Product Description

Monster Cable IDL100-2M Interlink. Datalink® 100 Digital coaxial 2 m. piece - 6.56 ft.

Product Details

• Size: 2 meters
• Brand: Monster
• Model: IDL1002M
• Dimensions: 2.75" h x 7.50" w x 11.50" l, 2.00 pounds

Features

• High velocity of propagation for greater clarity and dynamic range.
• Structured matrix dielectric for low stored energy and better detection.
• Double high density braided shielding for better noise reduction and isolation.
• Transmission of leading edges are sharper with lower overshoot.
• Silver-content solder joints

From the Manufacturer
Interlink DataLink 100's Advanced Technologies Deliver the Most Accurate digital Signal Transfer DataLink 100 features an ulta-high density copper braided shield for superior rejection of electromagnetic (EM) and radio frequency (RF) interference. Monster's unique structured matrix dielectric maximizes signal transfer speed while minimizing energy loss-essential for accurate signal transfer between connectors. High purity copper strandings in the all-critical center conductor ensure faster transients for the greatest clarity and detail. Loaded with the finest technologies, DataLink 100 delivers all the digital signal for smooth, natural reproduction of music, dialogue and effects. Award-Winning Turbine RCA Connector Maximizes Signal Transfer DataLink 100's patented Turbine RCA connector features 12 diagonal cuts and a split center pin for maximum contact and a snug fit. Bonded to the center conductor with high conductivity silver solder, the Turbine connector features an outer coating of 24K gold for a lifetime of reliable signal transfer and corrosion resistance. Make Sure Your Components Get All the Signal Transferring up to six channels of audio information down a single path requires a cable designed for precision performance. DataLink 100's advanced engineering delivers all the data when your components need it for the best possible sound from all your digital coaxial sources.

Customer Reviews

Excellent digital cable, even if it is a bit overpriced.
In response to the previous negative review from "An electronics fan from Houston, Texas," this is a digital audio interconnect cable. It does not run from your DVD player to your TV. It runs from the digital coaxial audio output jack on the DVD player to a digital audio input on a Dolby Digital/DTS surround sound receiver.

If you don't have a surround sound set-up, you don't need this cable. All of this is covered in your manuals and on the Monster Cable packaging. Don't be afraid to read those manuals.

The Answer Can Be Found At Amazon.com
This is for the gentelman from Houston who has been lost in the world of cables and wishes to return the Monster Cable IDL 100 Coaxial digital cable. Do not return it!! As another reviewer suggested, you run the IDL 100 from your Digital receiver (it will not work if your receiver doesn't have a digital coaxial out put) to your dvd player. You connect the end of the IDL 100 with the arrows into your digital coaxial out put in the back of your reciver and the other end of the cable into your dvd player (NOT your TV) This cable is an audio cable NOT a video. The back of your Sony TV is for video connections: component, analog or S video. Read your owners manual or visit Amazon.com, find your tv model, your dvd model and read thechnical information. You will be surprise how easy it is.

Another example of marketing hype...
...designed to lift money from the wallets of the American public. If one is to transmit digital signals like those that come from the back of DVD and CD players reliably, 100% shielding is a basic requirement. This cable is not 100% shielded; look for foil in addition to the copper braid. Further, digital signals don't care about super low resitance or impedance. If the bits get there, the amplitude is incidental once a sufficient level is achieved. Over a distance of >10feet, big and fat are just to make you feel good about spending $40 on a $5 piece of hardware. *see below for a possible exception to this. Thirdly, if you don't have balanced electronics, what difference could an unbalanced cable with RCA interconnects make? RCA connectors will never be 75ohm connectors; they will never be balanced. The arrows are mostly to make you feel good about your purchase. Usually it simply indicates the company specs that any drains are attatched at the end to which the arrows point. If you have such a grounding problem as to cause interference in your playback, an RCA will never cure anything. As a feel good genuflection to the audiphile gods, attach all your arrowed interconnects with the arrow pointing the same way. And lastly, look into VSWR and how the design of this RCA affects it. The large diameter of this cable and therefore the diameter of it's dielectric might help here, but if you can see the solder job, the chance of unhealthy levels of VSWR is greater in that once the signal reaches this RCA, the differences between the RCA's shielding, and other properties, and the properties of the coaxial cable are sudden and definite. If you have the money to spend and like to massage your cables as you install them, this company makes some nice looking/feeling stuff. Not surprising in the world of audio--big marketing hype over substance.