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Monster 100 feet Speaker Cable

 
Monster 100 feet Speaker Cable
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Monster 100 feet Speaker Cable

4.5(31 customer reviews)
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Description:

CL Rated Monster XPHPTM Clear Jacket Advanced Speaker Cable maximizes in-wall speaker performance. Monster's XPHP technologies are now found in a CL-3 rated jacket. Patented Magnetic Flux Tube® construction delivers more natural sound reproduction.

Features:
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Same award-winning XPHP technologies now in CL3 rated jacket for in-wall use.


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Compact Time Correct® for more accurate music reproduction.


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Patented Magnetic Flux Tube® construction for more natural music reproduction.


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LPE insulation reduces dielectric signal loss for greater clarity.


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Unique round shape and smooth, flexible jacket for easy installation.


Product Details:
Product Length: 8.0 inches
Product Width: 8.0 inches
Product Height: 8.0 inches
Product Weight: 6.71 pounds
Package Length: 7.9 inches
Package Width: 7.6 inches
Package Height: 7.6 inches
Package Weight: 6.4 pounds
Average Customer Rating: based on 31 reviews
Customer Reviews:
Average Customer Review: 4.5 ( 31 customer reviews )
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211 of 229 found the following review helpful:

3No better or worse than any other wire. Much better advertising.Jan 17, 2010
By Sam
Here's a few excerpts from the glowing reviews here:

"The Monster XPHP-CI cable makes a big difference at any volume, but it really shines when you are pushing allot of sound at once, especially bass."

"The sound I am getting is a noticeable improvement over older Monster cable of similar gauge."

"Reproduces excellend sound; probably the best speaker cable in this price range."

"This cable is great for anyone concerned with clear sound output but not with are large bill."

"The Monster speaker wire delivers great sound and is very thick and sturdy."

"Sure many people are happy using hardware store wire, but if you like the extra quality this wire has it"

"The sound I am getting is a noticeable improvement over older Monster cable of similar gauge."

"This cable is great for anyone concerned with clear sound output"

I'd like to know how everyone was able to objectively ascertain that the quality improved from one speaker wire to another?

Did everyone have two totally identical parallel systems and have a completely neutral party with no vested interest listen to the differences between the two systems (with the only difference being the speaker wires) or did the person who purchased the Monster wire change the speaker wires then 10-60 minutes later listen to the system and compare the sound to what they had "remembered" earlier and conclude that the Monster wire must certainly sound better?

Would you bet your life or 10 years income or dedicate your life to celibacy that you could positively identify which speaker wires you were listening to?

I happen to own all Monster cables (before HDMI) and speaker wires. Why? Because I knew someone who in retail (not a box store) I could buy it from at true wholesale prices and it was insanely dirt cheap. Could I tell the difference when I switched speaker wires? Of course not. However, when I upgraded to a very high end receiver and 4 high-end massive tower speakers with a high-end giant center speaker plus two rear speakers then I (and my neighbors) noticed a huge difference.

Monster products are "faith" based. You want to believe that they are better with absolutely no empirical evidence whatsoever because you need to reinforce your purchase decision.

I know that those of you who already bought Monster products are insecure and will mark this review as 'not helpful'. I take comfort from that.

For those who haven't yet bought the massively advertised Monster products, I encourage you to look around before making a purchase and realize that a speaker wire won't make your sound system instantly sound great or even better. No speaker wires regardless of cost or perceived quality will compensate for mediocre speakers or an old or inadequate receiver.

To further complicate the issue, in order to truly judge the quality of the sound you need to have a source of high quality sound output. I primarily listen to recent Blu-Ray movies with uncompressed sound (the difference is massive). Go to blu-ray dot com to obtain the A/V ratings of movies. If you're listening to movies with poor quality sound, no matter how good your equipment is, all you're going hear is junk.

To give you an example how your own mind plays games with you, here's my own recent experience: On my new Blu-Ray player I came across an audio option that was set for the default. I increased it to the max since my receiver is capable of handling the load. When I restarted the disk, the audio sounded remarkably better. I was impressed by this new setting and greatly enjoyed listening to the new enhanced audio output that night.

The next day, however, I read the Blu-Ray manual and discovered that this audio option didn't work with HDMI which is what I have. I had totally deceived myself into believing that the sound had dramatically improved all because I wanted to believe this to be the case.

Imagine the influence advertising can have upon you.

48 of 52 found the following review helpful:

3Why does Monster hide the Gauge?Mar 08, 2010
By B. Perkins
I agree with Sam, Monster goes out of its way to advertise its brand, but when you look at their package, the wire gauge rating is hidden. Why is that? All wiring has to meet industry standards as to gauge. It is the most fundamental deciding factor in choosing wire.

Standing in Home Depot and doing a side by side comparison, all other brands list their gauge clearly on the packaging except Monster - and Monster is more expensive. Don't be duped. You need a large gauge wire but you don't need to pay for Monster advertising.

There is so much more that goes into great sound. The shape of your room, the acoustic absorption of your furniture and drapes, the angle of the speakers, the quality of your speakers, the quality of your amp and the quality of the source of the music itself.

58 of 68 found the following review helpful:

4Expensive, but it has benefitsMay 03, 2008
By Thomas S.
If you check out many of the audio/video website forums, and home theater forums, you find that members rail against Monster products for being overpriced. That may be, because to deliver audio to your speakers, there really is no difference, electrically, between $1/ft Monster cables and $0.20/ft generic speaker wire of similar gauge (or lamp chord for that matter). However, there are definite benefits to this product that justifies the price to me.

