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Reviewed by: Chuck, Audio Enthusiast, from Portland
Product Model Year:
2001
Summary:
I had been using monster cable for my projector when I
decided I would like to try an up-grade. I thought it
would be informative if I compared a high priced one and
a moderately priced one. I chose to try the Kimber DV75
three-wire version at $540.00 for one meter, borrowed
from a dealer, against the LAT International VI-6
three-wire version at $149.00 for one meter. The
difference that I saw immediately was the much better
color depth and color purity with the LAT. Colors were
more realistic especially skin tones. Detail was much
sharper with the LAT; more like a photograph when using
a good DVD. As far as appearance and, physical
comparisons is concerned, the construction of the Kimber
was flimsy compared to the LAT. The Kimber is made up of
three of their standard single DV75 composite wires
stuffed into a nylon mesh covering. The LAT in
comparison looks really impressive in its construction.
There are three wires; each one is colored either red
green or blue. Since each one is a particular color, I
am guessing that each one is custom engineered to do
what it is supposed to do to get the best results for
its color. But then, I am not an engineer so it is just
a guess. There is also a heavy-duty sheath around the
three wires that lay parallel to each other. In the
instruction sheet that comes packaged with the cable, it
says that that this sheath is impregnated with particles
of a shielding material that blocks out any outside
interference’s like CB operators and other RF junk. It
seems to work. I have always had some very, very, faint
horizontal lines appear on the screen with some DVDs.
While evaluating the Kimber, that had only the fish net
covering, the lines did not go away. They did, however,
go away completely with the LAT.
Conclusion? The Monster Cable is not even in the same
league with Kimber and certainly not with LAT. I won’t
even bother to comment on its performance. Then too, in
my experience I have never been impressed with any
Monster Cables whether they be video or audio. They have
a big name but don’t come through on a price to
performance basis. I own other LAT International Cables
throughout my system all of which are moderately priced
yet give excellent performance.
This comparison of the high priced Kimber to the LAT
concludes with LAT being the easy winner and, proved to
me again that with LAT (and maybe some other brands out
there that I don’t know about), you don’t have to
pay big bucks for Cables like the Kimber to get great
results.
Strengths:
Exellent color purity, richness and detail resolution
Weaknesses:
None I saw
Similar Products Used:
Monster Cable, Kimber DV75 Component Video
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