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 tipen2985

HDMI and Toslink both the cables are used for transferring digital audio from one device to another. The main difference is HDMI cable is transferred higher-resolution audio and videos while Toslink cables are used for audio signals. HDMI replaces the Toslink. But, Toslink is also a good option because it carries 7.1 channels of very high-resolution audio.