Is THX cert. cable better than .......?

[swwdts]

I am looking for newer cables to upgrade my Home Th.,I was at Radio Shak looking at some Monster cable ( S & optical cable ) & it had a THX cert.logo on it.Does that mean that it should sound better? I also was looking at a brand named Acoustic Reasearch.Are there cables any good? They were 30.00 less in cost. Please help me!!!!

[Woochifer]

The AR cables are very well constructed and should do the job just fine. THX certification is just that, a certification. No guarantee of anything other than meeting a minimum standard. No reason whatsoever to expect that other cables without the certification won't perform just as well.

[swwdts]

Thanks !

[JBMAudio.com]

And for the record, a cable should not "sound" anything. The only job of a cable is to transfer the singal from component to the other. If the cable changes the signal (sound) at all, it isn't a very good cable. If anyone tells you their cables will IMPROVE your sound, they are full of BS.

[Smokey]

And for the record, a cable should not "sound" anything. The only job of a cable is to transfer the singal from component to the other. If the cable changes the signal (sound) at all, it isn't a very good cable.

Excellent post.

Don’t you find it funny that few cable vendors say their cable are transparent. And then go into two full page review as how their cable will change the sound of a system for better.

So which one is it

[E-Stat]

Don’t you find it funny that few cable vendors say their cable are transparent.

Well, I do enjoy the exceptional clarity of the ones that do like Nordost, Harmonic Technology, JPS Labs, etc.

rw

[musicoverall]

Well, I do enjoy the exceptional clarity of the ones that do like Nordost, Harmonic Technology, JPS Labs, etc.

rw

As do I... except mine use the word "neutral" instead of "transparent". I guess I've never understood the difference! But they do exhibit exceptional clarity. Only the Nordost Valhalla did a better job... at several times the price!

[Sir Terrence the Terrible]

Well, I do enjoy the exceptional clarity of the ones that do like Nordost, Harmonic Technology, JPS Labs, etc.

rw

Okay, Let me understand this. If all the cables that comes from these mannufacturers are neutral, and claim transparency, do they all sound alike? If so, then whats the difference between them? Why pick one over the other? How do you know they are as neutral as one says they are?

[musicoverall]

If anyone tells you their cables will IMPROVE your sound, they are full of BS.

I'd imagine it would be hard based on your claim.

[abulgan]

I am looking for newer cables to upgrade my Home Th.,I was at Radio Shak looking at some Monster cable ( S & optical cable ) & it had a THX cert.logo on it.Does that mean that it should sound better? I also was looking at a brand named Acoustic Reasearch.Are there cables any good? They were 30.00 less in cost. Please help me!!!!

i've just upgraded my HT system cables(Definitive Speakers) from very cheap cable Neotech to Monster THX.it didn't complete its Break-in(i'm the one who believes)period

so i can't say it sounds better or worse but,but its very cheap for HT system,

more than 100fts of cable used

also bought a little bit expensivve Coxial cable(ecosse)still not understand why expensive digital cable can make quality sound
it is a DIGITAL signal man

[N. Abstentia]

THX is not better, just more expensive.

Monster is not better, just more expensive.

Expensive cables are not better, just more expensive.

Starting to see a pattern here?

[emorphien]

THX is not better, just more expensive.

Monster is not better, just more expensive.

Expensive cables are not better, just more expensive.

Starting to see a pattern here?

Shh the cable mafia are coming for you now!

I am looking for newer cables to upgrade my Home Th.,I was at Radio Shak looking at some Monster cable ( S & optical cable ) & it had a THX cert.logo on it.Does that mean that it should sound better? I also was looking at a brand named Acoustic Reasearch.Are there cables any good? They were 30.00 less in cost. Please help me!!!!

I've always found AR to be pretty much equivalent to Monster Cable in quality but as you noticed it's a good bit cheaper. It's a good choice if you ask me, otherwise avoid those two brands entirely and look at other options.

I have 4 3' AR interconnects that I keep around as spares and for extra hookups. Generally I don't need them, but they're handy to have around. I use some better cables in my system, but they're built better and just a little nicer to work with.

[jcbigred829]

Very nice setup!! I can guess it cost a whole lotta of Mula$$$$$$ Good job... what speaker cable do you use for the Fronts???

[superpanavision70mm]

I'm not sure I agree or disagree...all I know is what I hear within my own setup and with other setups that I have heard. Cables seem to be a hot topic of discussion with lots of debate over whether or not they make a difference. I know for a fact that I have benefitted from upgrading all of my cables over the years and that cables enable more of the potention of the components to be heard. Does that mean that you should spend thousands of dollars on cables for a small difference to be heard? Probably not. However, if you don't care about spending that money and feel that it is worth it...more power to you.

[MikeyBC]

I am looking for newer cables to upgrade my Home Th.,I was at Radio Shak looking at some Monster cable ( S & optical cable ) & it had a THX cert.logo on it.Does that mean that it should sound better? I also was looking at a brand named Acoustic Reasearch.Are there cables any good? They were 30.00 less in cost. Please help me!!!!

Remember way back when...if a speaker or other audio component was labled "Digital Ready" it was somehow better than the others? well i think the same applys here...its just a marketing ploy.

[emorphien]

Remember way back when...if a speaker or other audio component was labled "Digital Ready" it was somehow better than the others? well i think the same applys here...its just a marketing ploy.

I have an old pair of Sony headphones (MDR-CD555) and they're labelled as "Digital Ready" which always amused me.