though if I want a higher quality I had to spent more boy I was wrong I found way better wires online like eBay, online stores, wire labs on the web and audio stores. Don't buy monster I had it with them they also break easy. BOSE AND MONSTER COULD GO FUCK THEM SELF
Simple, EVERY Monster products are OVERPRICED!!! Not better than any other good product brands. Changed my ibeats twice and guess what?! They are are now living in the bottom of my garbage can. It's like this, if you are going to buy Monster Pro Dj headphones, try the fake ones, they are 400$ less and ITS THE SAME THING! SAME SOUND QUALITY! Or get the real thing and check out PIONEER's line of DJ headphones, you can get profesional grade products for 170$
@shakar92 slash does it for money. It's nothing against slash but tonnes of famous musicians play average quality equipment for endorsement money. Don't be naive.
The only reason its so loud is because its a speaker cable for connecting amps to cabinets. Not to beat a dead horse here. Its unshielded thats why its so loud. Try a monster rock instrument cable. Theres nothing wrong with your performer 500. you're just using it for the wrong application.
I wouldn't buy Monster Cables on the fact that the company is a bunch of ignorant morons. They sue everything left and right that has 'monster' within the name. Also throw in the fact that their cables are no better than a coat hanger, yeah don't waste your money L.
As a Bass player I never had a problem with Monster cable. My guitar player uses Mogami Platinum Guitar cable it is double the cost of Monster cable and i hear nor see much difference in the two. "however, The cheap wire that you use in this video will eventually short out especially if you twist and turn it or keep on unpluging it, So by the time you keep going to the store to buy more cheap cable, you will eventually spend more then the Monster cable was!
While monster cables DO suck, without a doubt (they sound bad, really make your tone compressed and weedy) if, as it appears to be, you bought a speaker cable rather than an instrument cable, this is a typical example of a music store employee not bothering to check with a buyer if they're actually buying what they think they are. Most probably because they're on commission and it's a pricey up-sell which earns them more money.
That was not an instrument cable,therefore you got the noise...I agree that a fairly inexpensive cable is the way to go for many applications,but if you gig a lot,average cables die easily once twisted or stepped on or beer soaked.Best thing is to have a quality cable for live situations.Studio wiring doesn't get so much abuse.
One huge note to add is that Monster Performer 500 is a type of speaker cable. Speaker cable is unshielded and works really good w/ output to speakers. Speaker cable is rated to have higher rate of current to flow through the signal path. The guitar cables should be shielded and carry a lower flow of current into the signal path. This video is prime example of a someone who shops primarily at guitar center.
You paid $50 for a 6' monster cable? God that's a joke I hope? The fact is that neither cable should be making that nasty sound. I would find two other test subjects to test and make a better video. Fact of the matter is that I have used every cable that can be tested and never came to the conclusions conjured up in this example. Simple rule of thumb is that more money should be a longer lasting cable before it needs to be repaired. I have cables that are 20yrs old that still work great
Professional sound engineer for 29 years and there is quite a difference between high end cables and the stuff that most people buy. I've come to realize that this conversation usually comes from folks that can't afford real high performance gear.... which is understandable. Believe me, professional hardware WILL expose cheap cables. We spend anywhere from $75-$200 a foot for our cables. Thanks for the great conversation.
haha this actually showed the cable is that much better, its really picking up everything , if you where to connect it, like its meant to be, it would show you the difference and how much better it is .. doe doe moment
hey are you sure thats not the 500 performer series speaker cable because i use them and that looks like it . therefore you will get hum like that because its not an instrument cable. They should have paid more attention to you and gave you the proper cable . I have been using monster and mogami a long time also plug your instrument in first then into the amp good luck Peace SEAN Mack
Dude, it looks like your monster cable was not plugged all the way in. One can see this visually @2:56 and also by the ease you unplug it !!!! If this is confirmed, it is normal that you get so much noise. IMO, this a misleading test.
That being said, I do not believe these theories about high-end cables. To me a good cable is a cable that does not tangle after months of use, so it's more about its construction and the insulator material used.
the connections are shorted on the cable fom laying in the heat of the sun in the store ask for a refund and those thing are very silent i put a huge amp on full volume and put my ear up to the speaker and heard silence
i bet if you actualy plug the monster cable into a guitar you will see that its is more crisp and clear the longer cheap lossy cable is not going to sound as crisp. you just deminstrated that the monster cable has less loss . its hard to explain but trust me ive been in the electrionics field for 25 years.
Excellent!! Video, I know what you mean I brought a expensive HDMI cable wire for some strange reason I think it is making my cable boxes blow out. I better make sure before the p tv blows next.
Dear pud, This video has been up for almost three years. Countless people have commented about the inaccuracy of its information. I'm sure you made an honest mistake but the problem with your video NOW is your refusal to address their criticism.
That was more than a little misleading, I'm not sure that cable is meant to be used on guitar/bass plug-ins, looks like more of a component to component to me. And you shouldn't hear any distortion/feedback when touching the end anyway. Monster is proven to be a better cable in every test I've ever seen, the real problem is your components will never utilize the full potential of the cable because the components are cheaper than the cable, so the cable is basically useless.
@sweetbilly On a side note, Monster uses much higher quality materials than cheap cables, they mainly use gold plated connectors (which conducts electrons MUCH better than copper etc...) and they are better insulated wire which cuts down on interference from outside electrical sources (no hearing telephone conversations and crap like that). The reason why that cable was making more noise is because it's far more sensitive than standard cables and that's a good thing.
" they mainly use gold plated connectors (which conducts electrons MUCH better than copper etc...)"
No. Gold does not conduct electricity better. It is plated in gold since gold doesn't oxidize, therefore leading to a worse connection. Look it up, I wouldn't lie to you. Silver is, in fact, the best electrical conductor but will tarnish slowly over time and melts at a low temperature.
@nipzie No Gold is better than Copper or silver for a reason. The reason it is used over Copper or Silver is that Gold does not form oxides or sulfides, so it has greater longevity. It is used for sensitive electronic devices for this reason, and the reason that gold does not migrate into the device's semiconducting material. The general rule is resistivity increases with increasing temperature in conductors and decreases with increasing temperature in insulators.
@sweetbilly The melting point of Gold is 1337.33 K. The melting point of silver is 1234.93 K. Silver is more prone to resistivity than Gold. No Gold is not more conductive, you're half right and I'm half wrong, but at higher temperatures it's better for use in electronics than Silver or Copper because as temperatures rise conductivity of silver and copper decreases therefore Gold remains more constant and uniform in electron transport. So we're both wrong and right.
You claimed that gold let electrons flow easier, aka, less resistance. That is not true. It does not oxidize or otherwise react, you are correct. That's what I said. It's plated in gold to prevent diminishing conductivity through oxidization that other metals would eventually do. I was just correcting the better conductivity of gold in your post, because it's not the best conductor. That's all. Your other points are correct.
@nipzie I didn't disagree, I just didn't go through the whole explanation, tried to make it simple (even though I just did it anyway :P), but I'm not incorrect that Gold conducts better at higher temperatures ...which is why it's the preferred choice in electronics. Otherwise there would be no need to gold plate anything. Yes when other metals oxidize electron transport is diminished, that's why they use gold plating ...I think we're saying the same thing. :)
@sweetbilly You're right, Gold is not the best conductor ...until it reaches a certain temperature, then it conducts better. It's a corrosion issue related to purity with silver and copper, which have sulfide impurities in them which negatively impacts resistance. We're both right, I just wasn't comprehensive enough in my first post.
I think we are. I've never looked at the heating coefficient conductivity for gold, but for most applications (and these cables used here) temperatures are at room temperature anyway.
@nipzie We are. But one thing to consider is where the contact is made temps can be very high ...depending on the device. I never knew why they used gold either (especially given the great expense) until in college I learned that high temperatures negatively affect copper and silvers conductivity but doesn't affect gold. I'm not sure it makes too much of a difference in guitar cables, I think it's mainly insulation that makes their cables better... that's what I've heard anyway.
That's a speaker cable...wrong kind of cable. I have a monster rock guitar cable gold connectors 21 foot. Paid 50 bucks for it, huge difference over standard cable...get a real guitar cable.
Typical of the Internet: This video review consists of an ignorant person making a fool of himself by exposing his ignorance to the world. A good thing, I suppose, that he didn't try to demonstrate how shitty a butter knife is when used to test the polarity of an electrical socket....
