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fiber optic/toslink cable recommendation

hi all, i really dont know anything about these types of cables. i have quite high end power cables, interconnects and speaker wires, but i am running my movies from an external hard drive into my cal audio cl-2500 processor with a cheap monoprice fiber optic/toslink cable.

i see some glass/quarts fiber optic/toslink cables but i dont know what to get. i know that i cant always just go buy the price of a cable.

any recommendations for a cable?

thanks
nineballg
nineballg OP
35 posts
 
can anyone tell me if i should keep this cable as short as possible. i was thinking of getting a 3 or 6 footer.

does length degrade the quality of sound with this type of cable?

thanks
realremo
460 posts
 
Length is not as important a criteria as number and severity of bends in the glass cable. If you have 3 or 4 90 degree turns that have to be sharp because of tight space requirements, that will be a more limiting factor. Try to limit this.
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tempest714
29 posts
 
Thanks again for this advice as I've just spent two hours with my new Unique Products 12" glass toslink. At the very least, it's made very well, connections are solid and it was inexpensive. Sounds way better than what I was using, but I'm not trying to make outlandish claims.
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