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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
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tom6897
1,029 posts
 
Here is exactly what you are looking for: http://www.uniqueproductsonline.com/6ftgltodiauc.html

This cable has bested cables up to $300+
elizabeth
6,726 posts
 
YEs. the 'uniqueproducts' is where i bought mine. thanks.
nineballg OP
35 posts
 
thanks so much everyone...such a big help!!!
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
455 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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