@heartny
i don't like purple.

@jml326 @heartny I love purple.

@boygenius1991 i got those 808s too and am quite happy with them

@boygenius1991 I got a pair and they sound terrible and started falling apart within a couple weeks. No way these are worse.

@boygenius1991 808s Rock..

@WardF I got 2 pairs of the wireless 808s. They are also awful. What is wrong with you people?

@crapstick maybe you got a bad pair? Or perhaps I got a good one? In either case they work well both wired or wireless.

@WardF Dito that

@Twiminy On some products their markup was by more than a factor of 10. This may or may not be a fair price for this product, but don't fall for the old 75% off the sticker price, it must be a bargain trap. That is the basis of the White Van Speaker Scam. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_van_speaker_scam

@hamjudo Dude I totally remember this. I was an undergrad at UCLA and these guys pulled up in a freaking white van offering like $1,000 speakers for a couple hundred bucks! They had some really elaborate story as to why they were going to sell them to me. Needless to say I didn't pull the trigger. I regret it every day since. Haha.

@hamjudo is this what is like to be mansplained to

@Twiminy I splain the same way to all genders. Unfortunately, my splaining is entirely without social skills.

@Lotsofgoats

@Clark So it's your opinion that a company shouldn't sue if another company infringes on a patent they own? That being the case, why get any patents at all because isn't that the whole purpose for getting a patent? It gives you the exclusive rights to the IP for a specific period of time.

@cengland0 A company should not sue without a case in the hope that the victim will settle out of court to avoid the expense of a lawsuit.

@hamjudo I agree that a company should not sue unless they have an actual patent infringement.

@cengland0 Monster is a known patent bully suing for frivolous reasons in hopes of settling out of court. Do some searching on it. They sued a Minature Golf Course that used Monster in the name cause it was a movie monster based theme for the course. They have abused the patent system which hopefully will ultimately due us a favor and push patent reform but I doubt that their reason behind it. Overall, overpriced shitty hardware.

@Clark I'm aware of patent bullies but the example you provided sounds more like a trademark issue. When you trademark a name, you specify the categories it will be used in. That leaves that same name open for other uses. For example, the trademark "Meh" has two different companies using it. One for an ecommerce/website and a different company for pharmaceuticals.

I'm pretty sure using the word Monster in a miniature golf course is perfectly legal and outside the scope of the Monster Cable's trademark. It could also be considered a frivolous suit and fits under Rule 11 which can result in fines, dismissal of claims, or dismissal of the entire case.

@cengland0 Yeah, I mixed up the trademark and patent but they are a patent bully and it did seam that they wanted to litigate rather then innovate to ensure their bottom line. http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/26/monster-cable-at-it-again-sues-mini-golf-company/ There are plenty more examples just a google search away.

@Clark @cengland0 Monster Cable abuses both patent and trademark law. There are two types of patents in the US. Wikipedia explains the lesser kind this way In the United States, a design patent is a form of legal protection granted to the ornamental design of a functional item. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_patent

@Clark The way it looks to me, they were unsuccessful in their attempts with the mini golf company. It still exists under their original name. http://www.monsterminigolf.com

@cengland0 That is a subtle understatement. Monster Cable dropped the lawsuit and agreed to pay up to $200,000 in legal fees. Unfortunately, in the bulk of cases, the target of the lawsuit lacks the resources to respond, so they are forced to cave and pay Monster Cable, even for the most baseless of threats. If Monster Cable wasn't making money from these tactics, they would have stopped long ago. Thanks to the magic of gag clauses in out of court settlements, we don't have accurate statistics.

@Clark RE Patent/Trademark reform, I'm not so sure the examples discussed above support that. It appears court/judge reform is needed.

We're too damned litigious. And judges too often are enablers rather than commonsense interpreters of the law.

Most important reform: rigorous loser pays everything in civil cases. If attorneys knew the odds could more likely sting them and their clients we'd see frivolous cases fall off.

@haydesigner well you set it up >>>> what did you buy 20 years ago

@CrossIT… oh right, sorry, didn't mean to be obtuse. They are Aiwa X301s.

@haydesigner there's and interesting company from the past.

@cinoclav I bet you wouldn't get any of these either.

@mdrcoast Amen

@darksaber99999 they're not certified for use in the toilet.

BTW, you seem to like the number nine just like the the Beatles do/did.

@jareza so you grew out of biting like a schnauzer?

@RedOak haha.... yes I grew past that :P

@PocketBrain ... but I thought you carried your brain in your pocket?

@RedOak That's the bluetooth link to my brain, in my pocket.

@Notrobocop me either, that's why I got the 808's

@Crotalus Phones. Many of those are 4-conductor.

There are adapters available that will split the signals.