Monoprice Premium S/PDIF Digital Optical Audio Cable - Heavy Duty Mesh Jacket, Metal Connector Heads, 6 Feet, Silver

The Monoprice S/PDIF cable feels very premium and has met and exceeded all my expectations. Despite the limitations of fiber optic cables, the build quality was immediately noticeable — rugged, flexible, durable, yet sleek in design. Connecting it to my audio setup was perfect, with the connectors fitting snugly and securely, ensuring perfect stability.The sound quality from my audio source is pristine, crystal-clear, and vividly detailed, and while there is no quality difference in any optical audio cables, I feel confident knowing that the signal won't degrade or lose connection.Despite it's higher price tag compared with regular toslink optical cables, the Monoprice Premium cable offers a much better value and quality of product compared to other "premium" brand cables like Monster Cable.I highly recommend the Monoprice Premium S/PDIF digital optical audio cable to anyone serious about getting the best audio performance without overspending. A truly outstanding product!

The quality of this cable is amazing. Feels like something 10x its price. Worked perfectly for a long run to my amplifier that was tucked away. Metal body connectors fit perfect in my electronics and feel quality. Would buy again

Hooked into both ports securely, transferring my audio perfectly fine, feels sturdy as heck. Well worth the 10 bucks.

EDIT: Managed to get the cable to plug in, but nowhere near as easily as it should have been. Original review below (had been 1 star; increased to 4 since it ultimately worked)Plastic housing won't lock into place in brand new LG C3 TV--my old cable with a metal housing snaps in no problem. Stupid plastic housing had me shoving it in so hard nearly took the TV off the mount.Unbelievably bad product from the usually reliable Monoprice

This optical cable is constructed far better than any others. That does make it a bit heavy, and it can’t be bent around tight corners. But if durability is a high priority, this is unquestionably the best choice.Almost 10 years ago, I bought two of these to connect stereo systems in two rooms. When they arrived, their construction was quite surprising. “Who designed these things, a battle-tank commander?!”About five years ago (2019) I moved to a smaller home, and brought the cables with me. The 75 footer now goes from the living room to the master bedroom. The 50 footer goes from the living room to another bedroom. (The living room tuner itself uses a tiny 1 foot cable from the splitter.) The current splitter is an “eSynic 1X3 SPDIF Toslink Optical Digital Audio Splitter”, purchased in 2019. The splitter is powered 24/7, and has yet to fail. In each bedroom, the cables are attached to cheap, right angle adapters. Cheap adapters sometimes don’t work, or they break, so I bought extras. The adapters are because the cables are so thick, they can’t bend 90° in short distances. Even with the cheap adapters, the music always comes through loud and clear.After having a couple of the two-part adapters break apart, their replacements were superglued together. Once the positioning of the adjustable adapters was determined, they were each superglued into solid pieces. A little baking soda sprinkled onto superglue causes it to instantly harden. I personally prefer using “Loctite 1364076 Super Glue Easy Squeeze Gel”.When a friend asked me to create a similar setup for her own home, I selected the same cables. Prices had skyrocketed on Amazon, so the decision was made to buy them elsewhere. I’m pleased to report prices have returned to reasonable here, but not all lengths are available.I don’t anticipate ever needing to replace these cables. They’re far more durable than others, regardless of price. Although they would probably be unaffected running over sharp pieces of metal, a little duct tape ensures that won’t ever be an issue. After discovering Gorilla brand duct tape, that’s all I ever use.

This cable works for me and it has a jacket with a plastic mesh that seems quite durable.Installing it with bare hands resulted in a few minor rope burns so the cable jacket is at least more durable than my skin.It's a bit stiff and you have to uncoil it to remove the twist in the cable before installing but that's good since it's fiber optic, it will prevent the fibers from twisting or kicking.For me it transmits my audio from an LCD TV to a converter box that gives me line level stereo out to my sound mixer board.I'm not a golden ear but so far it sounds fine although I'm sure any audio defects are from the converter box, not the cable.

Works at long distance. Has a strong secure positive lock. Exquisite construction and protective jacket. Monoprice comes through everytime.Highly recommended

This product is well made and durable. It connects to the ports snugly and seems like it won't easily come out. It moves those 1s and 0s without any audio dropout. No complaints and the price is right!