Monster cables ..

LMAO!

We used to push this stuff at Best Buy when I worked there. We even tried to convince people that Monster's OPTICAL cables provided a "purer signal". Pure marketing crap. When it's digital .. it's either there or or it's not. Digital has a S/N floor, but as long as you're above the S/N by as few dB, you've got a 100% digital signal. groovy fiber works fine for a 1m interconnect, and it comes free with the receiver.

Radioshack cable from a spool and 99 cent connectors with regular 60/40 solder is just as good as their "oxygen-free" cables and "silver" solder. I don't care if you've got the "golden ears" -- I dare you to do a blind A/B comparison and do better than 50% overall.

MonsterCable = Hype

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Even if I wanted one, I couldn't buy one.

For some reason, my bank account is showing I'm over $500 dollars overdrawn. THANKS WOOT!!

steve

BOYCOTT MONSTER!!! Why? Do some research. They think they own the word "monster." In fact, I just used that word twice, I'll probably get sued.

an okay woot....if they were true 5.1 then they would be worth it

Not too sure if everybody actually READ what woot had to say about this system. I was about to get one, then read it. THIS SYSTEM DOES NOT PROCESS ACTUAL SURROUND SOUND. Will it send trememdously loud and awesome sounding fx through your entire house. Yes it will. But seeing as there is not Dolby/DTS...all this baby is really good for is hooking up to a console/computer for great sound. If you are looking for ACUTAL surround sound, please don't be stupid. Go purchase a quality Yamaha reciever and some bombtastic Klipsch speakers. Now THAT would be a great woot. :)

Product Page and MSRP:
http://www.monstercable.com/monstergame/ps2/productPageSpeakers.asp

Goanna wrote:

Not today, but I have seen it at least once before.

The bouncing button seems to carry over from either a previous woot or from the action of posting the new woot, it typically goes away in a few minutes. Nothing to get "hopped" up about. Ha. Ha. I apologize.

199.95 on buy.com w00t! got me one! =]

So I'd need extra cables to hook it up to my PC?

wow good deal..
froogle.com says the cheapest deal besides this is 130$

just bought a pair for my office.


although i personally have diesel Altec Lansing ones that I already use, these should be a good change

not gonna drop 50 on these.

hmm i was reading up about this and it seems like its not as good as it seems. its not truly surround sounds it just a stereo spread out across 5 channels. pretty tempting at first tho lol

So it's not really 5.1 at all then. It's really 2.1 with 2 and a half speakers on each channel. Decent if your computer has no digital output whatsoever and you're using crappy dell speakers or whatnot. Otherwise kind of useless.

very WEAK speakers, I'll pass

tool7f wrote:

Not too sure if everybody actually READ what woot had to say about this system. I was about to get one, then read it. THIS SYSTEM DOES NOT PROCESS ACTUAL SURROUND SOUND. Will it send trememdously loud and awesome sounding fx through your entire house. Yes it will. But seeing as there is not Dolby/DTS...all this baby is really good for is hooking up to a console/computer for great sound. If you are looking for ACUTAL surround sound, please don't be stupid. Go purchase a quality Yamaha reciever and some bombtastic Klipsch speakers. Now THAT would be a great woot. :)

now if we want to get technical, lets compare more apples to oranges...

Does anyone know if this is digital or analog?

so to verify, there is no optical input at all featured with this?

The price itis not cheap!!!! you can buy it on any web shoping .

DANG!!! I was so close to buying it until I found out it wasn't real 5.1. . . just stero speakers that "surround" you. oh well. . . Personally I have my dell 5.1 "mystery speakers" and that portable boom tube thing or whatever it is hooked up to an external sound card by creative to give me TRUE 7.1 surround sound when I hook my laptop up to the projector and play games or watch DVD's on it!!! TOTALLY COOL!

On the other hand, great for consoles, and great if you mostly watch AVI and mpegs that only have stereo sound anyway. . .

