Well I ordered some RCA cables, the ends were not staying on / fitting on snug enough. so I emailed the company and took a video. This is what he replied with..


I have watched the video several times and that looks normal, you do not want the ends overly tight or they could damage the inner connection on the Female end (the part the center pin of the RCA cable connects with) The cable only needs a couple pounds of insertion force to be on spec with industry standards for an RCA connection. When we talked on the phone I thought you had a problem with the connector grip area being loose (like the gold and silver parts of the RCA were not tight) The ends look quite normal

Bill

It doesn't even take a couple pounds of insertion force, it just comes out on its own.. in the video i'm hardly even touching it.

http://s48.photobucket.com/alb...Anch1

 

Um, yeah, I can tell that they're not tight... Don't know what he's watching but it's pretty obvious that they're very loose...

Let me ask you this though... Do they make a good connection when they're pushed on and held?? If they're loose like that, you could gently squeeze the collar with a pair of pliers on 4 sides and tighten things up... I've done that before, provided that the center pin is making good contact....

How old are these cables?

 

These cables are brand new out of the box they have sent me. It was like this when I first connected them. So they are less then a week old basically. They do not seem tomake a good connection when they are pushed on. I was thinking of squeezing the collar together and making them tighter. I wanted them to resolve it, I did not want to mess up these rca's and have them blame me for messing it up, and then not want to help me out you know..

 

It's kinda hard to tell how hard you are pulling or pushing. They only need to be snug. A better video might be holding the equipment up if the weight of the cable allows the cable to slide off then its probably to loose.

 

thats crazy, My friend just bought a used ek and thoses wires were left in the car. And we had the same problem when we installed the sub amp. the bass would knock them off. I just replaced them better quliaty tsunami wires. cleared that up

 

squeeze them a little with some pliers is the ghetto way

i would just replace them. what kind of rca's were they?

 

Replace them? They are brand new. Knukonceptz...and trust me I am not even hardly pulling on it, I touch them, they fall off.. Since I have them on my rear seats, when I put my seats down (wire has plenty of slack) the rca would just come off. I'll try to get a better video later. From what I've been dealing with knukonceptz, I am not satisfied at all.

 

Most high-quality RCA cables have what are known as "turbine connectors", which are essentially a firm-fitting connector that is designed for maximum video or audio data transfer. Turbine connectors slope inward and are diagonally notched, so they fit better than most out-of-the-box RCA connectors. If you really want good RCA cables, go with a THX-Certified Monster Cable RCA cable, which is the best quality RCA cable you can buy. The Monster Cable RCA cables are 75-ohm nitrogen gas-injected dielectric cables that are designed for the best possible sound quality.

 

I already bought these, so I will not be going with those THX-Certified Monster Cables, imo RCA Cable are RCA cables, I didn't get the cheapest of the cheapest, but I didn't get the best either. I expected fitment to fit better, they're just rca's.. I'm just going to rig it up to make it fit snugg, forget knukonceptz support, useless. Tells me they are 'normal?'...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mnaines &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Most high-quality RCA cables have what are known as "turbine connectors", which are essentially a firm-fitting connector that is designed for maximum video or audio data transfer. Turbine connectors slope inward and are diagonally notched, so they fit better than most out-of-the-box RCA connectors. If you really want good RCA cables, go with a THX-Certified Monster Cable RCA cable, which is the best quality RCA cable you can buy. The Monster Cable RCA cables are 75-ohm nitrogen gas-injected dielectric cables that are designed for the best possible sound quality.</TD></TR></TABLE>

No. Don't ever buy monster cable. They're overpriced garbage.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by shyboy817 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> imo RCA Cable are RCA cables'...</TD></TR></TABLE>

Not so true. you get what you pay for. I seen people buy thoses internet rca and wonder why they have so much signal noise. Switch to a good name brand and it dissappears

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EBP_SI &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

No. Don't ever buy monster cable. They're overpriced garbage. </TD></TR></TABLE> Ditto that, maybe not garbage, but definitely way overpriced, and hardly the best, can you say MIT shotgun, or how about, if you want stupid good MIT Oracle V1.1 at over $5000 for a 1m set I would be willing to bet it's better then Monster, in fact I would put any MIT interconnect up against Monsters best. 94

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by fcm &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> Ditto that, maybe not garbage, but definitely way overpriced, and hardly the best, can you say MIT shotgun, or how about, if you want stupid good MIT Oracle V1.1 at over $5000 for a 1m set I would be willing to bet it's better then Monster, in fact I would put any MIT interconnect up against Monsters best. 94</TD></TR></TABLE>

damm, maybe when I grow up and get a lil bit more wiser I gonna have to get me a set. Must be like that 5 dollar milk shake

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by wrx-killer-Sti eater &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Not so true. you get what you pay for. I seen people buy thoses internet rca and wonder why they have so much signal noise. Switch to a good name brand and it dissappears </TD></TR></TABLE>

True I get what I pay for. I mean these are top of the line Monster Cable or anything, but they aren't some ebay or flea market rca's either. The RCA wires do look very high quality though, very nicely 4+ shielded cables. I really like them, but the matter of fact that they do not fit snug enough disappoints me. And better yet there support says that it looks 'perfectly normal'. I'll just deal with it and rig them up myself.

