Customer Reviews

Monster I400MKII-2M 400 Series Mark II RCA Stereo Cables (2 meters)

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

Wow, I'm a little surprised here. Several months ago I wrote a detailed review comparing the 400mkII's to MIT Terminator 3's, and another pair of Monster interconnects. I basically said that the 400mkII's severaly degraded the sound quality of my system - the bass and lower midrange became boomy, bloated, and lacked detail. (Note: if you don't believe that cables can sound different, just try a couple of different pairs . . you WILL be surprised.) I was extremely disappointed with this product, and I made this known in my review.

About a week after I posted my review, I checked this page and saw that my review had indeed been posted. Now, I came back to see how other people may have responded to my review .. only to find that my review is completely gone! Ok, now I know how Monster manages to consistently get 4 1/2 - 5 stars on all of it's cables here at Amazon - they just delete the bad reviews. Or at least that's the only logical conclusion I can see here.

If you don't believe my critique of the 400mkII's - just go search out a good consumer review site ... Monster is consistently reamed by critical listeners.

Ok, my rant is over. But you owe it to yourself to try out other cables. Some of Monster's other cables sound great . . but the 400mkII's will hurt the sound of you system.

I've had this cable for about 6 months. It made an immediate difference to my system. It sounds clear, transparent, smooth. Also, I like the directional indicators on the cable which help in installation.

My only gripe is that the connectors are cheaply made. When one of the "grab" pins broke off, I realized the connector is not all metal construction (like you would expect for the price). The pin was made of plastic - quite a disappointment. I hoped for better at this price.

I have a bunch of cables, from low to mid-end.

I would rate them somewhere in the middle between the low end and the mid end in terms of audio quality.
The connectors are a royal pain. They are WAY TOO TIGHT which makes them very hard to plug in and even worse when its time to unplug them - they are so tight to a point one can damage the RCA jack on the equipment.

I wish I had kept the package otherwise these would be back for return in no time.

I bought these for my dvd player. They work wonderfully! The old analog cables that came with the dvd player looked alright but [didn't measure up}. These monster cables definately enhance the sound of my dvd movies, especially the dialogue. The old cables that I had made my movies sound a bit muffled. But the monster cables intensified the clarity from the dvd player to my reciever. For those of us who cannot afford 5 speaker digital surround sound, I would definately recommend these cables if you use regular 2 channel stereo for your movies or CDs.

These cables are excelent. They reproduce bass, middle and highs very clearly and in a soft way. They sound very good and natural. I think the guys who had problems should had checked their equipments, room accoustic and speakers before review this product.

I wish I could say these sounded as good as a pair of "high-end" cables from Target. They sounded much MUCH worse. The entire midrange was muddy, cymbals almost nonexistent. The soundstage just seemed so one-dimensional, I couldn't believe it. The bass response didn't seem like it changed... This was hooked up to an upgraded Rega RP1 turntable with a Cambridge Audio 640P preamp to an Onkyo TX-SR706 receiver. I did A/B testing with my boyfriend around as a control, and he also noted everything I just mentioned, so it wasn't just me. I wasn't hoping for much, but I was definitely EXPECTING these to sound better.

Disappointing, to say the least.

I am actually surprised that you can hear a difference in RCA cables over such a short span of distance.

Oh, and when I plugged one of the cables in, it broke my input plug on my receiver, so I have to use a different one now. Be aware of this when if you do end up buying these and jiggling them. In Monster's defense, they advise you to twist the plug onto the input, but, I didn't think it would be as hard as it was.

Buyer beware!

I was shopping for a stereo cable and had good success with Monster cables previously. What I received were two completely separate (but color-coded) mono cables -- I immediately sent them back for a refund. I expected a joined double cable. Amazon's photos do not clearly show that the cables are separate, nor is there anything in the detailed description about this. I already have too many cables behind my cabinets and on my floor -- why would I want two more when one double cable would suffice? Conclusion: the photos are misleading and the description is incomplete.

There is quite a bit of controversy out there on Monster. I really don't want to dive into it but if you feel its over priced, I suggest you google the difference between Monster digital cables(HDMI, Optical, etc) and Monster analog cables, such as this RCA cable.

I'm only an audio enthusiast but I worked in Radio Shack back in the day when it was still Radio Shack. If your going to tell me some razor thin, high gauge RCA cable is going to not only save me money but sound just as good as the Monster. Then I wish you the best with your sound setup but your missing out.

Shielding matters quite a lot when it comes to analog cables and this cable doesn't disappoint. I also like the fact its about 70% off the regular price if purchased from Amazon. I purchased these for my father in law who saw an instant improvement in sound quality for his HT. I did give the product 1 star off as it does have the infamous, super tight connectors. I understand why Monster wants to do it but they should develop an easier method of twisting and pulling to get them off.

After buying a Toshiba SD2200 DVD player, I didn't want to use "el cheapo" cables. I only wanted the best. That's were Monster came in with their high-performance audio interconnects. I compared the cable to the ones the came with the player and the difference was like night and day. I could not believe my ears! If you are looking for some high-resolution audio cables for your new home theater and you don't have optical or digital connections, this is the best route to take. Sure it may not be cost-effective, but who really cares, eh? You are a audiophile.

Just go out and buy some of these right now, you won't regret it!

Excellent cable, those that don't like them think again...

There's many monster cable copy on the web, too many people get the fake cable and dislike it. The copy often doesn't have the package or the package is modified with another color, bad traduction, no warranty papers or wrong Monster logo ()M(), plastic ends. Look at the monster website to be sure of the actual packaging and dont buy from ebay or if the price is too cheap to be true. Pay more and get the original.

I've tried many other expensive and inexpensive brands. You get what you pay for with MONSTER when you spend under 100-150$. Above that, you get screwed.

When I say best, I mean for some more money than usual cheap cable, you can get 97%+ of the sound of the Thousand dollars $$$ cables out there From many other''High end'' cable company...

Monster know what they are doing, but some fancy and rich audiophile want to pay more, just like people run 200k ferrari instead of 60k corvette..guess what the corvette wins overall because of its price!

Take for instance the Monster XP HP speaker cable, it's the best cable on the market, yes it's more than 1$ per foot but who cares you will never change it because of copper oxidation and you'll get excellent sound. The Z1 reference is also similar with more bass details for even bigger speakers.

Trust monster for everything, even HDMI cable are better for sound quality and 1080p picture colors and depth. My friend does 300$ ISF calibration of plasma and LCD TV for customers and with Monster HDMI the adjusment he made to the tv are FLAWLESS all the time he gets them right. He tried many time to switch HDMI for a cheaper one and the color gamut and temperature, details resolution changed ! Monster is best ! They devepopped the HDMI with millions dollars invested in the recipe of this mystic digital carry all cable.

If you did not see the difference in picture of ear the difference in the sound with their high quality cables(not entry level), think again. Your room, equipment or something else is wrong, not monster.

Just be careful because sometime never cable from Monster are not better than older design. This is true with Stereo RCA the 300 mkI was better than the 300mkII, so better take the 400 !

HDMI cable this is true also. I've made many testing in my room and the OLDER Monster 400 hdmi and ULTRA are excellent ( with nylon outer shell), the HDMI 750 (first batch) is better than the newer red pack HDMI 750 batch ( don't buy it's only 30awg cheap cable) picture is ok but no the >HD sound. Buy the Ultra HDMI with 26 and 28 awg written-on cables.

Hope this help, I do not work for monster or sell monster products !