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To: JohnM who wrote (27114)	12/31/2009 11:39:28 AM
From: Dale Baker	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 51702

I just bought a 20-foot HDMI cable for 14.99 with shipping on EBAY, to connect a new laptop I ordered with my office TV. EBAYis a good source for cheap cables if the seller is reputable. The box stores use cables as a high-markup ripoff center.

To: JohnM who wrote (27114)	12/31/2009 3:20:01 PM
From: cosmicforce	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 51702

<as good a job as Monster's $ 50-100 cables> The same is true for speakers. High amperage cords at Orchard for electric lamps work just fine as speaker cables. I used to design analog circuitry and much of the mumbo jumbo about cables is ridiculous. Gage matters and to a lesser degree, number of strands, but most of us are nearly deaf for anything over abut 12-14kHz anyway and the dread "skin effect" really only kicks in for much high frequencies than most adults can hear. Non-PVC insulation probably matters for corrosion and environmental reasons but you can probably ignore that too if you change your cables every few years. Just about everything else is unscientific. What people really hear is real power and not reactive impedance as these cord sellers would have you believe. Maybe at really low volume listening with very high impedance amplified speakers there could be a difference. Shielded cables should always be used for unamplified signals, but since the power coming from the amp is going through very low impedance transistors, minor differences in dynamic cable impedance is just not going to be heard. For most cables, price doesn't matter much. There are quality and flexure issues and the higher the pin count, the more this stuff probably matters. I use what I buy at Target or Circuit City.