Optical Toslink cable quality? Is there a difference?


Hi there,

My understanding of digital signals is that there should be no difference between different cables.  Like HDMI cables, either it transmits the data, or it doesn't, right?  So what is the difference?  Why pay more than $6 for Toslink cable that you can get off KabelDirekt - Amazon?  What would be the difference in sound?

Thanks!
leemaze

Showing 1 response by hbarrel

Just remember when it comes to toslink… 

Toslink maxes out at 96kHz/24-bit for stereo PCM and can’t carry higher-resolution formats or uncompressed multichannel audio (like Dolby TrueHD or DTS-HD Master Audio).