The beauty of this XPHP-CI cable is that is has a high strand count, which means it is very flexible. Fishing it around walls is easier than if the cable was stiff, as you would get with thicker but less strands of other cables. This is also useful for in-room speaker connection cable - say from your amp to the wall plate or the wall plate to your speaker, as the flexible cable will lay where you put it and you are not fighting it or bending it or worried the working you are doing will weaken the joint at the banana plugs you've put on the ends.

The other benefits, well, the clear covers means its attractive and blends better than brown, white, black, grey, you name it. The CL3 rated jacket means its firecode compliant to run inside of walls. And the beefy nature of the cable means you have some meat to attach those banana plugs to.

Sure, a 16ga spool of any wire will do electrically, even for high power setups so long as you don't run 200feet, but it wont look and feel the same and not inspire the same confidence that the connectors you put on it will stay put for the long haul. But you do pay for Monster products.

I don't buy all of the marketing about it making your music sound better. Its an electrical conductor made of copper like every other cable. I do know that the look and feel and workability are worth the premium price to me.

11 of 12 found the following review helpful:

4WHAT REALLY MATTERS IN SPEAKER CABLEMay 22, 2012
By Gary D
Every one has a lot of opinions when it comes to Audio and Video cables, very little of which is based on fact, knowledge or experience. I have many years experience in sound recording studios (pro studios not basement studios, did master recordings for all the major labels), video studios (Broadcast), major live shows and rock festivals and I majored in physics at a graduate level.

To cut to the chase what really counts for speaker cable;

1. Twisted pair, there is a reason that millions of miles of communication cables are twisted pair, it is self cancelling of most electro-magnetic radiation, also known as EMI, this includes radio frequency, 60 cycle hum from your own equipment AC cables etc., etc.
2. Adequate load capacity, I always used 12 guage speaker cable for live performance, this was for 100,000+ person audiences and driving tens of thousands of watts of amplifier power, some venues of this size in the older Los Angeles area (meaning older power grid), I could see all the lights dim for miles around when the bass player would hit a long low note! If you are not using your system for this type of application 14 gauge speaker wire is quite adequate and for most people even 16 gauge wire, however I would never use less than 16 gauge, why not just get 14 gauge and be done with it, in case you get a more powerful system.
3. The inductance and capacitance of the cable are other factors, cable should be low capacitance and the twisted pair will keep inductance down.
4. Mechanical characteristics, the cable should be mechanically strong and not prone to breaking, abraiding, kinking. The wire should be fine gauge multi-stranded (the more the better) copper, the copper should be high grade electronic quality low oxygen pure copper with no contaminates (no recycled copper need apply for this job), and the insulation should have the hard to achieve combination of flexibility, durabulity and strength.
5. Preparation, the cable must be attached to your amplifier and speakers, I normaly strip back about a half inch of insulation from the wire, don't cheap out borrow or buy a professional automatic wire stripper (kind of looks like pliers), if you use a knife or really cheap wire strippers you will cut and lose some of the wires, and now you have made 18 gauge wire out of 14 gauge! (by the way the smaller the gauge number the bigger the wire and conversly the bigger the number the smaller the wire) The best cable connectors are no connectors at all, I strip back the insulation and tin the wire with pure silver solder and then using a small jewlery gold plate machine, the silver is then gold plated. Most people will not want to go to the trouble to do it my way, the best alternative is banana jacks Radio Shack has a nice heavy duty gold plated dual banana jack, just strip the wire, twist the strands tight, stick it in the hole and turn down the holder knobs tight (don't forget polarity Plus to Plus Neg to Neg). Never, Never use single banana jack connectors (I know they are cheaper don't), sooner or later someone will unplug the speaker end drop them together on the floor with the amp turned on and burn out your amp or blow an internal fuse!
6. Cost and is it appropriate for the application.

Now to address how good is the Monster Cable speaker wire: It is twisted pair give it a star, It is multi-stranded with good quality copper give it another star, It is rated for in wall and the insulation is tough and flexible give it another star, And it is attraction looking (techy style attractive)give it another star, It is somewhat expensive no star or maybe half a star.
Personally I use Belden twisted pair in wall rated for my in wall installations, it is just as good and much cheaper (especially by the 500' spool at installer price). However I use the Monster speaker cable for all of my other equipment hook ups, it is way too pretty and too expensive to hide it inside a wall. It rocks for speaker cable when it is visible and is worth the extra money!!!

Bottom line Monster gets 4 0r 4.5 stars depending on your priorties.

Monster 100 Feet Speaker Cable
FOOT NOTE ALL OF THE HIGH END AV CABLES ARE MOSTLY SNAKE OIL (AND ULTRA CHEAP CABLES ARE JUNK) AS LONG AS THE IMPORTANT BASICS ARE ADDRESSED ALL OF THOSE HUNDREDS OR THOUSANDS OF DOLLAR AV CABLES ARE PLACEBOS AND ONLY SOUND BETTER IN THE MIND OF THE PERSON THAT JUST SPENT $10,000 ON CABLES TO HOOK UP THEIR SYSTEM!

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14 of 18 found the following review helpful:

5Nice stuffJan 04, 2007
By A. Pearson
Nice beefy stuff. It has a thread inside the CL jacket so it is easy to strip back...you just pull on it to cut the jacket. The speaker wire inside is well insulated and the conducter is high quality.

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