Monster Cable does Power Amps,,,,,,,,,UH OH


I just visited the monster cable website to look at their power conditions. To my surprise, I noticed that they are now offering to power amplifier. One is a multi channel for home theater and the other is a 250wpc stereo amp. This should be interesting to see how Monster does amongst the audio community.

Here's the link:

http://www.monstercable.com/power/lineAmps.asp
meech33

Showing 5 responses by pmkalby

Ha ha. I just looked, they mention nothing about internals, no picture either. They do say this:

o Monster Mirrored Amplifier TechnologyTM ensures low distortion, greater clarity even at the highest power levels.

o Laboratory-grade digital power meters monior acutal power output and dynamic range.

o 250 watts per channel, 500 watts total with all channels driven.

o 400 continuous watts all channels driven into 4 Ohms, instantaneous peak power all channels driven greater than
300 watts per channel/8 Ohms, 500 watts/4 Ohms.

o Balanced complimentary push-pull input stage delivers ultra-wide bandwidth performance for best reproduction of

o high resolution 192kHz DVD-A and SACD formats.

o Embossed plate with The Head Monster, Noel Lee's Signature.

Aside from having Noel Lee's signature on something meaning precisely SQUAT unless it's a check, they way they bulleted the spec about push pull INPUT makes it look like they think the amp has something to do with digital formats-- you'd think a company that large would have someone proofreading their website.

Besides, big deal, a balanced complementary push pull INPUT stage. What about the outputs, you dopes? I guess we know the important stuff from their ad, though: It's got big ass meters, and that's all that matters.
I don't think Wilson is using Monster Cable anymore (if they ever in fact did). Heard Wilson is now making their own internal wiring. Besides, Fabio has Martin Logans, and that's got as much to do with the quality of Martin-Logans as Wilson allegedly using Monster Cable has to do with the quality of a Monster-brand amp.

As for customer service, start a marketing company that sells products with little actual parts or engineering value for incredible margins. Get the masses to buy them impulsively like rats pressing a feeder bar, and you'll be able to service customers like that, too.

Notice I never said Noel Lee isn't a genius, he's just a marketing genius, not an audio genius.
SLAPPY! PUT THE BONG DOWN.

Example of Monster sucking: Their Toslink cable-- Interlink 200 or some such, it's a regular old $7.00 Panasonic-sourced el-cheapo Toslink with a big fat rubber jacket on it, and snap on oversized plastic ends. Selling price? $45 retail. Give me a break. That's indicative of most of their product- it's all looks and hype, but at the core, it's cheap junk.
Leasingguy-- If Jonathan Skull said it, they must be wonderful amps. Reviewers are beyond reproach, and since Monster's ad budget is tiny, I'm sure that was no influence at all...

Time will tell and the world is full of good amps already.