Customer Reviews
Great Cable! 
2008-04-25
This cable is worth every penny. The connector is beautiful. The "M" in Monster is wonderfully printed and the finger grips feel like work of art. Other than the connector, I don't have much to say about this cable compared to other Toslink cables. The innards are really all the same. I can say that there is a marked improvement over the extended coathanger I had been using previously to connect my receiver to my audio equipment.
The picture is wrong. 
2007-09-06
Be careful, ladies and gentlemen, this is not...I repeat NOT a toslink to mini-toslink cable, as the picture would lead you to believe. The ILS1002M cable is regular toslink on both ends. The description is correct, however, the picture is wrong.
High Performance at last 
2007-07-02
I guess An Electronics Fan never tried the GE (Jasco) Ultra Prograde Digital Optical Cable AV22684. This cheapest optical I could find cost me wasted time and money. The Monster Digital Interlink LightSpeed 100 Cable solved the problem. The Monster Cable transmitted several times greater intensity light than the limp, weak, cheap GE cable.
Optical is optical 2005-05-24
Yeah, I don't get this obsession with Monster brand cable either. When I got my 5.1 set-up, I thought the only way to get 5.1 sound was to use an optical wire anyway. Well, on my system it was, as it had no RCA jacks for all those discrete channels. All it has is one optical jack and one set of L/R RCA jacks for a stereo VCR source.
So all I did was go to Wal Mart or Radio Shack (can't remember which) and bought the only optical cable they had for like 20 bucks. Works just fine. My problem if anything is my receiver. But I think I'll be upgrading sometime later this year.
Fair enough 2004-02-29
Alot of people say that Monster Cable is overrated. True, they are expensive. I use Monster Cable accessories because I know what kind of improvements to expect from them. Often times, the people here who have issues with Monster Cable, or any sort of a/v cable for that matter, often times do not have high performance a/v equipment. While I'm far from one of those theaterphiles who get paid to test new equipment in specific soundrooms, I do know enough to be able to distinguish what I (emphasis on I) sounds/looks better for my specific needs. Bottom line, Monster cables are a step up from the cables you'll receive with your equipment and will be more distinguishable if you have the right components. I use these digital cables because I have surround sound speakers and a Samsung receiver. If you're someone who does not have or plan on using surround sound, then you probably don't want to shell out money for this digital cable.
Optical is the way to go 
2004-01-19
High performance fiber optic cable with special polished low-loss connections for CD/MiniDisc/DAT / 4 Meter / Toslink to Toslink Special polished connections
Optical is optical 2003-03-15
Monster could sell ice to Eskimos
I do agree that cables make a difference when electronis devices are involved, however a fibre optic cable will not make one iota of difference to the sound quality when compared to another - no questions, full stop.
An illustration of how some people will buy anything is the crazy guy who said his picture improved!
Enough said
More Monster hype 2003-02-04
"High velocity of propagation for lower time smear"
What does this mean? The light from the source to the destination over this 1 meter cable probably takes 4 to 5 billionths of a second. I would like to know how this time affects anything sonically, as even golden ears who claim they can hear 100 kHz are talking about 10 millionths of a second cycle time.
Light's light - buy the cheapest optical you can find. If it works, it will sound just as good as this overpriced stuff.
Great performance, reliable durability, and reasonable price 2001-11-22
What more would you want out of an optical cable than the things I mentioned in the subject? This cable has it all!
I'm a big fan of movies, and I enjoy having friends over every now and then to watch movies. Thus I've started having my own home theater about three years ago. I had it all, the huge screen TV, the astounding speakers, an amazing amplifier, a fantastic DVD player, and a GREAT collection of DVDs. It was nice.
But, believe it or not, once I bought this cable I felt that the fun and enjoyment of my home theater increased by folds! The sound quality was the first thing that I noticed! It had increased by an astonishing standard! It is also much more neater than the mess caused by the bunch of cables I was using!
I bought this cable a little over two years ago; And still, up to this day, it is functioning as good as the day I bought it on!
Whenever I buy an electronic device or a PC I always keep my fingers crossed because I always anticipate problems, and most of the times problems do occur. But this cable was one of the few devices that I bought and felt completely satisfied for two years now and still counting.
I highly recommend this cable.
simple physics 2000-07-24
I'm using Monster optical cable as well, but with different reasons behind. Anybody with a basic knowledge of physics or optics should know that under normal condition light is not susceptible to interference from magnetic field or EMF.
