Monster Cable THX-Certified Fiber Optic Digital Interconnect Cable (4 Feet) – Customer Reviews
What you expect from Monster Cable
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Delivers crisp and clear audio without distortion. Optical is significantly better than the standard RCA connection. Great quality for a cheap price. A must have if you're into quality audio listening.
8/21/2006 12:00 AM | Rating:
Monster Cable THX-Cetified Fiber Optic Digital Interconnect Cable (4 Feet)
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Monster Cables are the top of the line.We had our new home entertainment center installed by a certified sound technician.He was thrilled to find that we had purchased all Monster Cables for our system.You just do not get them any better than this.They deliver all the features they promise.Well worth their price!
2/27/2006 12:00 AM | Rating:
Excellent quality cable!
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I looked at several brands and finally ended up buying these since the quality is guaranteed. A bit more expensive than others but you are assured your money won't be wasted. Amazon's price was very competitive and much lower than Best Buy or Circuit City stores.
Note that Fiber Optic Digital Interconnect and Coaxial Digital Interconnect are two separate types. Many of the new cables have started to come out in "digital" and "fiber optic" versions so make sure you read your DVD Player/Receiver's manual carefully for the type of inputs/outputs before you buy the cables.2/3/2006 12:00 AM | Rating:
Monster Standard... Why them???
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What exactly is a fiber optic cable? It transports sound using a digital signal. In fiber optics, light is used to transport this digital data. The digital signal is made up of 1 and 0. 1 being light, 0 being no light.
I recommend using the Monster Standard Cables and always will. I actually did try different cables unlike most people who talk about the cables all being the same.
So how should I decide between buying a "high end" fiber optic cable and an ok one. Well, the fact that it is triple the cost of this cable kind of gets me. I purchased a top of the line, Monster Cable THX Ultra 1000, that was really expensive. The Ultra 1000 is more durable, and uses higher quality materials that transport the light more efficently. Yea it did sound slightly better. But if you plan on using it for a CD player or a cheaper surround sound system, you won't need the really expensive stuff. This does perfectly well. But even for me, I ended up returing the Ultra 1000. Why you ask? The quality didn't meet the price. Its not worth it unless you plan on building a top of the line home theater that you plan to use every day. For most people, this cable will be more than enough of an improvement that they'll notice the difference and be happy enough.
You should keep in mind that when you use surround sound, that in order to actually achieve the full 5.1 surround sound that you should use digital fiber optic cables for all the sound inputs that you can use it for. (CD players and video cassettes don't have 5.1, most only have 2.0/1.0 respectively)
Overall, I gave this Monster Standard cable a 5 because there is no 4.90.
Notes for new users of these cables:
- Make sure your DVD player or Cable/Satallite reciever has the fiber optic output, as a lot of the cheaper ones don't.
- Pull off the plastic protective coverings on each end of the fiber optic cables. These are there to protect the cable during transit/storage.
- Be careful not to bend the cables around too much or strtch them to meet the distance you want them to reach. Buy a longer one if you need to.
- If the black coating on the cable gets striped a bit, consider buying a new cable, as the damage allows light to seep out, thus, distoring the quiality.
ý 2005 - David Chen - All Right's Reserved1/1/2006 12:00 AM | Rating:
makes a great difference
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bass is much deeper compared to coaxial cable.overall sound quality improved in the HK/Bose hometheater system.
8/21/2005 12:00 AM | Rating: