gsawdy;325198 Wrote: > Are shorter toslink cables "better" than longer? I'm talking in the > range of 1' to 1 meter, but a general answer for longer length would be > of interest. Well.... Shorter fiber cables would suffer less loss and dispersion, but I really doubt there would be any significant difference in cables less than a meter. FWIW, there's also a specified maximum on the length of TOSLINK cables.
gsawdy;325198 Wrote: > And in my case whether it's toslink or coax it could be as short as 9" > assuming there are no restrictions on the bending radius. Does anyone > know if there is some minimum radius to bends for optic cable? I've read some arguments that coax cables that are too short don't develop their proper characteristic impedance, but frankly I'm not sure I buy that, or that it would be a serious problem. There definitely is a minimum radius for bending optical cable. Go beyond it, and light no longer reflects off the inner surface, and it leaves the fiber, causing signal loss. What the radius is, depends on the fiber material (glass, plastic etc). I try to leave fairly generous radiuses 4-5 inches. -- DCtoDaylight Audiophile wish list: Zero Distortion, Infinite Signal to Noise Ratio, and a Bandwidth from DC to Daylight ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DCtoDaylight's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7284 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=38188 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
