MONSTER CABLE XPNWMS100 100' MiniSpool Speaker Wire in White

by Monster

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1,200 x 1 x 1 inches ; 4.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005T3FY
• Item model number: XPNWMS100
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1973

Product Description

Length: 100 feet

From the Manufacturer

Compact High Performance Speaker Cable
Advanced speaker cable for hookup of speakers to stereo and surround sound home theater systems. Monster XP's compact design makes it ideal for high-performance installations where space is at a premium.

Outstanding Sonic Performance at an Attractive Price
Our special winding construction more accurately transfers music signals
XP's exclusive Magnetic Flux Tube and Special LPE Insulation let you hear more of the music with deeper, tighter bass, better imaging, and powerful dynamic range that easily surpasses ordinary zip cord and many more costly "audiophile" cables.

Product Description

When quality counts, rely on Monster Cable«! You get 100 feet of this premium speaker wire, so you can be sure that youM-^Rll be receiving top quality sound. It's special LPE insulation reduces signal loss and distortion. Plus, it comes in a Navajo White color so it can easily be painted. Pick some up today!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Monster gets a bad rap sometimes, January 12, 2004

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Scott Burton (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Monster Cable XPNWMS-100P Monster XP 100-Foot Compact Cable Piece, with 4 Prs. Pin (Navajo White) (Electronics)

Yes, it's way too expensive. This variation is in MC's 'budget' level, and it's still $.65/ft! That's outrageous, compared to what you can get by going to a wire & cable wholesaler and buying a couple of hundred feet.

Will you be able to tell the difference between this and any other cable? Chances are 'no'. Much more goes in to the quality of your sound system than cabling. Often (and rightfully so), cable is identified as a real 'weak link' in system performance. However, even excellent cable will not improve performance with otherwise second-rate components. Invest in high-quality cable interconnects between devices, good speakers and a good receiver before focusing on speaker cable.

Is the price of Monster Cable worth the performance gain? Maybe. The real question is, is there actually a performance gain over other cable? In actual fact, Monster Cable provides sizeable endurance gains over other cable where performance is matched (usually these are just instrument readings anyway, whose tolerances are much tighter than the difference between a $200 amp and a $2000 amp, for instance). MC manufactures all its cable by individually jacketing all wire, then injecting inert gasses into the jackets to push (and ostensibly, keep) oxygen away from the copper. They do this to stem the tide of oxydation along the cable run, which can drastically decrease performance over thet course of several years.

So with that in mind, you should ask yourself how many times (all other things being equal) in your lifetime you would like to replace your speaker cable. Multiply that times the cost of your preferred cable and then compare; MC is more likely to provide a cost benefit in these terms.

That said, I would never spring for MC in a professional setting. With the cost of wiring a professional facility far outstripping a high-quality home theater (or the like) because of the number and variety of cable runs required, I'd always prefer the size, variety and cost of Belden or Mogami. Things change quickly in the pro setting, and installed cable runs may or may not be used for their intended purposes (or even their intended owners) years from now. Often it's cheaper to re-wire a facility than to repurpose existing cabling. With home theater, changes are typically far less destructive and facilities are likely to exist and be used for many years.

Another thing I'd never do is spring for even more expensive (!) Monster Cable lines. At that level, you're paying much more money for instrument readings than what your ears think. Many of these products have very good instrument readings, and are engineered with meaningful, heartfelt considerations, and they still sound the same to the ears. Justify MC by saying "I don't want my cable to rust" instead of marketing-speak like "I can really hear the tight, deep bass!"

Somebody at Best Buy will try to guilt-trip you into buying MC. This is understandable; MC is usually the only choice in top-quality cable at retailers, and the built-in outrageous price makes a good bottom-line crutch for Best Buy and Monster. Still, if BB is your only local option, you might as well invest in MC, since you won't be able to quickly replace something from a remote wholesaler. And if you already have Monster Cable installed, stick with it; you don't want your left front and right surround speakers going south three years before the rest of them, for example.

All things considered, you should consider MC only if you want to build-in several more years of top-notch performance into your system before oxydation pulls it down, not if you're looking to improve performance in any way. Your money is best spent elsewhere first. Weigh factors like how long you'll keep the installation in place against the price benefits of cheaper, more professional cable like Belden. You should consider MC if you're not installing an entire system at once, since it will be easy to add a few runs of the same type and spec of MC with a trip to Best Buy. Just don't do it for "tight, deep bass"; you'll only be disappointed.

Probably doesn't deserve four full stars, but this category's rating could use an improvement.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars No Way !, July 2, 2002

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HIFI enthusiast "ast" (S.F. Bay Area, CA. USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: MONSTER CABLE Speaker Cable - 50 ft. piece with 4 prs. pins - 15.24 m.(XPNWMS-50P) (Electronics)

If you know the real deal like: Kimber Kable, MIT, Audioquest, ... you wouldn't say Monster Cable "Awesome"! Monster Cables is OK but wayyyyyyyyyy over priced (probably to pay for their mass marketing, not the technology).

I currently own a pair of Monster speaker cables and they are NOT worth the money I paid.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sebastian, February 12, 2007

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Sebastian Gonzalez - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Monster Cable XPNWMS-100P Monster XP 100-Foot Compact Cable Piece, with 4 Prs. Pin (Navajo White) (Electronics)

The item was excellent. But the shipping time was very poor. I understand that a item coming from china or out of the country might take two weeks, but a item from New Jersey to New York only takes, the most two days. It tooks, three weeks and no explanation. Even from California it takes 5 days by UPS groung. This is not the first time that this happens with the same company.

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