I hope he managed to return the cable and exchange it for an appropriate one!
As others said, you got a SPEAKER cable. Im sure you know this by now. I use nothing but MONSTER cables. Try a 20 ft 1/4 to 1/4 angled INSTRUMENT cable, and you will see the diffrence. In my recording studio, I was using a cheap cable on my guitar, and its noisy, and bad for recording. Then I got my Monster cable out, and it was silent and the signal was very clear. Also Monster cables are guarenteed for LIFE. They are worth it dude. Good luck to you.
It's an honest mistake, but dude you used a speaker cable from monster, instead of a signal cable easily done, but take the vid down you make yourself look dumb, the box says speaker cable
i think that monster cable is actually a speaker cable dude. thats why its heavy, thick, and really short. you should redo your test with the correct instrument cable and i guarantee you will find the higher grade cable more appealing.
I happen to have a cable almost exactly like this, and I love it. It's not great for studio work, but onstage it gives you this fantastic clarity and detail to your sound. I don't think the fact that you can plug it into a POD with nothing on the other end and have it make a big background noise is necessarily a fair test.
Try connecting it to an amp with an instrument on the other end.
I know Monster fix their demonstrations to make their products look good, however in effect this is the reverse... that is not a screened instrument cable, it appears to be a speaker cable...
you're using a SPEAKER CABLE compared to an instrument cable and you didn't even plug it into a source.
ARE YOU REALLY THAT STUPID SIR?? HOLY SHIT!
Plug in a monster instrument cable to a guitar and a real amplifier (not a POD) and you will hear where that extra money went you moron. WOW!! LMAO!! what a friggin dope!
After reading monstercable com monster_truth I feel ridiculous for falling for false testimonials about your lawsuits. I do apologize and will not boycott your products anymore. I thought you were picking on anyone using "monster" in their name but that is NOT the case at all. I apologize and feel like an idiot. I fell for gossip rather than truth, Monster Cables isnt trying to bully smaller companies, they are trying to protect their name. Read their site for more. My apologies.
@Brandonduboff It looked like Monster Cables were suing anyone with "monster" in their name. I contacted the company directly and it looks like everything has settled down and it was all blown out of proportion. I dont care for their cables since I dont see a difference to the cheap chinese versions, but their monster beats are freakin fantastic.
@Brandonduboff hey i dont care, not my company. it just hurt their own reputation, i dont care. please stop posting to me, thanks bud have a great day enjoy your cables
I HATE MONSTER CABLES!!! Our entire city has boycotted their products because of their fuckin stupid ass lawsuits. Ridiculous I HATE MONSTER CABLES! You're pathetic for using them.
This may have been said before, but I'm not going through 481 comments to find it. A speaker cable is not shielded, and so will pick up interference if it is used wrongly like this. An instrument cable is shielded to reduce unwanted interference. Don't mix them up.
That's a very missleading test. a) you leave one end unconnected. When you do that the line tip stays exposed so you're basically building an antenna. The noise you hear may -in fact- indicate a good quality cable. A real test should be done with both ends connected and scoping the noise in the output after amp. is made. b) If you've been on stage you'd know that an unconnected cable produces that noise normally.
@edge30 its so pathetic this guy has so much negative feedback and looks like an idiot yet leaves this video up and makes himself look like an ass because it gives him views
"The noise you hear may -in fact- indicate a good quality cable" ??? hahahahaa what a load of BS!
That cable acting like an antenna means it has very bad RF shielding
means it's crap; Cables must not be sensitive to interference point.
all those insanely expensive cables "Valhalla, pear, monster etc..." are just snake oil that naive peoples would buy thinking it will improve their audio.
I am doing a Beng in telecoms and signal transfer, i know my stuff better than you do.
@nainladen Sorry to contradict you but you better take a spectrum analyzer and do some experiments first. RF shielding only works for closed paths which obviously is not the case of a disconnected cable. Nothing a simple Fourier analysis and some MW courses can't explain. I did my Beng in Telecom in 1998, my Physics D in 2004 and HT in Japan in 2006. Even a GOOD bench technician at any service depot can explain it better for you.
Experiments will never replace what happens in real life
the cables doesn't matter, its the system that matters!
At heathrow Hi-fi show, Quad were demonstrating their exceptional sounding, handcrafted L series. the sound was superb with exceptional resolution, they were pure joy to your ears; well the cable they used were £21.99/50m black and Decker cables brought in B&Q, the same ones you use for your electric lawn mower. hahahaha
@nainladen It's too naive to believe that an audience can 'detect' differences in a cable by just hearing. I don't use Monster myself, but people/companies who do are there for the extras: warranty, strength, reliability, duration, etc...
@edge30 The audience NEED TO DETECT ANY DIFFERENCES in cables or what's the point in buying a £30000/m pear cable if it SOUNDS THE SAME as the chainsaw extension lead i buy in a DIY shop for £10?? LOL
concerning strenght and reliability. I build you a more reliable and strong cable with
2x£1.98 stereo gold plated phono jacks 1x3m 99p armoured 3 core Hv cable, 50p/m nylon mesh some heatshrink... TADA!!! Got a monster beating cable for less than £8
@nainladen Well, you need to have some experience in sound process to understand. No audience can detect a difference in cable, there's more ambient noise in a library than any cable can add. Have you ever entered a pro-sound studio like Columbia? They won't let you use a cheap cable: any min noise forces a re-take and that's VERY expensive. Again, the main bias is still warranty: your beau $8 cable won't last more than 2 gigs before need repair, Monster just replaces it for free.
1st real producers do't buy snake oil like pear, monster or nordst cables they buy heavy duty professional audio cables from respectable companies like mantra or canford
2nd Min noise forces a re-take?? LOAD OF BS! test and adjust their equipment before starting any recording
3rd: Need repair? haha what fool you are My £8 cable made from HV black and Decker armored cable tested against shear, uv and acid will outlast any monster cable
@nainladen "It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding". If you're happy with your cable then go ahead and use it. I'm not a personal user of Monster, I just know them professionally and work with companies/artists that also do. It takes some on-the-field experience to understand some stuff. Good luck with your career
some of my relatives are in the audio equipment renting business, "concerts, studios, DJ's ect.." they don't waste their money on ready made, overpriced monster cables
they buy them by the roll and install their own interconects
@edge30 you took the words out of my mouth. That is fantastic. That thing picked up all that feedback off of like 2 inches of gold exposed. ridiculous.
It's sad that people can't communicate without cursing and calling each other names. A lot of these comments don't evejn have to do with the video. Most of you are probably kids who only communicate on a computer. Sad. Go out side once and awhile, and learn about real life.
Well there's your problem, you're plugging it into a POD! PODs have a ver high amount of preamp gain to compensate for any shitty guitar/pickups someone might be plugging into it. It's inherent with PODs.
@pud: No, you're wrong. That's a fucking speaker cable. The instrument cable is different. For a smart ass who made millions like you, you're not very smart. Grow up.
MONSTER CABLE IS SHIT FOR ONE ITS AMERICAN AND SECONDLY THERE IS NO SCIENCE BEHIND IT.....ALL IT HAS IS SHIT LOADS OF MARKETING TOWARDS THE COMPUTER NERDS AND KIDS THAT KNOW SWEET FA!
@SPANISHGAYSDRIVEKIA ...that makes no sense at all. Computer nerds are the last people you'd find paying for overpriced hardware. Monster cables are marketing towards old people and Mac users.
@ericmathison1 You're an IDIOT fool, why are u even getting race involved in this, (SPIC)??? fuckin moron, I'm white by the way, it's just sad to think how much of a moron u sound like
@SPANISHGAYSDRIVEKIA: Those are pretty harsh words coming from a person who calls himself gay. If America and everything it's meant out to be is so fucking shitty. Then why the hell do thousands of Mexicans cross the border every year? Think about it. And if you're so good, why the fuck did you close your channel? Getting asswiped too much?
@SPANISHGAYSDRIVEKIA actually americans can make very high quality high spec audio equipment and cables too, so please don't assume Monster is representative of all american audio companies because they're most certainly not and use that as a reason.
he video about rca cables is a load of bullshit! This cunt svt is lying and you can see when he tries to say silver and he stutters because no one ever asked him about silver cable!.The truth is that svtpedo asked for some help on making cheap cables and smergheed said to buy some cheap silver cable off of ebay and then this cunt svt started go up his own arse and insulted him and his father and started to go into one?WTF?
