Hi Ken,
        You mentioned to Bonnie that you believed that Monster Cables, 
especially early manufactured ones, were subject to problems due to excessive 
capacitance, and were not intended for long runs beyond a few meters.
        I always looked to the original Monster Cable as the plain vanilla 
heavy cable answer, with good service for almost all applications. Nothing 
fancy. Just fine stranded, heavy copper wiring. No magic, injected light or 
liquids, green penned ends or anything of the sort. I have used it for 
internal wiring on almost all my speaker projects (good and lousy) AND (what 
I am now curious about) for a 15 plus meter run (up, over and around) for my 
rear surrounds.
        Have I again found myself sword fighting with Zorro, and unknowingly 
introduced what could be a source of signal degradation or noise into my 
system? If not Monster Cable for my "plain vanilla heavy cable applications", 
then what would you use?
        Some time ago someone here in the Echo suggested using the cable used 
by stage musicians like electric guitar players. He said it was extremely 
well made, would hold up to almost anything, and was of sufficient thickness 
to carry the full signal, and could be purchased by the foot at a reasonable 
price. 
Cheers, John
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