mikek200
Headphoneus Supremus
Which type of toslink cable is better?
Glass or the standard type?
Thanks ,
Mike
Glass or the standard type?
Thanks ,
Mike
Glass, from what I've heard. Plastic is almost there, though.
Buy a Lifatec SILFLEX cable. I own both a 6 ft. OPTISILK Toslink and 6 ft. Armored Mini-Toslink from them and with music BOY IS IT GOOD. I'm hearing things I've never heard before in songs. It's made with 470 strands of Glass Fibers. I received mine within two days of ordering. I don't think there is a better one on the market.
Glass, from what I've heard. Plastic is almost there, though.
Buy a Lifatec SILFLEX cable. I own both a 6 ft. OPTISILK Toslink and 6 ft. Armored Mini-Toslink from them and with music BOY IS IT GOOD. I'm hearing things I've never heard before in songs. It's made with 470 strands of Glass Fibers. I received mine within two days of ordering. I don't think there is a better one on the market.
is there that much of a difference,in SQ
They are definetly not cheap..
Just so that you hear from the other side: those are digital cables. They either work, or they don't. There will be no difference in sound quality whatsoever. Buy quality cables for their durability, but don't break your piggy bank over this.
Just so that you hear from the other side: those are digital cables. They either work, or they don't. There will be no difference in sound quality whatsoever. Buy quality cables for their durability, but don't break your piggy bank over this.
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+1. My discriminator for optical cables is physical flexibility, since this is usually their weakness.
i bought the Dayton Audio Glass optical which is known for the Best bang for buck glass optical. It does sound a lot better than stock optical cables. But im curious if the Lifeatec will make a difference. I doubt the different will night and day but that last 10-20% performance curiosity is killing me.
Just so that you hear from the other side: those are digital cables. They either work, or they don't. There will be no difference in sound quality whatsoever. Buy quality cables for their durability, but don't break your piggy bank over this.
I purchased a 26' Lifatec Toslink to mini Toslink ( armored jacketing version) to connect my iMac to my Maverick Audio D1 DAC and it simply did not work at all. After a few emails with the company they explained they do have grounding issues with this version and told me it would not work with my setup but works with some others. I was issued a refund but I had to eat return shipping. I was told I would need to purchase the more expensive non armored version if I wanted it to work with my setup. I later received an email that upon inspection it did have a defect and they were working on fixing the issue. I felt like they should have sent me one that worked or took care of the shipping as it was a manufacture defect and they were aware this cable had complaints in the past and in fact would not work with all systems because of the ground from the metal armor. Unfortunately, I have no idea if it sounds good or not.