BEWARE THIS PRICK IS A LIAR A CUNT A SHHIT STIRRER AND A TROLL
PEEPS WATCH OUT THIS CUNT IS A LIAR! NO ONE ASKED HIM ABOUT SILVER CABLE THATS WHY HE STUTTERS WHEN THE BITCH SAYS SILVER.THE TRUTH IS THAT SVT ASKED FOR HELP ON CHEAP RCA CABLE SO SMERGHEED TOLD HIM TO GET SOME CHEAP SILVER CABLE FROM EBAY AND THE THIS CUNT STARTED TO INSULT SMERGHEED AND HIS FATHER BECAUSE SVT WENT UP HIS OWN ARSE THINKING HE KNOWS IT ALL?..WTF!
WATCH OUT PEEPS THIS CUNT DODGER IS A LIAR AND A TROLL!
THE VIDEO ON WHY I DONT USE EXPENSIVE CABLES IS ALL A LOAD OF BULLSHIT!.FOR STARTERS YOU CAN SEE THAT SHE IS LYING ABOUT PEOPLE ASKING HER ABOUT SILVER RCA'S BECAUSE THE CUNT STUTTERS WHEN SAYING SILVER.THE TRUTH IS SVT ASKED FOR RECOMENDATIONS FOR MAKING CHEAP RCA'S AND SMERGHEED SUGGESTED BUYING SOME CHEAP SIKLVER CABLE OFF OF EBAY AND THEN THIS CUNT DODGER STARTED GETTING ALL BIGHEADED AND STARTED INSULTING SMERGHEED AND HIS FATHER WHO HAVE 70 YEARS OF HI-FI KNOWLEDGE BETWEEN THEM.
THE VIDEO ON WHY I DONT USE EXPENSIVE CABLES IS ALL A LOAD OF BULLSHIT!.FOR STARTERS YOU CAN SEE THAT SHE IS LYING ABOUT PEOPLE ASKING HER ABOUT SILVER RCA'S BECAUSE THE CUNT STUTTERS WHEN SAYING SILVER.THE TRUTH IS SVT ASKED FOR RECOMENDATIONS FOR MAKING CHEAP RCA'S AND SMERGHEED SUGGESTED BUYING SOME CHEAP SIKLVER CABLE OFF OF EBAY AND THEN THIS CUNT DODGER STARTED GETTING ALL BIGHEADED AND STARTED INSULTING SMERGHEED AND HIS FATHER WHO HAVE 70 YEARS OF HI-FI KNOWLEDGE BETWEEN THEM.
THE VIDEO ON WHY I DONT USE EXPENSIVE CABLES IS ALL A LOAD OF BULLSHIT!.FOR STARTERS YOU CAN SEE THAT SHE IS LYING ABOUT PEOPLE ASKING HER ABOUT SILVER RCA'S BECAUSE THE CUNT STUTTERS WHEN SAYING SILVER.THE TRUTH IS SVT ASKED FOR RECOMENDATIONS FOR MAKING CHEAP RCA'S AND SMERGHEED SUGGESTED BUYING SOME CHEAP SIKLVER CABLE OFF OF EBAY AND THEN THIS CUNT DODGER STARTED GETTING ALL BIGHEADED AND STARTED INSULTING SMERGHEED AND HIS FATHER WHO HAVE 70 YEARS OF HI-FI KNOWLEDGE BETWEEN THEM.
This guy is a total tool..I have been around Monster cable for 25+ years, The shielding alone is piece of mind..and with the cables for life program they offer blows any other cable company away
So when you go buy your new LCD/LED/3D Tv.....Stop being a cheap ass tight wad and get cables that do the job right the first time.....I love when people go home and come back 2 days later crying that their 3 grand Tv looks like shit.....Real Talk
Hahahahahahahahaha. You really don't understand digital signals do you?
The data either arrives, or it doesn't. There's no in between. Buy a cheap HDMI cable and it will have exactly the same quality as a Monster. Exactly the same. If there was a difference, the signal on the cheap one would be completely broken up and unwatchable, not slightly worse. Digital either works, or it doesn't.
I'm afraid you'll find I'm quite correct, but I'd love to hear your reasoning.
You're not going to get improved quality with a fancy cable unless you have serious interference issues which would render your TV unwatchable. By unwatchable I don't mean constantly (but this is possible in a severe case), but I mean that while the interference is occuring, you would not be able to watch your TV. In 95% of cases this isn't going to be a problem, rendering the Monster useless.
You need to not assume I don't have the education or research. I work full-time in computer networking and data comms. I wouldn't have that job if I didn't know how digital and analogue signals work.
When you're talking about digital signals it very much is a "sun shining or not" situation. Digital signals are just 1's and 0's. So when data is running through a HDMI cable it's just thousands of pulses of electricity, one pulse for one 1, a gap for a 0.
So lets say part of the signal running through that cable is 10100101. It either arrives like that, or it doesn't arrive like that. This isn't analogue (old school tv's), where the signals run down the line in waves and interference may cause the amplitude or frequency of the wave to be slightly different, and result in a similiar but maybe slightly worse picture (wrong colours, fuzziness, etc).
@Mokey117 Everything you say is in theory, not reality. In truth, there is no such thing (at least at this point in time with the resources we have available) as a true digital signal. Everything is subject to interference.
If I go from a blu-ray to a TV, what is produced in the blu-ray cannot be 100% reproduced on the TV. Data is never fully transfered, regardless of the hookup
There are errors in a digital signal (very minimal), but in practice and to an extent, humans cannot detect it.
Are you just pulling things out of your ass? If we didn't have true digital signals computers would not work. It doesn't matter if the voltage on each pulse varies slightly, it's whether the receiving end can still translate it correctly that matters. It's like saying German doesn't exist because two people have different voices. ALL signals are subject to interference and attenuation, but with a digital signal interference doesn't necessarily affect the end result.
@Mokey117 Please, don't pull that analogy out. You are just volleying yourself to be spiked.
The language is 1's and 0's. YES! Not argued. It's high verses lows. However, how I perceive the language or what you have dictated is never truly the same as what you had intended, because we all have different views.
Once that digital signal reaches over 25 feet (or so), we're speaking different dialects.
But binary is an extremely, extremely simple language. Literally, on or off.
When that signal reaches 25 feet, yes, the attenuation is high enough to cause signal loss because the receiving end cannot distinguish between a 1 and a 0 very easily. Prior to that, it isn't really a problem, especially when we're talking about 2 metre cables. The difference between the high and low voltage is quite significant, so it takes a lot to make it hard to understand.
@Mokey117 But it's either on or off, is it not? Why is is length an issue then?
If it's on or off, I should be able to plug in one end of an HDMI cable to something, run a marathon, then plug the other end into something miles away and, idealy, the sginal would not be effected AT ALL.
Attenuation. That's why. All metals have a certain amount of resistance. The copper used in HDMI cables has a very low resistance, but it still adds up. The further electricity has to travel through a metal, the more resistance it encounters. So at 25 feet the voltage is going to be significantly lower on the 1 signals, to the point where the receiving end cannot always distinguish it from the 0's.
You could do what you're saying, if you had a cable with almost no resistance. There isn't a way to do this with electricity, but we can with light. That's why fibre optic cables can run a lot further without any attenuation or interference problems, because they use light.
I will add that because Monster cables are built well, you can use them at longer distances than cheap ones and will perform better if you have high source of electromagnetic interference near the cables. The reason they're a rip-off is that 99% of people don't need a 10 metre cable and don't have any major sources of EMI, but buy them thinking they need it for the best quality.
The only time interference matters with digital is if it is so high that the receiving end cannot make out the difference between a 1 and an 0. That's when you drop bits and lose quality.Up until that point, the quality is COMPLETELY UNAFFECTED BY INTERFERENCE OR ATTENUATION because the receiving end can still understand the signal, even if it looks a little wonky.
With digital, if the interference is high enough to cause signal degradation you'll know about it. The signal will break up badly. Not be slightly fuzzier. So in that sense, it either works or it doesn't.
What this means, is that if your signal isn't breaking up with a cheap HDMI cable, a Monster cable will not have any advantage whatsoever. This is different to aerial cables/RCA cables, where the signals are analogue and are subject to interference affecting the signal slightly.
