Monster Cable M Series High Performance MLS1000 FO-2M - digital audio cable (optical) - 6.6 ft

Even the most advanced, high performance stereo and home theater systems are not immune to the digital phenomenon known as jitter. Jitter is a time domain error in the digital signal as its being transferred from your component's transport to the internal (or outboard) DAC. This clock timing error can be substantial enough to produce audible imperfections: phase distortion, increased noise floor, decreased bandwidth, and loss of clarity.An ordinary fiber optic cable can actually increase jitter. As the digital signal travels down the cable's lightpath, the cable's low grade fiber limits the amount of light that can be transferred, while the imprecise, machined termination often cause internal light reflections and thus, more jitter.With its advanced construction and ultra-high quality materials, MLS1000 raises the standard for high performance fiber optic interconnects. Unlike ordinary and many so-called "high performance" digital cables, MLS1000 is specially designed to reduce jitter. The fiber on each end is repeatedly polished by hand to within a fraction of a lightwave. This enables a precision fiber termination for absolute minimum light reflections and a significant reduction in jitter. The absence of jitter lowers the noise floor considerably, so your high-end system will reproduce digital music and movie sound with pin point accuracy and exceptional clarity. Unlike the generic low quality fiber most cables use, MLS1000 features premium grade index fiber for optimum optical clarity. The signal is transferred with pinpoint accuracy and wider bandwidth, for more realistic, incredibly detailed music and move soundtrack reproduction. Unlike virtually every other fiber optic cable on the market that's either terminated by machine, or by blade, the optical fiber at each end of MLS1000 is hand polished and hand terminated. This is a costly and labor-intensive process. The digital signal can travel smoothly down the light pipe, unimpeded. MLS1000's rugged Duraflex jacket protects the delicate internal fiber, and is ultra-flexible for easy routing and installation.Ordinary fiber optic connectors provide a loose, flimsy connection. Often, the connector doesn't mate perfectly between the cable's optical lens and the fiber. This creates a gap that can cause lightwave contamination, light dissipation, and ultimately, signal loss. MLS1000 features a spring-loaded connection for a precision fit that keeps fiber in perfect optical alignment for secure, lowest loss data transfer.