As for possibilities with this. . . you could buy 3 of them (the limit) and have one set dedicated to CENTER sound. One set dedicated to FRONT sound. And one set dedicated to REAR sound. . . that would be an UNBEATABLE MEGA 5.1 TOTALLY AWESOME SURROUND SOUND! Think about it! 5 Center Speakers (and sub); 5 front speakers (and sub), and 5 rear speakers (and SUB)!!! That's a total of 15 speakers and one sub for each position! Unbeatable!!! Where else can you get a 15.3 surround system for $150?!?! This is an AWESOME WOOT! I have almost convinced myself to buy 3 of these things just to do this!!! Convert the plugs to standard soundcard (headphone style) jacks and use one of those 5.1 or 7.1 sound cards (like my external creative soundcard for my laptop) and use your projector. . . TALK ABOUT AN AWESOME WOOT HOME THEATER SYSTEM!!!

ps if anyone actually does this please let us know how you like it. . . I think it would be AWESOME! :)

These are EXACTLY what I have been looking for!

I bought a Walmart Black Friday $994 42in Plasma that has leftover internal speakers from a AOC monitor, serriously folks, on high volume my IPOD headphones sound better from 10 feet away!

I currently have a set of mystery speakers hooked up to get sound out, but no remote.

This solves all my problems, AND includes wall brackets.

THANKS WOOT!!!!

Now if I can get the Tivo remote code (If there is one!)

BOUGH 2....

One set to let me play... and a second set to EBAY for a quick repay!!!

i really don't get it,

nice woot by the way but....

how can this be THX certified and not even be dolby digital compatible. THX certified stereo speakers (blown up into 5) now this is a new one! For the price good stuff but THX certified, c'mon.

Doesen't take much for THX certification these days...

I totally want, but these stupidheads don't ship to Alaska!

too blue for me

woot woot

ive been readin and readin... i need speakers but i piss on monster.

Remember, when it says THX certified, they're only referring to the CABLES, not the speakers.

Dezod wrote:

As for possibilities with this. . . you could buy 3 of them (the limit) and have one set dedicated to CENTER sound. One set dedicated to FRONT sound. And one set dedicated to REAR sound. . . that would be an UNBEATABLE MEGA 5.1 TOTALLY AWESOME SURROUND SOUND! Think about it! 5 Center Speakers (and sub); 5 front speakers (and sub), and 5 rear speakers (and SUB)!!! That's a total of 15 speakers and one sub for each position! Unbeatable!!! Where else can you get a 15.3 surround system for $150?!?! This is an AWESOME WOOT! I have almost convinced myself to buy 3 of these things just to do this!!! Convert the plugs to standard soundcard (headphone style) jacks and use one of those 5.1 or 7.1 sound cards (like my external creative soundcard for my laptop) and use your projector. . . TALK ABOUT AN AWESOME WOOT HOME THEATER SYSTEM!!! ps if anyone actually does this please let us know how you like it. . . I think it would be AWESOME! :)

I'd also be really interested to know if my random SHPILL helped convince anyone to go for it and buy them. . . :)

-Dezod

Has Woot ever offered high-end, premium speakers for audiophiles?

Trickster wrote:

Does anyone know if this is digital or analog?

No such thing as digital speakers. Acoustic energy (as perceived by your ears/brain) is purely analog.

Train yourself to percieve pulses of light as sound (LSD helps), and you can receive digital signals.

I have these as my COMPUTER speakers. THEY ARE AWESOME!! You even get a remote control! I am buying 3 for christmas. I paid $199 for mine at Circuit City. WHAT A DEAL!!

cyberbust wrote:

I have these as my COMPUTER speakers. THEY ARE AWESOME!! You even get a remote control! I am buying 3 for christmas. I paid $199 for mine at Circuit City. WHAT A DEAL!!

what type of inputs does it use?

