http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/12/13/monster-cable--fires--120-employees-still-overcharge-for-accessor/ Engadget HD Comments for http://www.engadgethd.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadgethd.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/12/13/monster-cable--fires--120-employees-still-overcharge-for-accessor/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/12/13/monster-cable--fires--120-employees-still-overcharge-for-accessor/Dec 13th 2006 11:51PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/12/13/monster-cable--fires--120-employees-still-overcharge-for-accessor/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/12/13/monster-cable--fires--120-employees-still-overcharge-for-accessor/Dec 14th 2006 12:45AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/12/13/monster-cable--fires--120-employees-still-overcharge-for-accessor/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/12/13/monster-cable--fires--120-employees-still-overcharge-for-accessor/
that sucks they are doing this right before the holiday. insane.]]>Dec 14th 2006 1:26AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/12/13/monster-cable--fires--120-employees-still-overcharge-for-accessor/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/12/13/monster-cable--fires--120-employees-still-overcharge-for-accessor/
How many people actually buy Monster Cable online? Like 5...ever?]]>Dec 14th 2006 1:54AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/12/13/monster-cable--fires--120-employees-still-overcharge-for-accessor/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/12/13/monster-cable--fires--120-employees-still-overcharge-for-accessor/Dec 14th 2006 3:15AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/12/13/monster-cable--fires--120-employees-still-overcharge-for-accessor/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/12/13/monster-cable--fires--120-employees-still-overcharge-for-accessor/
Seriously, these Monster/Audioquest/Knuconceptz.com/etc all refuse to submit to double-blind tests because they know people won't see or or hear any difference with the stuff they can get for $20 anywhere else.

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Unfortunately, someone I know spent $20 at Best Buy for a six-foot s-video cable. I just shook my head in disbelief. I suggested he try monoprice dot com in the future, to return his original purchase, and will provide him with a quality cable for free.]]>Dec 14th 2006 5:18AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/12/13/monster-cable--fires--120-employees-still-overcharge-for-accessor/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/12/13/monster-cable--fires--120-employees-still-overcharge-for-accessor/Dec 14th 2006 7:39AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/12/13/monster-cable--fires--120-employees-still-overcharge-for-accessor/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/12/13/monster-cable--fires--120-employees-still-overcharge-for-accessor/Dec 14th 2006 9:21AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/12/13/monster-cable--fires--120-employees-still-overcharge-for-accessor/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/12/13/monster-cable--fires--120-employees-still-overcharge-for-accessor/
]]>Dec 14th 2006 9:36AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/12/13/monster-cable--fires--120-employees-still-overcharge-for-accessor/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/12/13/monster-cable--fires--120-employees-still-overcharge-for-accessor/"Nearly 40,000 manufacturing establishments have closed and 3 million manufacturing jobs have vanished since 2001. Alarms should be going off nationwide. . ."

To the middle class, this is the biggest silent catastrophe in recent history.]]>Dec 14th 2006 10:19AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/12/13/monster-cable--fires--120-employees-still-overcharge-for-accessor/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/12/13/monster-cable--fires--120-employees-still-overcharge-for-accessor/Dec 14th 2006 10:46AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/12/13/monster-cable--fires--120-employees-still-overcharge-for-accessor/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/12/13/monster-cable--fires--120-employees-still-overcharge-for-accessor/
Move along, plant.]]>Dec 14th 2006 12:42PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/12/13/monster-cable--fires--120-employees-still-overcharge-for-accessor/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/12/13/monster-cable--fires--120-employees-still-overcharge-for-accessor/Dec 14th 2006 2:13PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/12/13/monster-cable--fires--120-employees-still-overcharge-for-accessor/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/12/13/monster-cable--fires--120-employees-still-overcharge-for-accessor/Manufacturing jobs include such jobs as cnc operators, moldmakers, tool/die makers, electricians and engineers of all types. Don't think that manufacturing is all "sweat shops". When was the last time you visited a plant? Many six-figure salary jobs are lost every time a plant moves overseas.]]>Dec 14th 2006 2:58PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/12/13/monster-cable--fires--120-employees-still-overcharge-for-accessor/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/12/13/monster-cable--fires--120-employees-still-overcharge-for-accessor/
In a country where most young people have the ability to join any of the armed forces (try the Navy or AF for those who are afraid of being on the ground in Iraq) and then have their post-4 yr term higher ed paid for, I have little sympathy.