@Mokey117 I'm not saying the dynex will not work.
For instance, two dentists past dental school. One achieves a 12pt average, the other a 7. They are both certified, but will they both perform the same? No
And you just contradicted yourself. You admiited that digital signals are subject to interference, yet you still claim your "1's and 0's" theory as true.
@Mokey117 Ok, so lets say I hook up my TV and blu-ray player up via HDMI. Now, lets say I throw everything in a black hole. Will the signal still be 'on' or 'off'? It's still connected, but I'm pretty sure it'd be quite shitty (assuming the hole doesn't eat the equipment!)
What you learn is THEORY, not REALITY! In theory, I'd be a fucking famous guitarist touring with Slash. But in reality, I'm a fucking loser who's on youtube at 2:22am arguing with other users!
You sir, are a flipping idiot. and, there are quite a number of reasons. First of all, as watchu07 pointed out, you are using a speaker cable. A speaker cable is an unshielded cable. Even if a speaker cable was shielded you wouldn't want to use it because a speaker cable is designed for a much hotter signal than a guitar. That means low resistance is the key factor, as opposed to low capacitance. A high capacitance cable bleeds your signal of high frequencies, resulting in a dull tone.
Secondly, if you actually cared about your sound (which you quite obviously do not) you would use a real amp, an amp sim VST, basically anything other than that hunk of crap line6 pod. Lastly, while it is true there are better cables on the market, Monster Cables have a lifetime free replacement warranty. I've taken cables back that the roommates dog got a hold of and, without a reciept, received a brand new cable no questions ask. Personally, I think you could do much worse than monster.
The cable that you are using as you held up the box
is Monster P500-S-6 Performer 500 Speaker Cable 6 feet.
You can not use speaker cable as replacement for instrument cable
Instrument and Microphone cable is shielded. Speaker cable is not.
and you can hear the result of the hum. The price of that Monster cable is $30 Not $50. The correct cable to use is Monster Standard 100 Instrument Cable 6 feet for $12.10.
this guy is full of BS.....ive been using monster rock for my metal rig for 3 years and no problems...great recordings and live sound it been stepped and jumped on many times and still blowing fire....if you got a nice expensive guitar then why hold it back?
BUT if you are on a tight budget try lava cable its great cable too...close to the monster imo
Lots of musicians like Slash use monster cable because he's on their big juicy payroll.
I'm sorry but this is about principles and I will not put a penny in these guys pockets because they're scum! Did you see how they sued monster mini-golf?
monster sucks even the sennheiser cables shit on them crappy ass speakers aint worth shit
KashgroundTM 2 days ago
Is it really because its not instrument cable? :S
Good luck on that case, otherwise DAMN thing!
dolphinnightmare 3 days ago
That's not a guitar cable dumb fuck..
That's a speaker cable for plugging an amp head into a cabinet or anything similar to that. This video should really be titled, "Good cable vs dumb fucker"
1MrJack1 5 days ago
I've got a set of monster 6m Instrument cables and I have to say that these are the best cables and mos reliable ones I ever bought and produced a more transparent sound than anything I've tried before (Like "Klotz" Cables that broke nearly every 3 months, Sommer or Cordial - which sounded crappy in comparison). The one you've got there propably just got damaged in the production. However, I don't think anyone has to buy 50$ Patch cables to get a clean sound.
bassmajor 6 days ago
lol he bought a piece of crap for 50 dollars
TheElitePoop 1 week ago
Monster suck balls I had spent a lot of money thinking that they are the best I though if I want a higher quality I had to spent more boy I was wrong I found way better wires online like eBay, online stores, wire labs on the web and audio stores. Don't buy monster I had it with them they also break easy. BOSE AND MONSTER COULD GO FUCK THEM SELF
vggeek10 1 week ago
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Simple, EVERY Monster products are OVERPRICED!!! Not better than any other good product brands. Changed my ibeats twice and guess what?! They are are now living in the bottom of my garbage can. It's like this, if you are going to buy Monster Pro Dj headphones, try the fake ones, they are 400$ less and ITS THE SAME THING! SAME SOUND QUALITY! Or get the real thing and check out PIONEER's line of DJ headphones, you can get profesional grade products for 170$
wirelesserialnumber 1 week ago
you're buying the wrong cable monster has different types of cable for different types of things like speakers, guitars og mixers.
also, how are you going to explain that for the last 25 years slash has used the monster cable just because it was the best?
shakar92 2 weeks ago
@shakar92 slash does it for money. It's nothing against slash but tonnes of famous musicians play average quality equipment for endorsement money. Don't be naive.
fragman08 1 week ago
Be cheap on the long run. Buy a roll of cable and solderless connectors.
mr4y 1 month ago
What an idiot....
christophseufert 1 month ago
Dislike #219. good job jackass.
broadcast666this 1 month ago
The only reason its so loud is because its a speaker cable for connecting amps to cabinets. Not to beat a dead horse here. Its unshielded thats why its so loud. Try a monster rock instrument cable. Theres nothing wrong with your performer 500. you're just using it for the wrong application.
18266609 1 month ago
@18266609 Instrument cables (TS) are also unshielded. The only difference being that speaker cables have thicker wires.
mr4y 1 month ago
@mr4y you sure about that?
18266609 1 month ago
@18266609 TS cables are only one conductor plus ground. Which makes them unbalanced cables.
mr4y 1 month ago
@mr4y Thanks for the info i thought the instrument cables were shielded to protect from interference and to minimize noise.
18266609 1 month ago
I wouldn't buy Monster Cables on the fact that the company is a bunch of ignorant morons. They sue everything left and right that has 'monster' within the name. Also throw in the fact that their cables are no better than a coat hanger, yeah don't waste your money L.
ibid404 1 month ago 8
As a Bass player I never had a problem with Monster cable. My guitar player uses Mogami Platinum Guitar cable it is double the cost of Monster cable and i hear nor see much difference in the two. "however, The cheap wire that you use in this video will eventually short out especially if you twist and turn it or keep on unpluging it, So by the time you keep going to the store to buy more cheap cable, you will eventually spend more then the Monster cable was!
djalsurdi67 1 month ago
While monster cables DO suck, without a doubt (they sound bad, really make your tone compressed and weedy) if, as it appears to be, you bought a speaker cable rather than an instrument cable, this is a typical example of a music store employee not bothering to check with a buyer if they're actually buying what they think they are. Most probably because they're on commission and it's a pricey up-sell which earns them more money.
VoyagerProject 1 month ago
lol...if thats speaker cable.
gutarkd 1 month ago
That was not an instrument cable,therefore you got the noise...I agree that a fairly inexpensive cable is the way to go for many applications,but if you gig a lot,average cables die easily once twisted or stepped on or beer soaked.Best thing is to have a quality cable for live situations.Studio wiring doesn't get so much abuse.
ixis99 1 month ago
why didn't you just make your own cable thats the best way if you do it right
Ri1seAgainst 1 month ago
You're kidding, right?? You just plugged in using a speaker cable (hence the length and cost) rather than a guitar cable.
Jammonnitt 1 month ago
An thank you for that video Rick31797!
warsun99 2 months ago
One huge note to add is that Monster Performer 500 is a type of speaker cable. Speaker cable is unshielded and works really good w/ output to speakers. Speaker cable is rated to have higher rate of current to flow through the signal path. The guitar cables should be shielded and carry a lower flow of current into the signal path. This video is prime example of a someone who shops primarily at guitar center.
GonzoDr78 2 months ago 16
@GonzoDr78
More like someone who has no idea what the heck they're talking about.
mrfirefox3331 2 months ago
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You paid $50 for a 6' monster cable? God that's a joke I hope? The fact is that neither cable should be making that nasty sound. I would find two other test subjects to test and make a better video. Fact of the matter is that I have used every cable that can be tested and never came to the conclusions conjured up in this example. Simple rule of thumb is that more money should be a longer lasting cable before it needs to be repaired. I have cables that are 20yrs old that still work great
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GonzoDr78 2 months ago
Professional sound engineer for 29 years and there is quite a difference between high end cables and the stuff that most people buy. I've come to realize that this conversation usually comes from folks that can't afford real high performance gear.... which is understandable. Believe me, professional hardware WILL expose cheap cables. We spend anywhere from $75-$200 a foot for our cables. Thanks for the great conversation.
fondolon 2 months ago
monster cable made me see the hair follicles from a females nipple
TheDr604 2 months ago
monster cable sucks.. Way over priced....
