LF: Cheapest place to buy home theatre cables?

[here4yagurlz]

I'm looking for optical and component video cables. 6-10 ft on each, but $30 & $40 at FS, screw that

[eloytron]

Try Xscargo.

[here4yagurlz]

ya theyre too far from me, and i dont have the time to head out there. otherwise i would.

[flame02]

ur gunna spend at least $25 on component calbes and $15 on optical cables ....
ive got a 3m monster optical cable for $35 if you want .. its the mid grade one worth $100

[jedd999]

Check out ebay for cables... for the most part ive gotten some cables for less than 75% of what they go for in a store like futureshop or radioshack

Also, if there is a fleamarket anywhere near where you live (like dr. fleas in the GTA) you can probably find some pretty sweet deals there....

my BIGGEST suggestion would be not to buy the cables at a big box store, because they are usually most expensive there

[mcclutz]

Costco has some, I believe they're either Philips or Accoustic Research. The Philips ones are fairly thick and speak to good quality. Walmart stocks them for <$20 I believe. If you don't like them you can always return them. Plus, who doesn't have a walmart or Costco nearby...

[aw124]

Check out this site.

MonoPrice.com


Shipping is very reasonable.


FYI

Bestbuy.ca

Recoton 6' Digital Coax RCA Cable (ADC501C) $4.97




Recoton 100' 24 AWG Speaker Wire (SW100C) $4.97

[Vitulla]

I second monoprice. Ordered from twice, excellent cables at amazing prices...

[here4yagurlz]

anyone know why FS charges so bloody much? they buy for like $2 and sell for like $40.

[a2vr6]

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[ChaoZ]

I second monoprice. Ordered from twice, excellent cables at amazing prices...

I'm looking into getting a DVI cable and some component cables. The prices from MonoPrice sure can't be beat, but how's the quality? From the pictures on the site, they don't look too well built.

[here4yagurlz]

is it true the thicker, the better?

[purdy99]

No. For video applications, the thickness of the wire is meaningless. For audio, you might consider a thicker wire if you're running really, really long wiring with very high drain speakers. Otherwise, you won't hear any difference.

[Crazykaka]

Best price I've ever seen on Home entertainment cables was Entertainment Liquidators at Dixie Rd. and Aimco (just north of Eglington) in Mississauga.

I've seen Tosling (optical), THXCertified S-Video cables. They have a wall of cables.

I cna't remember any exact prices off hand but I'm sure they're over 50% cheaper than Futureshop.

[michelb]

I second monoprice. Ordered from twice, excellent cables at amazing prices...

Also recommend monoprice. Excellent prices, IMO good quality (I honestly don't know much about this but the seem excellent to me).

Several of my coworkers have ordered from them and I've never heard anything negative. They are also very helpful (I was looking for a particular cable and emailed tech support a few times until I got what I needed).

Mike