Battle of RCA Cables: Mogami, Amazon, Monoprice

[DMill]

I have tons of monster RCA cables because I can get them all the time at thrift stores or garage sales over the years for maybe a $1 a cable regardless of length. Besides issues with the company ethically that anyone may have, and that their non-THX labeled RCA cable connectors bind on way too tight and can actually rip out your RCA female connection on your gear if you are not careful removing them, is there any reason to avoid them for sound quality or interference resistance?

Again, price is no issue as they are not new and are dirt cheap and readily available.

(Personally sometimes I have thought I heard a difference with a cable, but then I go back and not so sure. Not so sure to me says it was in my head and I move on. So in the end I have been using my audioquest and monster cables since I have/get them for cheap. i don't expect them to add anything, nor that they would be any worse.)

It’s unlikely that any cables made by Monster would have any effect so long as they weren’t corroded or damaged. I’d say use them without any audible concerns if you clean them up and make sure everything is nice and tidy. Same thing with AQ. That said, there are a few tested instances where some extremely high end cables are being used as tone controls and actually are doing damage to the signal. And yes, the Monster cable RCA terminations were incredibly tight from recollection. Definitely advise caution when swapping them in and out.

 

[antcollinet]

with XLR cables should we need 2 cores?

Yes.

 

[Holmz]

i think they build better than the mogami cables that armirm introduced for the same price.

with XLR cables should we need 2 cores?

One can use the jacket for the 3rd pin.
(3rd core?)
I am looking at the two pictures.

There is also an RCA to LR connector by Nuetrik and others.

…
When I once asked one of the senior engineers at our German manufacturer about the special OCC copper used in audio, he almost burst out laughing.
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Two points to you.
To get a German to even crack a small smile is a noteworthy.