I just got the cable and have not had a chance to plug it in yet, but I can already tell that this is much better than the standard version. I have been through a couple of the standard cables since I have had my system so I decided to go with the pro version this time in hopes that it would hold up a little better than the standard. From the looks I think it should, everything about it seems to be of higher quality and better build than the regular cable, I think it was worth the extra money.