Inthamix786 wrote:

Has Woot ever offered high-end, premium speakers for audiophiles?

yes they have -- check the archives, as I don't remember the brand/price/etc.

txstate04 wrote:

now if we want to get technical, lets compare more apples to oranges...

Well, apples generally come with a thin, hard peel, ranging in many colors. Some of which are red, yellow, and green. Inside is a usually juicy, fiburous material that many eat as is, or make into juice. At the center, or "core" of the apple are rougher strands of this fiber and "seeds". These "seeds" when planted into a fertile soil, will possibly sprout a sapling that will one day turn into the same type of tree from whence this apple originated from.

Oranges on the other hand, generally have a thicker, spongy exterior, that is generally thought of as bitter and inedible. The colors of the orange are generally a reddish yellow color called "orange". The makeup of the center is much different than the apple, in that it retains more fluid, and can be squeezed into juice quite easily. Oranges also contain "seeds" that will produce much the same effect as mentioned above.

These Speakers ARE NOT THX Certified. They only use THX certified CABLES!!

And if you read the description, they're NOT REAL SURROUND speakers. They basically take a stereo input and upmix it up 5.1, which is BAD.

Here's a link to the product on Monster's website:
http://www.monstercable.com/monstergame/ps2/productPageSpeakers.asp

Also, 65w RMS is WEAK.

Get these instead. They'll sound the same, cost less, and look better.

http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=3270377/search=logitech+z-3i

tool7f wrote:

Not too sure if everybody actually READ what woot had to say about this system. I was about to get one, then read it. THIS SYSTEM DOES NOT PROCESS ACTUAL SURROUND SOUND. Will it send trememdously loud and awesome sounding fx through your entire house. Yes it will. But seeing as there is not Dolby/DTS...all this baby is really good for is hooking up to a console/computer for great sound. If you are looking for ACUTAL surround sound, please don't be stupid. Go purchase a quality Yamaha reciever and some bombtastic Klipsch speakers. Now THAT would be a great woot. :)

It was pretty nice of Woot to be up front about the speakers. Not a lot of business would look out for their customers. Big two thumbs up for woot.

Any reviews anywhere? Cant seem to find any. Can anyone who has these recommend?

Dezod wrote:

I'd also be really interested to know if my random SHPILL helped convince anyone to go for it and buy them. . . :) -Dezod

lol. didnt come close. i clicked the i want one button. then waited for the forum to fill up and say yes or no. glad i was wise. ill just keep checkin in everday waiting for my infocus 61 incher to come back.

htauthority wrote:

i really don't get it, nice woot by the way but.... how can this be THX certified and not even be dolby digital compatible. THX certified stereo speakers (blown up into 5) now this is a new one! For the price good stuff but THX certified, c'mon. Doesen't take much for THX certification these days...

The speakers are not THX certified, but read closely...

We’re way into the included high-quality, THX-certified Monster cables.

Not the speakers, but the cables.

Narcissus wrote:

It was pretty nice of Woot to be up front about the speakers. Not a lot of business would look out for their customers. Big two thumbs up for woot.

fo sho. I wasn't bashing woot in any way, shape or form. I just don't like people to buy shite before they know everything about it. That generally leads to dissapointment. But then again, I'm sure most people who didn't read the description probably aren't reading this post right now...

tool7f wrote:

Well, apples generally come with a thin, hard peel, ranging in many colors. Some of which are red, yellow, and green. Inside is a usually juicy, fiburous material that many eat as is, or make into juice. At the center, or "core" of the apple are rougher strands of this fiber and "seeds". These "seeds" when planted into a fertile soil, will possibly sprout a sapling that will one day turn into the same type of tree from whence this apple originated from. Oranges on the other hand, generally have a thicker, spongy exterior, that is generally thought of as bitter and inedible. The colors of the orange are generally a reddish yellow color called "orange". The makeup of the center is much different than the apple, in that it retains more fluid, and can be squeezed into juice quite easily. Oranges also contain "seeds" that will produce much the same effect as mentioned above.

LMAO!!!