Optical cable interconnects for A/V equipment with digital input and output jacks. Using the digital connection prevents interference and improves sound quality. Toslink style connectors.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
A Real Bargain:
I never understood why one piece of flexible glass cost so much more than another. If they both transmit light and have decent quality connectors attached, why pay more? I bought a few of these cables and each one has performed just like the four expensive-brand cables I bought in the past. Don't buy into the expensive cable hype. These work perfectly.
Don't Even Bother!!!:
I purchased 5 of these with one of the multiple Toslink switches. They didn't work for me at all. I tried each one seperately and none of them worked with the switch. Even more frustrating, was the fact that only one out of five work at all with my 5.1 surround sound system. Then I thought, maybe the selector switch was bad. But after purchasing name brand 3ft optical cables from one of the superstores, I found that the switch works great. Problem solved. I threw these things in the trash. I paid about 45... more info
Why pay $18.00 at Radio Shack:
If you only need a short optical cord, you can get this one for $3.00 with shipping and it works fine. Why pay more?
MONSTER SCAM GOING ON OUT THERE:
OK, you have been shopping for cables to finish off your new home theater system and time after time a salesperson tells you about MONSTER cables. Well, when it comes to HDMI or Red/Blue/Green component cables, getting something nice with gold fittings is the way to go but spending big bucks to buy the MONSTER brand name is way over rated. Search our some similar but way cheaper cables on Amazon.com. Now regarding these optical cables. Brand means nothing. Transferring a light signal is transferring a light... more info
