2. cables
  3. 995034231

Toslink Cable Upgrade?

Would like to know if anyone has tried using an upgraded toslink such as Audioquest, Kimber etc. between a Direct TV receiver and preamp/converter. Am currently using a monster toslink and would like to know if the sonic improvements are noticeable.
dmailer

Showing 2 responses by garfish

garfish
1,840 posts
 
I found the Kimber toslink ($50.) to be an improvement over an inexpensive Rat Shack toslink, but I've had no experience with the Monster. Craig
garfish
1,840 posts
 
Massvm; Maybe the worms are loose? I'm certainly no expert in these technologies, and my observations were based on listening tests rather than on engineering considerations, and I'm comfortable with that. But I do think there are average copper wires and excellent copper wires (ie, ICs and speaker cables).

Aren't there both glass and plastic fibre-optic cables? If so, that could be an important difference, and I think the connectors may be important as well. Electrons may all be alike, but behave differently in different type/quality materials? Yes? Same with photons? The Kimber Toslink cable has more positive connectors. Cheers. Craig
More to discover