Nodagsman 2 months ago
@Nodagsman
true true
nainladen 2 months ago
That cable wasn't in all the way it was falling out lol nice try
dlainfiesta 2 months ago
haha this actually showed the cable is that much better, its really picking up everything , if you where to connect it, like its meant to be, it would show you the difference and how much better it is .. doe doe moment
kvone2kx 3 months ago
@kvone2kx
Never! cable must be silent when not connected.
the residual noise will transmit through the line even if you connect it in.!
nainladen 2 months ago
Do Coat Hangers Sound As Good Monster Cables?
teflondon91 3 months ago
@ alek100 fuck yeah!
5ke14nim441 3 months ago
hey are you sure thats not the 500 performer series speaker cable because i use them and that looks like it . therefore you will get hum like that because its not an instrument cable. They should have paid more attention to you and gave you the proper cable . I have been using monster and mogami a long time also plug your instrument in first then into the amp good luck Peace SEAN Mack
mackfunky1 3 months ago
@mackfunky1
using a monster cable is like being raped and thanking your rapist for it
do you like to be raped mackfunky1 ??
nainladen 2 months ago
Use good stuff, and than you hear the difference, is this a test? LOL
MultiWalter01 3 months ago
Dude, it looks like your monster cable was not plugged all the way in. One can see this visually @2:56 and also by the ease you unplug it !!!! If this is confirmed, it is normal that you get so much noise. IMO, this a misleading test.
That being said, I do not believe these theories about high-end cables. To me a good cable is a cable that does not tangle after months of use, so it's more about its construction and the insulator material used.
gaillard808 3 months ago
the connections are shorted on the cable fom laying in the heat of the sun in the store ask for a refund and those thing are very silent i put a huge amp on full volume and put my ear up to the speaker and heard silence
oconnellcom 3 months ago
the connections are shorted on the cable fom laying in the heat of the sun in the store ask for a refund
oconnellcom 3 months ago
get your guitar away from speaker
joemyersjr 3 months ago
Thats The Beautiful sound of High Quality Equipment being Handled by an Ignorant operator.
TheDkbaumbach 4 months ago
i bet if you actualy plug the monster cable into a guitar you will see that its is more crisp and clear the longer cheap lossy cable is not going to sound as crisp. you just deminstrated that the monster cable has less loss . its hard to explain but trust me ive been in the electrionics field for 25 years.
hilltop7 4 months ago
Excellent!! Video, I know what you mean I brought a expensive HDMI cable wire for some strange reason I think it is making my cable boxes blow out. I better make sure before the p tv blows next.
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alek100 4 months ago
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RealHomeRecording 5 months ago
Dear pud, This video has been up for almost three years. Countless people have commented about the inaccuracy of its information. I'm sure you made an honest mistake but the problem with your video NOW is your refusal to address their criticism.
Why?
RealHomeRecording 5 months ago
That was more than a little misleading, I'm not sure that cable is meant to be used on guitar/bass plug-ins, looks like more of a component to component to me. And you shouldn't hear any distortion/feedback when touching the end anyway. Monster is proven to be a better cable in every test I've ever seen, the real problem is your components will never utilize the full potential of the cable because the components are cheaper than the cable, so the cable is basically useless.
sweetbilly 5 months ago
@sweetbilly On a side note, Monster uses much higher quality materials than cheap cables, they mainly use gold plated connectors (which conducts electrons MUCH better than copper etc...) and they are better insulated wire which cuts down on interference from outside electrical sources (no hearing telephone conversations and crap like that). The reason why that cable was making more noise is because it's far more sensitive than standard cables and that's a good thing.
sweetbilly 5 months ago
@sweetbilly
" they mainly use gold plated connectors (which conducts electrons MUCH better than copper etc...)"
No. Gold does not conduct electricity better. It is plated in gold since gold doesn't oxidize, therefore leading to a worse connection. Look it up, I wouldn't lie to you. Silver is, in fact, the best electrical conductor but will tarnish slowly over time and melts at a low temperature.
nipzie 5 months ago
@nipzie
**therefore NOT leading to a worse connection** Sorry. Typed it wrong.
nipzie 5 months ago
@nipzie No Gold is better than Copper or silver for a reason. The reason it is used over Copper or Silver is that Gold does not form oxides or sulfides, so it has greater longevity. It is used for sensitive electronic devices for this reason, and the reason that gold does not migrate into the device's semiconducting material. The general rule is resistivity increases with increasing temperature in conductors and decreases with increasing temperature in insulators.
sweetbilly 5 months ago
@sweetbilly The melting point of Gold is 1337.33 K. The melting point of silver is 1234.93 K. Silver is more prone to resistivity than Gold. No Gold is not more conductive, you're half right and I'm half wrong, but at higher temperatures it's better for use in electronics than Silver or Copper because as temperatures rise conductivity of silver and copper decreases therefore Gold remains more constant and uniform in electron transport. So we're both wrong and right.
sweetbilly 5 months ago
@sweetbilly
You claimed that gold let electrons flow easier, aka, less resistance. That is not true. It does not oxidize or otherwise react, you are correct. That's what I said. It's plated in gold to prevent diminishing conductivity through oxidization that other metals would eventually do. I was just correcting the better conductivity of gold in your post, because it's not the best conductor. That's all. Your other points are correct.
nipzie 5 months ago
@nipzie I didn't disagree, I just didn't go through the whole explanation, tried to make it simple (even though I just did it anyway :P), but I'm not incorrect that Gold conducts better at higher temperatures ...which is why it's the preferred choice in electronics. Otherwise there would be no need to gold plate anything. Yes when other metals oxidize electron transport is diminished, that's why they use gold plating ...I think we're saying the same thing. :)
sweetbilly 5 months ago
@sweetbilly You're right, Gold is not the best conductor ...until it reaches a certain temperature, then it conducts better. It's a corrosion issue related to purity with silver and copper, which have sulfide impurities in them which negatively impacts resistance. We're both right, I just wasn't comprehensive enough in my first post.
sweetbilly 5 months ago
@sweetbilly
I think we are. I've never looked at the heating coefficient conductivity for gold, but for most applications (and these cables used here) temperatures are at room temperature anyway.
nipzie 5 months ago
@nipzie We are. But one thing to consider is where the contact is made temps can be very high ...depending on the device. I never knew why they used gold either (especially given the great expense) until in college I learned that high temperatures negatively affect copper and silvers conductivity but doesn't affect gold. I'm not sure it makes too much of a difference in guitar cables, I think it's mainly insulation that makes their cables better... that's what I've heard anyway.
sweetbilly 5 months ago
That's a speaker cable...wrong kind of cable. I have a monster rock guitar cable gold connectors 21 foot. Paid 50 bucks for it, huge difference over standard cable...get a real guitar cable.
Knightsairsoftteam 5 months ago
lol theres no difference.... dont spend more than 20€ on a 1/4 cable... cable as cable... you just pay for the brand
rrgert4 5 months ago
Typical of the Internet: This video review consists of an ignorant person making a fool of himself by exposing his ignorance to the world. A good thing, I suppose, that he didn't try to demonstrate how shitty a butter knife is when used to test the polarity of an electrical socket....
I hope he managed to return the cable and exchange it for an appropriate one!
perak1939 5 months ago
I think it could be a bad monster cable return it for a new one and do the same test.
teflondon91 5 months ago
The better cable will always make more noise in this moronic test. It also makes more tone genius.
Uz2Brockstar 5 months ago
U Sir R a Dumb - - - !!!!!
Sirflatch 5 months ago
As others said, you got a SPEAKER cable. Im sure you know this by now. I use nothing but MONSTER cables. Try a 20 ft 1/4 to 1/4 angled INSTRUMENT cable, and you will see the diffrence. In my recording studio, I was using a cheap cable on my guitar, and its noisy, and bad for recording. Then I got my Monster cable out, and it was silent and the signal was very clear. Also Monster cables are guarenteed for LIFE. They are worth it dude. Good luck to you.
socialgrudge 5 months ago
It's a fucking cable you all dumbs, it just has to take the signal from one end to the other!
