Quote Originally Posted by voltes_V View Post
Oh Im sure many will refute that idea about monster cables and any other brands. Honestly I feel most electronics in the stores today are too overrated. Im just speaking in general terms ofcourse. If im going to ask you, what would you prefer, the cables that came with your TV set or those thick shiny ones with precision-machined 24 karat gold plated connectors (ummmm gold plated)(just kidding). Well you've got to admit those cables that come with the tv or dvd players are pretty crappy.Just imagine having a plasma tv, hi end speakears, 7.1 audio receiver then having those cheap crappy cables installed.Im sure the audio and visual picture would still suck. So why not spend a little more for higher quality cables is all im saying. Just take note that cables are just part of the equation, there are still so many things to consider in building your HTS, which is why it will be 1 of your most expensive hobbies youll ever have.
And by the way,I dont use monster cables, I use energy reference series cables for my equipment, not by preference but because the storemanager gave it to me for free.
question: are we talking about comparisons between same-format cables here? or the difference between composite --> s-video --> component --> hdmi?

because the crappy cables that come with your TV are most often composite, and of course they will look much worse than component or HDMI regardless of the manufacturer.

my point was more on the fact that component vs. component, you will be hard-pressed to see a difference between a $30 Acoustic Research and a $100 Monster Audio.

but i would definitely rock some "name brand" cables if they were given to me for free!! as Bob Barker would say, "The Price is Right!!"