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I'd beg to differ on the other reviews.

I used this cable for field recording (concerts) for 5 years with no problems until recently, it takes alot of abuse from being used outdoors, indoors at bars and clubs, constantly being disconnected and reconnected, spooled up in a bag, etc.

I bought a "noname" brand replacement and it did not fit securely in my equipment and stopped working completely within the first time I used it!

My use for this cable demands that I don't have a piece of junk for one of the most critical components of my rig.

I look forward to getting another good quality cable that will last another 5+ years, even if it comes with a slightly higher price tag.

The world's most demanding banks, corporations, and data centers use the world's best fiber optic cable to send a 10 gigabit multimode signal several kilometers. That fiber costs 60 cents per foot. Why does Monster Cable charge $60 or more for to send a single-mode 128kbps signal a few feet?

I suggest a much cheaper option like the PTC 6ft Toslink to Mini Toslink Cable, which I've been using for weeks now with zero complaints. Save your money and spend it where it will really count: on quality headphones, speakers, or music.

There is legitimate debate about the value of high-end ANALOG audio cables. However there is NO data showing ANY difference between a $5 Toslink and one of these Monster-Priced ones. If you find the bulkier Monster more attractive, be my guest!

I bought my home theatre system over 6 months ago, so i would like to think i'm no stranger to dvd technology. I had my system hooked up to my PC, and figured out a way to actually bypass AC-3 dolby digital into my home theatre without any signal loss, whatsoever. so i was happy with using my dvd-rom and my home theatre system, complete with a Television set. well, i got adventurous one night and went out to buy a dvd player. figured i'll be able to use my computer AND use a dvd to watch movies at the same time (hail multitasking). So, i almost always go for the best when i actually do something. people told me NOT to buy a toslink, because it was just too... "extravagant." i BOUGHT it anyway, said i had enough of the same old copper... i hooked it up, christined my dvd player with a ritualistic playing of The Matrix, and the dynamics of my sound had just ... increased somehow. Wierd as it sounds, the signal is digital, so i didn't think there would be any difference. (digital, meaning it was raw data being fed into the decoder, so no matter how i got the data TO the decoder, as long as it got there in one piece.) Figured it out? me? not really. but i can swear by the fact that the dynamics and 5.1 signal of my hometheatre has improved by AT LEAST 10 Fold. I can tell without having to concentrate where the sound is coming from. the signal is stronger, and without any deteriation. HIGHLY Recommended. Toslink RULES. (kinda catchy, Toslink. ;P )