Interesting Thesis on IC's

[LeRoy]

Here's an interesting read on a Thesis done by an M.I.T student on IC's for what its worth-

http://dspace.mit.edu/bitstream/hand...5/41567257.pdf

That was an interesting read. I suppose if all he had to test back in the day was R.S. -vs- Monster...then I may have also reached the same conclusion...lol

[Steve Eddy]

That was an interesting read. I suppose if all he had to test back in the day was R.S. -vs- Monster...then I may have also reached the same conclusion...lol

Back in the day? We're talking just 13 years ago. There were dozens if not hundreds of high end cable offerings available at the time. Thirteen years ago Monster wasn't even taken very seriously by the high end.

Hell, in 1998, Kimber had already been in business for more than 10 years.

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[LeRoy]

Back in the day? We're talking just 13 years ago. There were dozens if not hundreds of high end cable offerings available at the time. Thirteen years ago Monster wasn't even taken very seriously by the high end.

Hell, in 1998, Kimber had already been in business for more than 10 years.

se

Ya, 13 years ago doesn't seem like a long time ago, however, given all the advancements/progress in audio technology since then it does feel like "back in the day" to me.

Good info on the Kimber though I never really kept in mind when any Hi-Fi company got it's start.

Is Monster taken seriously now? All I know is that I never took Monster seriously and I did try one of their sub-woofer cables that I had to wrestle off the sub inputs just to get it off both the amp and the sub. That was enough to keep me clear of Monster. I don't recall the audio difference that the Monster was suppose to indulge me in so I guess it did not leave a favorable impression with me.

[Steve Eddy]

Is Monster taken seriously now?

Are you kidding? They're being sold at Radio Shack now.

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[blackraven]

That was an interesting read. I suppose if all he had to test back in the day was R.S. -vs- Monster...then I may have also reached the same conclusion...lol

I would not knock the Monster M1000i's. I picked up a pair of those and the M900i's on ebay for $30. They are well made and sound great. Certainly no worse than the Audio Quest Corals that came with my Music Hall CD player. I'm using them in my second system now and I am using BJC's in my main system because I perceive the BJC's to have more prominent treble probably because of their low capacitance, but otherwise the bass, and overall sound is the same. I'm not a big monster supporter and would never buy any new gear from them but they do make some good over priced stuff.