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Good quality cable, in fact it's the same quality as other brands, but without the "Monster" price tag.

I have been looking for 5.1 SACD audio cables for awhile. Monster cable makes quality interconnects,speakerwires, etc., but the price of their cables can be rediculous. There are plenty of other cable makers out there that can meet or beat monsters quality and without the bloated price tag. The PR-136 is a very well made cable set with an decent pricetag. If there is a downside to these cables, it is that they are not bundled(contained within one jacket). They are each an individual cable. This may add to the clutter of wires behind your reciever, but some zip ties can easily remedy that. 5 out of 5.

These cables work fine as a 5.1 analog sound setup for my dvd player. They are well made with nice heavy connections that make secure contacts with my dvd player and AV receiver. I think they are just as good as Monster cables but are at a much better price. It doesn't say in the description, but they are 2 meters long, ie. slightly over 6 feet. Instead of one cable, there are 6 separate cables which can cause a lot of clutter in a crowded entertainment center. I got around this by bundling the cables with velcro ties into one large cable with 6 ends. This made it easier to pass the cables through the back of my home entertainment system rack. If you buy these cables, I don't think you will be disappointed.

i recently bought a bluray player (samsung bdp 2500) and needed to connect it to a 5.1 receiver that doesn't have any sound decoding past dolby digital (by using the analog output on the player, i can leverage its buil-in dolby dts and true hd decoding capabilities and just past the sound on to the receiver already decoded)

this cable set made the process a cinch... the color-coded connectors matched the 5.1 color scheme on both appliances. this was probably my simplest connecting job on my home theater

the cables appear to be of excellent quality so far

btw... if you're debating going blu-ray for your home theater... don't wait! not only the video resolution is about 5x higher... the SOUND resolution is much deeper too! wow!

Good quality for a fraction of the price of comparable products by another popular over-rated brand...helps reduce clutter for DVD-Audio player connection.