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July 18, 2007 03:39 PM

Categories: Cables Connecting Your Digital Home Home Interconnects & Wiring Advice

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I took my receiver in to be fixed at a repair shop and was told by the repair man to be careful on buying "too expensive" of cables???? He actually told me that the cables are built better than a lot of the electronics they go to...I love my Monster Cables and would never buy anything else...but has anyone else been told that? Or experienced some problems taking them on and off?

Is there any way to make them not so tight???

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July 19, 2007 11:58 AM

The Monster Cables I use certainly do grab onto those jacks pretty tight, and even I can have trouble getting them to release their Kung Fu grip. The trick is that you're not supposed to try and pull them straight off. Instead, twist them clockwise while firmly (but carefully) pulling straight out. They'll come off with no problem.

I'd rather have a cable that's tougher to get off than having cables that fall off by themselves. :-)

What audio cables do you use?

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August 13, 2007 2:16 AM

So so sorry. We could make them less tight (sp?). But we wouldn't be confident they would stay firm fitting over the life of the cable, which for some cables and many systems, is a pretty long time. I grew up pulling super tight Monster RCA's out of more gear than I care to think about, admittedly I broke a few rca jacks, but they were usually and real cheap components like boom boxes, etc. But Matt had the best advice, twist twist twist....and shout! cause it isn't easy.

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August 29, 2007 1:34 AM

I broke too many jacks trying to INSERT Monster Cable - not only the grip is too tight but the diameter is inadequate for many electronics. I love my Monster Cables but something needs to be done with this.

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Matt Whitlock
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August 30, 2007 2:06 PM

Sergey said: I broke too many jacks trying to INSERT Monster Cable - not only the grip is too tight but the diameter is inadequate for many electronics. I love my Monster Cables but something needs to be done with this.

I did snap a jack once, too. So I feel your pain. However, that was before I learned that twisting the connector while pulling straight out will get it disconnected much easier. The next time you need to unplug one, give it a try.

Not sure I've ever had problems with the diameter... Do you mean the diameter on the inner plug on RCA style cables, or the diameter of the connector? 

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Larry Dillon
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September 12, 2007 2:43 PM

I too have broken connectors and most of the time it breaks the board with it. While it is true, you do not need monster cables or "better type cables" with inexpensive equipment, it is for sure worth spending a little bit extra for the better cables if you are setting up a permanent home theater system. The reason you want to have the cable grip on really well is, have you felt the vibrations and bass tones on a well tuned home theater system. Those low bass vibrations would definitely make those loose fitting cables jump out of their jacks or at least come loose on you. Then you could blow up a channel or worse, have an intermittent hum and not be able to find it. A little hint I got a while back from an old timer, before he inserted an audio jack into a connector, he would wipe off the connector to get all the dirt and oils off the connectors so it would not have any thing to oxidize.  I really do not know if this helps, but It seems like a good thing to do. I figure would'nt hurt.

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Chris Miller
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September 13, 2007 10:16 PM

I've broken RCA jacks on cheap components because of overly tight cables, but only in moments of carelessness.  I personally prefer the tight-fitting cables to ensure a solid connection.  I've had connectivity issues with cheaper cables that don't grab so tightly - their flickering in and out behavior was FAR more annoying than any struggles I experienced trying to disconnect a quality cable.  As long as I'm gentle and twist as I pull, I've never done any damage to my RCA jacks.

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