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Title: Rosetta Cables-Apogee or Monster?
Post by: jc-muscleshoals on September 16, 2009, 02:39:03 PM
I just bought an Apogee Rosetta 200 (used). Will it make audible difference to use Monster Cable or Apogee's cables?
Title: Re: Rosetta Cables-Apogee or Monster?
Post by: Bob Olhsson on September 16, 2009, 05:56:59 PM
Depends. Some Monsters had cold solder joints which will definitely make a major audible difference.
Title: Re: Rosetta Cables-Apogee or Monster?
Post by: brett on September 17, 2009, 02:18:17 AM
I have been using a rosetta 800 for years. Have the apogee cables, but on the 800 you have to, they are d-sub breakouts to XLR. Then again, I have Monster cables in the studio and used them for years and they are fine. Not a company I support anymore due to some business practices I do not care for.

Title: Re: Rosetta Cables-Apogee or Monster?
Post by: C.Cash on September 17, 2009, 01:33:18 PM
I just had some made for my 800 at Redco and had them use Mogami cable. Very helpful guys there.
Im happy.
http://www.redco.com/

Monster is overrated IMO.
Title: Re: Rosetta Cables-Apogee or Monster?
Post by: jc-muscleshoals on September 18, 2009, 10:03:30 AM
The AES Monster Cables Prolink I bought (I haven't opened them yet) say "Black Neutrik XLR with 24k gold contact, polished silver coated OFC conductors, low dielectric constant insulators, multitwist construction, copper bradi, 110 ohm construction". It bothered me that the packaging says "for home studios" instead of "professional". I know it's petty, but I don't want to spend all that money on the Rosetta only to sacrifice in between. If you guys recommend I send them back to Sweetwater and replace them with another brand, please let me know. I trust the opinions here. Thanks
Title: Re: Rosetta Cables-Apogee or Monster?
Post by: drknob on September 18, 2009, 11:14:15 AM
jc, please read this thread.

http://recforums.prosoundweb.com/index.php/t/14324/7807/

The brand of cable does not matter a whit, as long as it's properly made. At least for digital...
Title: Re: Rosetta Cables-Apogee or Monster?
Post by: jc-muscleshoals on September 18, 2009, 11:18:51 AM
Thank you.