It's not its business if the source is a microphone or a computer or a flying cock!
demoniack81 6 months ago
It's an honest mistake, but dude you used a speaker cable from monster, instead of a signal cable easily done, but take the vid down you make yourself look dumb, the box says speaker cable
caloss2 6 months ago
i think that monster cable is actually a speaker cable dude. thats why its heavy, thick, and really short. you should redo your test with the correct instrument cable and i guarantee you will find the higher grade cable more appealing.
t0psecretshit 6 months ago
i notice blue cables sound better then purple cables..
Rick31797 7 months ago 10
what an idiot
MrGibguitar 7 months ago
I happen to have a cable almost exactly like this, and I love it. It's not great for studio work, but onstage it gives you this fantastic clarity and detail to your sound. I don't think the fact that you can plug it into a POD with nothing on the other end and have it make a big background noise is necessarily a fair test.
Try connecting it to an amp with an instrument on the other end.
ChickenVendetta 7 months ago
I know Monster fix their demonstrations to make their products look good, however in effect this is the reverse... that is not a screened instrument cable, it appears to be a speaker cable...
g0fvt 7 months ago 2
haha fuck those expensive companys trying to fuck ppl over do ur research!!!
FightMang36 7 months ago
CHEAP STUFF FTW!!! FUCK YEA...
MrAsher1212 7 months ago
you're using a SPEAKER CABLE compared to an instrument cable and you didn't even plug it into a source.
ARE YOU REALLY THAT STUPID SIR?? HOLY SHIT!
Plug in a monster instrument cable to a guitar and a real amplifier (not a POD) and you will hear where that extra money went you moron. WOW!! LMAO!! what a friggin dope!
TheFlyers09 7 months ago
bahaha dumbass
guitarsteve6190 7 months ago
Quality cables only matter on analog cables such as the one he is using. If the data is fully digital cheap cable vs quality doesnt natter
simpsonstewie 8 months ago
After reading monstercable com monster_truth I feel ridiculous for falling for false testimonials about your lawsuits. I do apologize and will not boycott your products anymore. I thought you were picking on anyone using "monster" in their name but that is NOT the case at all. I apologize and feel like an idiot. I fell for gossip rather than truth, Monster Cables isnt trying to bully smaller companies, they are trying to protect their name. Read their site for more. My apologies.
extremecopters 8 months ago
@extremecopters false testimonials about "your" lawsuits? What are you talking about?
Brandonduboff 7 months ago
@Brandonduboff It looked like Monster Cables were suing anyone with "monster" in their name. I contacted the company directly and it looks like everything has settled down and it was all blown out of proportion. I dont care for their cables since I dont see a difference to the cheap chinese versions, but their monster beats are freakin fantastic.
extremecopters 7 months ago
@extremecopters where did it "looked like Monster Cables were suing anyone..."??????????
Brandonduboff 7 months ago
@Brandonduboff surf the net for Monster Cable lawsuits, they even had a problem with Monsters Inc disney's movie but its all settled now
extremecopters 7 months ago
@extremecopters your talking a law suit from 10 years ago....
Brandonduboff 7 months ago
@Brandonduboff hey i dont care, not my company. it just hurt their own reputation, i dont care. please stop posting to me, thanks bud have a great day enjoy your cables
extremecopters 7 months ago
I HATE MONSTER CABLES!!! Our entire city has boycotted their products because of their fuckin stupid ass lawsuits. Ridiculous I HATE MONSTER CABLES! You're pathetic for using them.
extremecopters 8 months ago
This may have been said before, but I'm not going through 481 comments to find it. A speaker cable is not shielded, and so will pick up interference if it is used wrongly like this. An instrument cable is shielded to reduce unwanted interference. Don't mix them up.
0nthelevel 8 months ago
That's a very missleading test. a) you leave one end unconnected. When you do that the line tip stays exposed so you're basically building an antenna. The noise you hear may -in fact- indicate a good quality cable. A real test should be done with both ends connected and scoping the noise in the output after amp. is made. b) If you've been on stage you'd know that an unconnected cable produces that noise normally.
edge30 9 months ago 22
@edge30 its so pathetic this guy has so much negative feedback and looks like an idiot yet leaves this video up and makes himself look like an ass because it gives him views
TheBestGuitarSoloEVR 3 months ago
@edge30
"The noise you hear may -in fact- indicate a good quality cable" ??? hahahahaa what a load of BS!
That cable acting like an antenna means it has very bad RF shielding
means it's crap; Cables must not be sensitive to interference point.
all those insanely expensive cables "Valhalla, pear, monster etc..." are just snake oil that naive peoples would buy thinking it will improve their audio.
I am doing a Beng in telecoms and signal transfer, i know my stuff better than you do.
nainladen 2 months ago
@nainladen Sorry to contradict you but you better take a spectrum analyzer and do some experiments first. RF shielding only works for closed paths which obviously is not the case of a disconnected cable. Nothing a simple Fourier analysis and some MW courses can't explain. I did my Beng in Telecom in 1998, my Physics D in 2004 and HT in Japan in 2006. Even a GOOD bench technician at any service depot can explain it better for you.
edge30 2 months ago
@edge30
Experiments will never replace what happens in real life
the cables doesn't matter, its the system that matters!
At heathrow Hi-fi show, Quad were demonstrating their exceptional sounding, handcrafted L series. the sound was superb with exceptional resolution, they were pure joy to your ears; well the cable they used were £21.99/50m black and Decker cables brought in B&Q, the same ones you use for your electric lawn mower. hahahaha
Monster cable are pure overpriced rubbish
nainladen 2 months ago
@nainladen It's too naive to believe that an audience can 'detect' differences in a cable by just hearing. I don't use Monster myself, but people/companies who do are there for the extras: warranty, strength, reliability, duration, etc...
edge30 1 month ago
@edge30 The audience NEED TO DETECT ANY DIFFERENCES in cables or what's the point in buying a £30000/m pear cable if it SOUNDS THE SAME as the chainsaw extension lead i buy in a DIY shop for £10?? LOL
concerning strenght and reliability. I build you a more reliable and strong cable with
2x£1.98 stereo gold plated phono jacks 1x3m 99p armoured 3 core Hv cable, 50p/m nylon mesh some heatshrink... TADA!!! Got a monster beating cable for less than £8
nainladen 1 month ago
@nainladen Well, you need to have some experience in sound process to understand. No audience can detect a difference in cable, there's more ambient noise in a library than any cable can add. Have you ever entered a pro-sound studio like Columbia? They won't let you use a cheap cable: any min noise forces a re-take and that's VERY expensive. Again, the main bias is still warranty: your beau $8 cable won't last more than 2 gigs before need repair, Monster just replaces it for free.
edge30 1 month ago
@edge30
1st real producers do't buy snake oil like pear, monster or nordst cables they buy heavy duty professional audio cables from respectable companies like mantra or canford
2nd Min noise forces a re-take?? LOAD OF BS! test and adjust their equipment before starting any recording
3rd: Need repair? haha what fool you are My £8 cable made from HV black and Decker armored cable tested against shear, uv and acid will outlast any monster cable
you are just being an ignorant fanboy.
nainladen 1 month ago
@nainladen "It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding". If you're happy with your cable then go ahead and use it. I'm not a personal user of Monster, I just know them professionally and work with companies/artists that also do. It takes some on-the-field experience to understand some stuff. Good luck with your career
edge30 1 month ago
@edge30
Well guess what..
some of my relatives are in the audio equipment renting business, "concerts, studios, DJ's ect.." they don't waste their money on ready made, overpriced monster cables
they buy them by the roll and install their own interconects
never got any problems
nainladen 1 month ago
@edge30 you took the words out of my mouth. That is fantastic. That thing picked up all that feedback off of like 2 inches of gold exposed. ridiculous.
raahr 2 months ago
Balanced connectors is better.
ZedAlert 9 months ago
@ZedAlert YEAH!
Infernaped 8 months ago
It's sad that people can't communicate without cursing and calling each other names. A lot of these comments don't evejn have to do with the video. Most of you are probably kids who only communicate on a computer. Sad. Go out side once and awhile, and learn about real life.
rolue88 9 months ago
you had it plugged in backwards............
TheGraniteEagle 9 months ago
@TheGraniteEagle You can't plug those in the wrong way, there is no wrong/backwards way.
CoolKabbage 9 months ago
@CoolKabbage eh....I know, just messin.