Edit: These rca's give no signal noise period, they are pretty nice quality ffor the price they are. Just the endcaps do not fit tight enough. And the company claims in the video it looks fine. Oh well..


Modified by shyboy817 at 1:03 PM 8/17/2006

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by shyboy817 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

True I get what I pay for, The RCA wires do look very high quality though</TD></TR></TABLE>

Hey I can dress my cat up as a dog. But its still a cat. I can make a ugle gurl kind of pertty with mac make up but she still ugle. Get the point?

 

My $5 radioshack cables always work for me.

Who cares if they are nitrogen injected. By the time you get them the nitrogen will have leaked out lol.

I'll agree a "decent" set of cables is a must they offer better shielding, and better build quality. But anything else your buying snake oil, I am sure they are better hooked up to a scope in perfect conditions but your ear will never tell the difference.

Your cables are as weak as your weakest link. Pop open a few amps you will not find a THX certified nitrogen injected cable going from the the RCA connector to the amplifier (or the preamplifier to amplifier) Lol.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by shyboy817 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

True I get what I pay for. I mean these are top of the line Monster Cable or anything, but they aren't some ebay or flea market rca's either. The RCA wires do look very high quality though, very nicely 4+ shielded cables. I really like them, but the matter of fact that they do not fit snug enough disappoints me. And better yet there support says that it looks 'perfectly normal'. I'll just deal with it and rig them up myself.

Edit: These rca's give no signal noise period, they are pretty nice quality ffor the price they are. Just the endcaps do not fit tight enough. And the company claims in the video it looks fine. Oh well..


Modified by shyboy817 at 1:03 PM 8/17/2006</TD></TR></TABLE> Other then the problem with the RCA terminals, [crimping them a little will fix that] your RCA interconnect is probably fine both EBP_SI and myself were referring to mnaines remark about Monster Cable being the best... <TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mnaines &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> go with a THX-Certified Monster Cable RCA cable, which is the best quality RCA cable you can buy. </TD></TR></TABLE> although I disagree with EBP_SI that it is garbage, I do agree it is overpriced. [kudos to Monster's marketing] and it definitely is not the best you can buy, far from it, but then again mnaines believes Sony Xplod HUs are the best, go figure

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by wrx-killer-Sti eater &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Hey I can dress my cat up as a dog. But its still a cat. I can make a ugle gurl kind of pertty with mac make up but she still ugle. Get the point?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I agree but this is what the product discription says, unless it's false information.

Description: Back with a knu look for 2005, the Krystal Kable is one of the best cables on the market. The Krystal Kable is the Fort Knox of cables. This cable contains 4 different types of sheild / noise rejection charateristics all in one cable!. Features Include:

* Twisted Pair, Copper Foil wrapped Audio Signal
* Sub-Layer PVC Jacket
* Mylar Foil Sheild
* Tinned Copper Braid Covering 98% of the surface area
* Gold Plated Metal Ends with Diagonal Kut Konnection

States that there's 4 layers of shield basically, which should be more then enough. Like I said nothing is wrong with the RCA signal wise, just the metal end is giving me problems.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by shyboy817 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Like I said nothing is wrong with the RCA signal wise, just the metal end is giving me problems. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Then take a pair of pliers to the end of them and be done with it.

The company spokesmen is an idiot. When you sell products for cheap there is no room for service. Which explains why they say their product is still good.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nsxxtreme &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Then take a pair of pliers to the end of them and be done with it.

The company spokesmen is an idiot. When you sell products for cheap there is no room for service. Which explains why they say their product is still good.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Exactly what I'm going to do. Even worst, the company spokesmen is the owner of the company..

 

crimp the tabs a lil, if they give you problems send them back.

 

Done, fits tight now, ends might be a little crooked but it fits snugged now, how they 'should' fit from new..

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by fcm &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">although I disagree with EBP_SI that it is garbage,</TD></TR></TABLE>

Part of my opinion of monster and their products is biased because of their despicable business practices suing every other possible company with the word monster, including discovery channel for the show "monster garage". How that show would affect their business I'm not sure but i know a lot of individuals who are into audio as a hobby have sworn to never buy anything from them again.

 

Yea that **** goes on all the time by a lot of companies, we have a used car lot here who had to change it's name because toys r us told them they would sue if the did not change their name from cars r us, and Disney will sue anybody that in anyway uses any of their names EG; Mickey Mouse, Goofy even Minnie, even if it's not Minnie mouse, that's not Monster that's the good ol USA mentality, keep the lawyers working sue sue sue, sue anybody for anything or threaten to sue. 94

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by fcm &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> Yea that **** goes on all the time by a lot of companies, we have a used car lot here who had to change it's name because toys r us told them they would sue if the did not change their name from cars r us, and Disney will sue anybody that in anyway uses any of their names EG; Mickey Mouse, Goofy even Minnie, even if it's not Minnie mouse, that's not Monster that's the good ol USA mentality, keep the lawyers working sue sue sue, sue anybody for anything or threaten to sue. 94</TD></TR></TABLE>
There should be an obvious limitation when you patent a word in the dictionary. If you came up with your own name fine. But your using a word that has been around long before you were ever a business.

Monster cable has also sued Monster.com and Disney for Monsters Inc. Just shows the stupidity of the American justice system.

I wont buy anything from "Monster" retarded business practices and over priced snake oil keeps me away.