I've been reading of how some of the peeps here like Monster's M-Series cable.
Could someone explain to me the difference between a Monster M-Series Cable and Home A/V cables (e.g., Monster Video 3 and the Z-Series--M500 spec wise seems identical to Monster Video 3, and M1000 seems identical to Z-Series stuff)?
What (besides looks) differentiates the performance of these cables?
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Posted: 2004-11-01 01:03
I have used RG6, Monster Standard, Video 2, Video 3, M-500, and M1000 and the M1000FV silver Video cable was by far the best performer.
I do have some Transparent High Resolution Video wire that is noticably better than the M1000V, but it also cost 5 times as much.
The M1000V with its silver coated high purity conductor and nitrogen filled dielectric is still the most cost effective performer for the money.
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thx for the feedback Maxxwire. But do you know what differentiates M500 from Video 3 and M1000 from Z-Series?
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Posted: 2004-11-01 14:19
First of all having tried all of the different flavors of Monster Video wiring I mentioned above I would strongly suggest that you spend the few extra dollars and get the silver Video wire because its so much better.
The only difference I can tell between the M1000V and the Z-Series Video wire is the jacket that they come in. In which case the Z-Series Video wire could possibly perform ever so slightly better due to its anti-resonant outer covering.
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jtodd: M-Series and Z-series cables are the same internally. Basically there are 2 differences between them: the Z-series is more commercially available (i.e., sold to big shops like Best Buy, Good Guys, etc.). The M-Series is sold to specialty and mom-and-pop shops mostly. Secondly, the M-series cables are UL-rated for in-wall use. The Z-series are not. This is why almost none of the M-series cables have that mesh crap surrounding the cable. You can't run it thru walls with that stuff on. Maxxwire said something about an anti-resonant function to this stuff. But my understanding from talking with Brad at bettercables is that the mesh is just for looks. I was told is has no performance function whatsoever. I'd actually be interested in hearing if anyone knows more about this mesh stuff. Does anyone know for a fact if it has a useful function?
bottom line: So M1000/Z-series give same performance. And M500/Video 3 give same performance. Whether you need to run it thru the wall is the only real difference.
l8r
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Posted: 2004-11-01 18:33
The use of anti-resonant mesh started with geologists using it on the wires they used for their seismic probes because they needed to insure the most accurate readings possible.
Eventualy the concept of anti-resonant wiring spread to Audio system interconnects where tollerances are at least if not more demanding than in the field of geology.
I have both Analog and Digital wiring that has anti-resonance mesh covering. I have the terminations of these wires decoupled with Sorbothane and in some cases even mass loaded in an effort to reduce the effects of resonance.
Why is this so important? Because reducing and tuning resonance can make or break the sound of highly sensitive Audio equipment. It took me years of experimenting to understand this, but by controlling resonance you can alter the peizoelectric effect that it has on the equipment and wiring in your Audio system which effects every electrical part in every piece of equipment you own.
This anti resonant design is exemplified in the frame and beam construction and solid aluminum front pannel on Sony ES grade equipment.
Sony understands this principal with such clarity that their latest iLink capable SOTA equipment differs in size one piece from another due to the considerations and dictates regarding the perfect resonance tuning of each individual piece of equipment to insure its optimal performance.
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