TheGraniteEagle 9 months ago
Well there's your problem, you're plugging it into a POD! PODs have a ver high amount of preamp gain to compensate for any shitty guitar/pickups someone might be plugging into it. It's inherent with PODs.
theoroinvictus 9 months ago
It's a speaker cable dude hence the heavy duty cable and jack connectors, the instrument cable version has different connectors.
To be honest the store sucks for letting you leave with it. Take it back and explain they sold you the wrong thing.
PRIMAX Chill out - it's just a lead, have you never got anything wrong?
liquidpick 9 months ago 23
all the gear no idea
canvoodoo 9 months ago
all of you are retards!!!
if ANY cable gets hooked into an amp and makes a sound like that, it shouldnt be on the fucking market for ANY purpose!
that cable is obviously defective, and should not have gotten past quality control.
fucking solid naked copper wire wouldn't perform this horribly.
hell a phone cable wouldnt buzz like that, before, during, or after it has caught on fire.
if you think this cable could work well for speakers, you are more then a little bit retarded.
Whisper6911 9 months ago
@Whisper6911 Loving the comment! :)
jaimiest 9 months ago
@pud: No, you're wrong. That's a fucking speaker cable. The instrument cable is different. For a smart ass who made millions like you, you're not very smart. Grow up.
PRIMAX1967 9 months ago
That is SPEAKER CABLE. It is unshielded so it can carry high wattage. You are an idiot. Please cease playing guitar. You are unworthy.
cyclozephyr 9 months ago
MONSTER CABLE IS SHIT FOR ONE ITS AMERICAN AND SECONDLY THERE IS NO SCIENCE BEHIND IT.....ALL IT HAS IS SHIT LOADS OF MARKETING TOWARDS THE COMPUTER NERDS AND KIDS THAT KNOW SWEET FA!
A BIT OF STRING IS BETTER THAN MONSTER CABLE!
SPANISHGAYSDRIVEKIA 10 months ago
@SPANISHGAYSDRIVEKIA ...that makes no sense at all. Computer nerds are the last people you'd find paying for overpriced hardware. Monster cables are marketing towards old people and Mac users.
Kerberoz01 10 months ago
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ericmathison1 10 months ago
@ericmathison1 You're an IDIOT fool, why are u even getting race involved in this, (SPIC)??? fuckin moron, I'm white by the way, it's just sad to think how much of a moron u sound like
ShinAkuma69 10 months ago
@SPANISHGAYSDRIVEKIA: Those are pretty harsh words coming from a person who calls himself gay. If America and everything it's meant out to be is so fucking shitty. Then why the hell do thousands of Mexicans cross the border every year? Think about it. And if you're so good, why the fuck did you close your channel? Getting asswiped too much?
PRIMAX1967 9 months ago
@SPANISHGAYSDRIVEKIA actually americans can make very high quality high spec audio equipment and cables too, so please don't assume Monster is representative of all american audio companies because they're most certainly not and use that as a reason.
1wibble2 9 months ago
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ericmathison1 10 months ago
@ericmathison1 Eric Mathison?! Did Omar Pudjen get any good pictures while he was at taking pictures of girls on the toilet?
MastodonDR 10 months ago
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he video about rca cables is a load of bullshit! This cunt svt is lying and you can see when he tries to say silver and he stutters because no one ever asked him about silver cable!.The truth is that svtpedo asked for some help on making cheap cables and smergheed said to buy some cheap silver cable off of ebay and then this cunt svt started go up his own arse and insulted him and his father and started to go into one?WTF?
BEWARE THIS PRICK IS A LIAR A CUNT A SHHIT STIRRER AND A TROLL
svtcontourthecuntour 10 months ago
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PEEPS WATCH OUT THIS CUNT IS A LIAR! NO ONE ASKED HIM ABOUT SILVER CABLE THATS WHY HE STUTTERS WHEN THE BITCH SAYS SILVER.THE TRUTH IS THAT SVT ASKED FOR HELP ON CHEAP RCA CABLE SO SMERGHEED TOLD HIM TO GET SOME CHEAP SILVER CABLE FROM EBAY AND THE THIS CUNT STARTED TO INSULT SMERGHEED AND HIS FATHER BECAUSE SVT WENT UP HIS OWN ARSE THINKING HE KNOWS IT ALL?..WTF!
WATCH OUT PEEPS THIS CUNT DODGER IS A LIAR AND A TROLL!
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THE VIDEO ON WHY I DONT USE EXPENSIVE CABLES IS ALL A LOAD OF BULLSHIT!.FOR STARTERS YOU CAN SEE THAT SHE IS LYING ABOUT PEOPLE ASKING HER ABOUT SILVER RCA'S BECAUSE THE CUNT STUTTERS WHEN SAYING SILVER.THE TRUTH IS SVT ASKED FOR RECOMENDATIONS FOR MAKING CHEAP RCA'S AND SMERGHEED SUGGESTED BUYING SOME CHEAP SIKLVER CABLE OFF OF EBAY AND THEN THIS CUNT DODGER STARTED GETTING ALL BIGHEADED AND STARTED INSULTING SMERGHEED AND HIS FATHER WHO HAVE 70 YEARS OF HI-FI KNOWLEDGE BETWEEN THEM.
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THE VIDEO ON WHY I DONT USE EXPENSIVE CABLES IS ALL A LOAD OF BULLSHIT!.FOR STARTERS YOU CAN SEE THAT SHE IS LYING ABOUT PEOPLE ASKING HER ABOUT SILVER RCA'S BECAUSE THE CUNT STUTTERS WHEN SAYING SILVER.THE TRUTH IS SVT ASKED FOR RECOMENDATIONS FOR MAKING CHEAP RCA'S AND SMERGHEED SUGGESTED BUYING SOME CHEAP SIKLVER CABLE OFF OF EBAY AND THEN THIS CUNT DODGER STARTED GETTING ALL BIGHEADED AND STARTED INSULTING SMERGHEED AND HIS FATHER WHO HAVE 70 YEARS OF HI-FI KNOWLEDGE BETWEEN THEM.
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THE VIDEO ON WHY I DONT USE EXPENSIVE CABLES IS ALL A LOAD OF BULLSHIT!.FOR STARTERS YOU CAN SEE THAT SHE IS LYING ABOUT PEOPLE ASKING HER ABOUT SILVER RCA'S BECAUSE THE CUNT STUTTERS WHEN SAYING SILVER.THE TRUTH IS SVT ASKED FOR RECOMENDATIONS FOR MAKING CHEAP RCA'S AND SMERGHEED SUGGESTED BUYING SOME CHEAP SIKLVER CABLE OFF OF EBAY AND THEN THIS CUNT DODGER STARTED GETTING ALL BIGHEADED AND STARTED INSULTING SMERGHEED AND HIS FATHER WHO HAVE 70 YEARS OF HI-FI KNOWLEDGE BETWEEN THEM.
davejoshsuckssvtcock 10 months ago
half brain!
anticwar 10 months ago
So true and I wish everyone knew this. Thanks!
Sonicstillpoint83 11 months ago
monster is a hair maybe,,Maybe, better then cheep wire
twochaudio 11 months ago
Just for the record, the length of a cable of any kind effects the output. Even with monster and audioquest.
cnj393 11 months ago
LOL! It's a speaker cable bro!
Monster is awesome!
jDemegod 11 months ago
Jajajaja you dumbass!!
idonotownthismusic 1 year ago
This idiot is dumb. Thats monsters speaker cable, they only come with black ends.
rnbcustomguitars 1 year ago
This guy is a total tool..I have been around Monster cable for 25+ years, The shielding alone is piece of mind..and with the cables for life program they offer blows any other cable company away
So when you go buy your new LCD/LED/3D Tv.....Stop being a cheap ass tight wad and get cables that do the job right the first time.....I love when people go home and come back 2 days later crying that their 3 grand Tv looks like shit.....Real Talk
AWelshHooligan 1 year ago
@AWelshHooligan
Hahahahahahahahaha. You really don't understand digital signals do you?
The data either arrives, or it doesn't. There's no in between. Buy a cheap HDMI cable and it will have exactly the same quality as a Monster. Exactly the same. If there was a difference, the signal on the cheap one would be completely broken up and unwatchable, not slightly worse. Digital either works, or it doesn't.
Mokey117 1 year ago
@Mokey117 wrong
JPSS97 1 year ago
@JPSS97
I'm afraid you'll find I'm quite correct, but I'd love to hear your reasoning.