It's what I did (BS degree) with absolutely no help from my parents and if I get laid off tomorrow (knock on wood) oh well, my post-HS ed. credentials are still marketable in the modern economy. Yea, it would be tough but am I going to be compelled to spend my post-layoff time begging for my job back or finding another.

Also, what if I'm realistically overpaid relative to comparable jobs in the industry, am I saving my pennies for that rainy day if/when my good fortune runs out or am I up to my pits in debt and living on the edge of my means. If I get laid off then who do I blame.]]>Dec 18th 2006 2:06AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/12/13/monster-cable--fires--120-employees-still-overcharge-for-accessor/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/12/13/monster-cable--fires--120-employees-still-overcharge-for-accessor/
And to all you people whining about the loss of manufacturing jobs overseas. If you're so concerned, raise some capital and start a manufacturing company in the US yourself! Protectionist laws don't create jobs, entrepeneurs do.]]>Dec 14th 2006 3:18PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/12/13/monster-cable--fires--120-employees-still-overcharge-for-accessor/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/12/13/monster-cable--fires--120-employees-still-overcharge-for-accessor/Dec 14th 2006 8:26PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/12/13/monster-cable--fires--120-employees-still-overcharge-for-accessor/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/12/13/monster-cable--fires--120-employees-still-overcharge-for-accessor/
I'm confused by what you mean when you say these companies don't submit to double-blind testing. Every one of these companies provide review samples to major publications, who can review them any way they choose. I would find it rather fishy if a company conducted its own double-blind test, frankly.

When I worked in high-end theatre sales I sold everything by double-blind, and monster frequently won. There is a huge profit margin on their products, true, but that's not unique to Monster. That being said, both monoprice and bluejeanscable make excellent product at great prices. Radio shack Gold, however... yuck.]]>Dec 14th 2006 10:29PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/12/13/monster-cable--fires--120-employees-still-overcharge-for-accessor/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/12/13/monster-cable--fires--120-employees-still-overcharge-for-accessor/
And if this is done during a big screen display retail sales endeavor, it may just ruin the sale, too. Sorry, but if I can't 'hear' or 'see' a difference then why should I 'pay' a difference. Of course, I activel encourage everyone to buy, and then return, Monster products as a means to double-blind test in their own home with their own setup.]]>Dec 15th 2006 4:35AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/12/13/monster-cable--fires--120-employees-still-overcharge-for-accessor/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/12/13/monster-cable--fires--120-employees-still-overcharge-for-accessor/Dec 15th 2006 7:18AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/12/13/monster-cable--fires--120-employees-still-overcharge-for-accessor/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/12/13/monster-cable--fires--120-employees-still-overcharge-for-accessor/
Rarely have I ever heard a complaint about Monster Cable that DOESN’T come from: 1) a persnickety audiophile snob whose frame of reference includes $2000 cables; or 2)a non-audiophile who doesn’t realize that there are audiophiles who spend $2000 on cables.

Monster’s products are mass-market products of exceptional quality. Just as in ANY product category, there will always be limited production (ie., boutique) manufacturers that might offer higher performance products, but they are typically incapable of supporting the high volumes, customer service levels, and sophisticated marketing that mass market retail requires.

Snideness aside, Monster Cable sells consistently high quality products that offer high enough performance for 99% of consumers, and perhaps even 75% of avowed audio/video enthusiasts.

No I don't work for Monster, but yes I have a financial interest in their success, as well as about 2 dozen other audio companies' success. I.e., I have lived and breathed this stuff long enough to avoid the BS, but also to spend my own money when it is worth it. And Monster is often (but not always) worth it.]]>Dec 15th 2006 5:45PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/12/13/monster-cable--fires--120-employees-still-overcharge-for-accessor/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/12/13/monster-cable--fires--120-employees-still-overcharge-for-accessor/
Anyone who pays close to $100 for copper wiring is a moron.]]>Dec 16th 2006 4:18PM