Best place to buy cables?

ek5686 · 02-27-2005, 07:53 PM

what is the best site to buy cables at and what is the best brand for the price?

any input would be helpful. thanks!

AlpineJay · 02-27-2005, 08:36 PM

Usually I like www.partsexpress.com. Never failed me.

Bires · 02-27-2005, 09:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlpineJay

Usually I like www.partsexpress.com. Never failed me.

One of my favourites too, on the rare occation that I need a very specific part.

ski · 02-27-2005, 11:01 PM

Yeah, definitely not Best Buy or Circuit City, haha.

$100/$70 for an HDMI cable is not acceptable.

$10 is at monoprices

They have DVI, HDMI, etc. for way cheaper. Here is the huge FW thread about this store

verve247 · 02-27-2005, 11:11 PM

a ditto on http://www.monoprices.com . I like em.

Hoser · 02-27-2005, 11:18 PM

www.cablesforless.com is another place with good prices.

zippyjuan · 02-28-2005, 04:07 AM

I got most of mine at Radio Shack. I bought the speaker wire at Home Depot and added banana plugs from there. Used their gold plated connects for everything else.

DJjeff1080 · 03-04-2005, 03:41 PM

I just made a sample purchase from monoprices for my business. If the quality is good then I will be spending a ton of $$$ with them.

Does gotapex get money for refering to these guys?

ek5686 · 03-08-2005, 12:38 AM

anybody receive their order from monoprice.com? i just ordered some stuff.

quality good?

DJjeff1080 · 03-08-2005, 02:47 AM

I haven't recieved anything...not even a confirmation email. But they did charge my credit card.

ek5686 · 03-10-2005, 10:48 AM

i bought some cables over the weekend and they came to my door on tuesday. unbelievable!

anyway, the cables look very generic but i will be hooking them up on saturday. hopefully they'll serve their purpose.

i purchased:

DVI cable, optical audio cable, component video, s-video and some rca's

ek5686 · 03-16-2005, 01:25 AM

installed all cables and they work great! great store and great quality too!

DJjeff1080 · 03-16-2005, 03:38 AM

I almost forgot to update...I ordered vga cables and some rca's. The VGA were good, and the rca's were like the cheap ones at radioshack. Oh...and I bought some adapters, and those were all good quality.

Monoprice.com get's my support, not to mention that I am gonna spend a couple hundred on cables for my company in the next few weeks.

Anyone know of a place like this that sells xlr (microphone) cords at a good price? (partsexpress.com has better prices then retail, but not good enough for me to stop making my own.)

brainsmile · 03-16-2005, 02:56 PM

this guy?

DJjeff1080 · 03-16-2005, 04:03 PM

Thanks for the scan of the business card, but there is no contact info for Jim or Matthew.

Anyone else have a suggestion of where to get mic cords cheap?

unhuman · 03-24-2005, 06:58 AM

I am partial to MustardSeed/PennyThrift...

PennyThrift

They have a huge selection of cables as well as relatively amazing prices on other crap too (connectors, antennas, etc). Been one of my best internet finds.

02-27-2005, 07:53 PM	#1
ek5686 Lieutenant Junior Grade Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 143	Best place to buy cables? what is the best site to buy cables at and what is the best brand for the price? any input would be helpful. thanks!

02-27-2005, 08:36 PM	#2
AlpineJay Commander Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Medford, MA Posts: 1,011	Usually I like www.partsexpress.com. Never failed me. __________________ If con is the opposite of pro, then what's the opposite of progress?

02-27-2005, 11:01 PM	#4
ski Admiral Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Utah Posts: 5,420	Yeah, definitely not Best Buy or Circuit City, haha. $100/$70 for an HDMI cable is not acceptable. $10 is at monoprices They have DVI, HDMI, etc. for way cheaper. Here is the huge FW thread about this store __________________ And closer...

02-27-2005, 11:11 PM	#5
verve247 Commander Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: San Francisco Posts: 1,486	a ditto on http://www.monoprices.com . I like em. __________________ Vegetarian - Old indian word meaning poor hunter.

02-28-2005, 04:07 AM	#7
zippyjuan Picture of the Day Guru Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sunny San Diego Posts: 8,756	I got most of mine at Radio Shack. I bought the speaker wire at Home Depot and added banana plugs from there. Used their gold plated connects for everything else. __________________ I add new pictures to my photo gallery pretty regularly. You can see them here if you are interested: http://www.pbase.com/jeffryz

02-27-2005, 11:18 PM	#6
Hoser Commander Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Omaha, NE, United States Posts: 1,275	www.cablesforless.com is another place with good prices.

03-04-2005, 03:41 PM	#8
DJjeff1080 Lieutenant Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: CA-SF-EAST BAY Posts: 221	I just made a sample purchase from monoprices for my business. If the quality is good then I will be spending a ton of $$$ with them. Does gotapex get money for refering to these guys?

03-08-2005, 12:38 AM	#9
ek5686 Lieutenant Junior Grade Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 143	anybody receive their order from monoprice.com? i just ordered some stuff. quality good?

03-08-2005, 02:47 AM	#10
DJjeff1080 Lieutenant Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: CA-SF-EAST BAY Posts: 221	I haven't recieved anything...not even a confirmation email. But they did charge my credit card.

03-10-2005, 10:48 AM	#11
ek5686 Lieutenant Junior Grade Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 143	Fast shipping and great service! i bought some cables over the weekend and they came to my door on tuesday. unbelievable! anyway, the cables look very generic but i will be hooking them up on saturday. hopefully they'll serve their purpose. i purchased: DVI cable, optical audio cable, component video, s-video and some rca's

03-16-2005, 01:25 AM	#12
ek5686 Lieutenant Junior Grade Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 143	installed all cables and they work great! great store and great quality too!

03-16-2005, 03:38 AM	#13
DJjeff1080 Lieutenant Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: CA-SF-EAST BAY Posts: 221	I almost forgot to update...I ordered vga cables and some rca's. The VGA were good, and the rca's were like the cheap ones at radioshack. Oh...and I bought some adapters, and those were all good quality. Monoprice.com get's my support, not to mention that I am gonna spend a couple hundred on cables for my company in the next few weeks. Anyone know of a place like this that sells xlr (microphone) cords at a good price? (partsexpress.com has better prices then retail, but not good enough for me to stop making my own.) Last edited by DJjeff1080 : 03-16-2005 at 03:56 AM.

03-16-2005, 02:56 PM	#14
brainsmile Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: woah... why is welfareloser here with me so early in the morning and more importantly why am I wearing her clothes?!? Posts: 13,754	this guy? __________________ ********************************** DCM #1 (Founder) "Nobody beats Vitus Gerulaitis 18 times in a row." - Vitus Gerulaitis on beating Jimmy Connors after 17 failed attempts.

03-16-2005, 04:03 PM	#15
DJjeff1080 Lieutenant Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: CA-SF-EAST BAY Posts: 221	Thanks for the scan of the business card, but there is no contact info for Jim or Matthew. Anyone else have a suggestion of where to get mic cords cheap?

03-24-2005, 06:58 AM	#16
unhuman Plebe Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 4	I am partial to MustardSeed/PennyThrift... PennyThrift They have a huge selection of cables as well as relatively amazing prices on other crap too (connectors, antennas, etc). Been one of my best internet finds.

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