You're not going to get improved quality with a fancy cable unless you have serious interference issues which would render your TV unwatchable. By unwatchable I don't mean constantly (but this is possible in a severe case), but I mean that while the interference is occuring, you would not be able to watch your TV. In 95% of cases this isn't going to be a problem, rendering the Monster useless.
Mokey117 1 year ago
@Mokey117 I don't have to give reason. You need to have the education and do the appropiate research before you post as if you're an expert.
"The data either arrives, or it doesn't" is inncorrect with anything in this universe. It's like saying that the sun is either shining or it isn't.
I'm not justifying the monster cable, but the issue isn't as black and white as you and so many other users illustrate.
What monster claims is true, but it's hard to justify the value, no doubt
JPSS97 1 year ago
@JPSS97
You need to not assume I don't have the education or research. I work full-time in computer networking and data comms. I wouldn't have that job if I didn't know how digital and analogue signals work.
When you're talking about digital signals it very much is a "sun shining or not" situation. Digital signals are just 1's and 0's. So when data is running through a HDMI cable it's just thousands of pulses of electricity, one pulse for one 1, a gap for a 0.
Mokey117 1 year ago
@JPSS97
So lets say part of the signal running through that cable is 10100101. It either arrives like that, or it doesn't arrive like that. This isn't analogue (old school tv's), where the signals run down the line in waves and interference may cause the amplitude or frequency of the wave to be slightly different, and result in a similiar but maybe slightly worse picture (wrong colours, fuzziness, etc).
Mokey117 1 year ago
@Mokey117 Everything you say is in theory, not reality. In truth, there is no such thing (at least at this point in time with the resources we have available) as a true digital signal. Everything is subject to interference.
If I go from a blu-ray to a TV, what is produced in the blu-ray cannot be 100% reproduced on the TV. Data is never fully transfered, regardless of the hookup
There are errors in a digital signal (very minimal), but in practice and to an extent, humans cannot detect it.
JPSS97 1 year ago
@JPSS97
Are you just pulling things out of your ass? If we didn't have true digital signals computers would not work. It doesn't matter if the voltage on each pulse varies slightly, it's whether the receiving end can still translate it correctly that matters. It's like saying German doesn't exist because two people have different voices. ALL signals are subject to interference and attenuation, but with a digital signal interference doesn't necessarily affect the end result.
Mokey117 1 year ago
@Mokey117 Please, don't pull that analogy out. You are just volleying yourself to be spiked.
The language is 1's and 0's. YES! Not argued. It's high verses lows. However, how I perceive the language or what you have dictated is never truly the same as what you had intended, because we all have different views.
Once that digital signal reaches over 25 feet (or so), we're speaking different dialects.
JPSS97 1 year ago
@JPSS97
But binary is an extremely, extremely simple language. Literally, on or off.
When that signal reaches 25 feet, yes, the attenuation is high enough to cause signal loss because the receiving end cannot distinguish between a 1 and a 0 very easily. Prior to that, it isn't really a problem, especially when we're talking about 2 metre cables. The difference between the high and low voltage is quite significant, so it takes a lot to make it hard to understand.
Mokey117 1 year ago
@Mokey117 But it's either on or off, is it not? Why is is length an issue then?
If it's on or off, I should be able to plug in one end of an HDMI cable to something, run a marathon, then plug the other end into something miles away and, idealy, the sginal would not be effected AT ALL.
JPSS97 1 year ago
@JPSS97
Attenuation. That's why. All metals have a certain amount of resistance. The copper used in HDMI cables has a very low resistance, but it still adds up. The further electricity has to travel through a metal, the more resistance it encounters. So at 25 feet the voltage is going to be significantly lower on the 1 signals, to the point where the receiving end cannot always distinguish it from the 0's.
Mokey117 1 year ago
@JPSS97
You could do what you're saying, if you had a cable with almost no resistance. There isn't a way to do this with electricity, but we can with light. That's why fibre optic cables can run a lot further without any attenuation or interference problems, because they use light.
Mokey117 1 year ago
@JPSS97
I will add that because Monster cables are built well, you can use them at longer distances than cheap ones and will perform better if you have high source of electromagnetic interference near the cables. The reason they're a rip-off is that 99% of people don't need a 10 metre cable and don't have any major sources of EMI, but buy them thinking they need it for the best quality.
Mokey117 1 year ago
The only time interference matters with digital is if it is so high that the receiving end cannot make out the difference between a 1 and an 0. That's when you drop bits and lose quality.Up until that point, the quality is COMPLETELY UNAFFECTED BY INTERFERENCE OR ATTENUATION because the receiving end can still understand the signal, even if it looks a little wonky.
Mokey117 1 year ago
@JPSS97
With digital, if the interference is high enough to cause signal degradation you'll know about it. The signal will break up badly. Not be slightly fuzzier. So in that sense, it either works or it doesn't.
What this means, is that if your signal isn't breaking up with a cheap HDMI cable, a Monster cable will not have any advantage whatsoever. This is different to aerial cables/RCA cables, where the signals are analogue and are subject to interference affecting the signal slightly.
Mokey117 1 year ago
@Mokey117 I'm not saying the dynex will not work.
For instance, two dentists past dental school. One achieves a 12pt average, the other a 7. They are both certified, but will they both perform the same? No
And you just contradicted yourself. You admiited that digital signals are subject to interference, yet you still claim your "1's and 0's" theory as true.
JPSS97 1 year ago
@Mokey117 Ok, so lets say I hook up my TV and blu-ray player up via HDMI. Now, lets say I throw everything in a black hole. Will the signal still be 'on' or 'off'? It's still connected, but I'm pretty sure it'd be quite shitty (assuming the hole doesn't eat the equipment!)
What you learn is THEORY, not REALITY! In theory, I'd be a fucking famous guitarist touring with Slash. But in reality, I'm a fucking loser who's on youtube at 2:22am arguing with other users!
JPSS97 1 year ago
You sir, are a flipping idiot. and, there are quite a number of reasons. First of all, as watchu07 pointed out, you are using a speaker cable. A speaker cable is an unshielded cable. Even if a speaker cable was shielded you wouldn't want to use it because a speaker cable is designed for a much hotter signal than a guitar. That means low resistance is the key factor, as opposed to low capacitance. A high capacitance cable bleeds your signal of high frequencies, resulting in a dull tone.
jorthyf 1 year ago
Secondly, if you actually cared about your sound (which you quite obviously do not) you would use a real amp, an amp sim VST, basically anything other than that hunk of crap line6 pod. Lastly, while it is true there are better cables on the market, Monster Cables have a lifetime free replacement warranty. I've taken cables back that the roommates dog got a hold of and, without a reciept, received a brand new cable no questions ask. Personally, I think you could do much worse than monster.
jorthyf 1 year ago
The cable that you are using as you held up the box
is Monster P500-S-6 Performer 500 Speaker Cable 6 feet.
You can not use speaker cable as replacement for instrument cable
Instrument and Microphone cable is shielded. Speaker cable is not.
and you can hear the result of the hum. The price of that Monster cable is $30 Not $50. The correct cable to use is Monster Standard 100 Instrument Cable 6 feet for $12.10.
watchu07 1 year ago
Monster cables are NOISY NOISY NOISY
They pick up every little sound from the cable moving across the floor and handling noise.
Also they aren't really that reliable.
Whilrwind Leader Series or GTFO
GallowayJesse 1 year ago
UFOs are real. They come with MONSTER ALIENS.
MucusFelidae 1 year ago
this guy is full of BS.....ive been using monster rock for my metal rig for 3 years and no problems...great recordings and live sound it been stepped and jumped on many times and still blowing fire....if you got a nice expensive guitar then why hold it back?
BUT if you are on a tight budget try lava cable its great cable too...close to the monster imo
Deadnsd 1 year ago
Monster is one of the worst companies ever -_-
BadButNotSad 1 year ago
Lots of musicians like Slash use monster cable because he's on their big juicy payroll.
I'm sorry but this is about principles and I will not put a penny in these guys pockets because they're scum! Did you see how they sued monster mini-golf?
darkstar3x16 1 year ago
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are you retard or what?
dinovideos 1 year ago
lol, ya should plug the cable all the way in for better results
cryingmolly 1 year ago
this guy is a retard.
Fluffypopcicle 1 year ago
You have no idea what your doing
djematrix 1 year ago