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Audiophiles may not care for the fact that this uses spring-loaded push terminals for cable interfacing; however, it is what it is - either twist bare ends of wires together and guide them into the terminal openings or buy post-style terminations. No complaints about functionality or sound quality. Monster Cable products have always had a reputable name and I was rather surprised to find a multi-speaker selector switch in this price class with the Monster brand name affixed to it. I used this switch to turn on/off zoned speaker pairs and went with an infrared remote repeater so the receiver remote control could be used in the alternate room. I'm giving this a four star out of five because it would be nice to include five-way binding posts on a switch like this; however, adding this type of terminations would undoubtedly drive up the price.maybe we should quit while we're ahead. This particular switch has the typical multi-pair on/off switches and the load switch, to (help) prevent damage to a smaller amplifier when presented with a low-impedance load resulting from multiple pairs of speakers. The switches have a nice detent feel and the case is all metal except for the front facia.
Awaiting word from Monster about warranty repair or replacement. Product work well for a couple of months, then the right channel went dead.
I had been saving up to buy two new amp/receivers, one for my livingroom and one for my art studio as well as and putting my current one in my bedroom. I have a 5 disc CD player so I just load it up with music and head back to my studio for a creative, musical art experience. This was adding up to a lot of money to have great sound in each room With this nifty little speaker selector I'm able to use the current amp/rec I now own (still planning to upgrade) and start running speaker wire through my apartment to each room. I have Sony 3 way floor speakers in my livingroom and some somewhat decent used speakers in my studio.
If you aren't happy with the sound you get after hooking up your speakers to the speaker selector you may want to upgrade other aspects of your sound system. While this is a quality product, your sound depends on your amp and or receiver, type of speaker wire used, how your wire or cable is attached to your speakers, and what kind of speaker you have. Changing from wrapping wire around the speaker connecters to Monster banana plugs improved the sound even more. I'm delighted with each little change I make. I look forward to a new, upgraded amp/receiver. All this in addition to buying upgraded speakers for my studio and sticking my old one in my bedroom.
I've noticed that by simply changing the speaker wire to a better quality, my stereo system has a noticably improved sound. The speaker selector allows you to upgrade your home sound system in a more economical way to get the most boom for your buck. I've upgraded the type of speaker wire I'm using and added Monster Banana plugs to one set and the sound is fantastic. It is great knowing I only had to spend under 70 bucks to wire up two rooms so far when I was expecting to shell out well over 200 just to get two rooms set up.
If you want my advice, look for something else. I can't get the connections to stay in place if I move the unit at all - really frustrating. I don't know why they didn't design it to use with their own crimp terminals like I have on everything else. Normally I've been really happy with Monster products. I'm returning this item, my first ever return after many years of Amazon shopping. This speaker selector is an exception. They're usually more expensive than the competitors but better quality too. There's not really much to it but the wire connections on the back really suck - especially if you're using 12ga or 14GA wire.
much better than what I could find in a store, I saved a few bucks which always helps
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