Kevin: you really made me think. I'm probably over-reacting to the snake-oil claims made by some of the exotic cable companies and lumping Monster in with them. It's a little un-fair.
For the record: I have several Monster cables in my system. I really like their L/R/Video bundles for cleaning...
You are correct that many of the "packaged" cables dont show frequency response charts. You CAN find these on the Canare and Belden web sites, but the "packaged" companies dont tell you if they are using Belden/Canare.
Elbert - some very good points. It's foolish to knock an entire brand based on their cheapest product.
I have to say that I agree that "Monster is the Bose of cables" for the following reasons:Both companies produce technical products. But both companies hide/obfusciate their technical specs so...