Good morning Cj. This is a very researchable topic, both here and on Audio Asylum. I've used the Monster optical and you can do much better for the money. For optical, the best I've used is the Van den Hul Optocoupler and I currently use a MAS Digital Reference coax. I can also recommend Signal Cable Silver and copper digital coax cables. If you do buy a Monster optical cables, buy the cheaper 100 series not the 200, they sound the same even though the 200 looks to be better built.
optical or coaxial ? your thoughts on Monster
what are your thoughts about coaxial vs optical audio cables which one is betteris there a difference? and how monster cable rated. I have MIT's for my LRC speakers. The MiT's were give to me by a friend and I could not afford anything as expensive as the MIT's so I am considering Monster.