decent sound. good price

There are better cables out there. but not for what i paid.

You get what you pay for. I 'd say mid quality definately not the best. But for the price you can't go wrong. I also have the THX sub cable connected to my velodyne sub it sounds amazing as well.

none, fancy packaging.

poor sound quality

Poor sounding cables. Monster spool cables sounds a lot better. Looks nice, but looks don't count when you are looking for a quality sounds. Monster Z series are the best buy for the money. These THX cables make music sound harsd and britter while lacking in bass

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Reg. monster cable, Z-series monster cable,audioquest cables

It''s pliable and paintable

No detail or depth in the soundstage

Overpriced garbage. More Monster Cable hype. Only after I replaced the XP with AR Pro Series did I realize what had been missing in my sound. Now, the AR is nothing to get excited about, it simply shows me how bad Monster is. I''ll be saving for some really good speaker wire now. My advice is to buy Radio Shack(minimal investment) until you can afford wire that will bring out everything your system has to offer(especially the detail). Please don''t waste your money on Monster Cable products.

improved sound in my surrounds

none that I can find

I had a pioneer ac-3 receiver(since changed to a yamaha). My biggest problem was that I could not hear my surround speakers at all. I found this set at wards on clearance and brought them home and hooked it up and I thought I was listening to a new stereo. I had been blaming the receiver for the problem but these wiress made a big difference. I actually almost didn't buy a new receiver because of the change. I highly recommend these wires.

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rca wires, cheap speaker wires of various brands

THX Certified

None

Since this review category isn't 100% specific, I'll let you know the exact THX Certified Monster Cable I'm reviewing: Moster Cable Standard 16/2 THX Certified S16-2R-CL (UL-CL3 rated). This is very nice 16 guage cable I'm using from my Yamaha RX-V995 to my Definitive BP1X Bipolar Surrounds. It is spanning on both somehwere between 30 and 40 feet from receiver to speaker. No effects are missed. The highs are smooth, the midrange is clean, and the bass is powerful, even on Def Tech's "smaller" surround line. In Pro-Logic the slightest little sound can be clearly heard, and in Dolby Digital and DTS the surrounds blend in powerfully for an enveloping surround experience. I would prefer to change most of my cables to BetterCables (except these of course), but Monster sure beats that quick cheap $2 cable you'd find in Drug Stores, or Radio Shack. I'd say Monster Cable is the good intermediate level cable, but if you can find cable like this THX 16/2, or say the Monster THX M351 Subwoofer Cable, than you have some nice Audiophile Cable, since the THX Monster Cable seems to be the highest quality kind, and compares well with BetterCables. But I'd have to say for most cable types (Coax, Optical, Some Speaker Cable). Go For BetterCables (http://www.bettercables.com). But on this Monster did a good job. 5 stars. (I don't remember the price, but discounts on the Def Techs, and on these cables ended up making them, well... nearly free. But as for the going price per foot, or per spool, I don't remember).

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Monster XP Standard for front stage speakers.

this wire is great for movies

maybe weak in the music dept, though im not 100% of that

I give these wires a perfect score because its great in the movies dept, i mean it can make you low quality speaker sound better, and your top of the line speakers sound like thx certified speakers, definitly if your into the movies dept get these wires

In pursuit of the ultimate sound I found these cables at my local Circuit City (beleive it or not). As soon as I installed them I fired up the theater. BOOM! I instantly heard a difference, which was not good. Before I go on, I actually replaced the Monster XP cables in my system. Anyway, there is no comparison. THX certification is definitely in a league of its own. I left every calibration the way it was. The bass output sounded minimal and most of the time bloated when I could hear it. I could not beleive how terrible the XP cables sounded.
I recalibrated every speaker in my system. Dynamics are awesome and the bass is tight and dynamic. I hear defined bass and treble out of my center channel speaker like I have never heard, before. I can feel the impact from all the speakers in my system like never, before. If anybody is as anal as I am about getting the best sound out of your system try these cables if you do not allready have them. It is honestly a major sonic difference. Highly recommended!

After running these cables, I started to connect them to the back of my receiver. Then I notice that one of the pins had just fallen right off. Needless to say, I was not impressed with the quality of these cables. Especially when you shell out 25 bucks for them. If I wanted junk, I could of gone to Radio Shack and picked up the same crap for 2.99. I did get the cable replaced, and it does sound good, so I'll be nice on the rating.

was wondering if everyone is talking about the XPTHX certified or another model? i have the XP THX
certified for my fronts, surrounds, and center. i run them also with esoteric cable to my subwoofer. i was
doing a comparison today between the monster cable and new cable i just got...audiostream ac-10. i did notice a difference in the fronts. the monster cable has a "harsher" sound with vocals, and any higher frequency sounds. i tried his with music. haven't really noticed a difference with dvd's. it would be such a pain to keep switching back and forth between cables when i switch from dvd's to music. these cables are good for movies, but a little on the harsh side for music. the color-coding is nice. they sound pretty decent for lower-end cables.