LukeS;448308 Wrote: 
> I know I am going to get hounded for this question but I will ask
> anyway.  Why pay more for an exotic toslink cable made from glass etc?
> 
> Toslink is just a pulse train of on and off light pulses (digital) that
> is decoded on the other end with a photo diode in digital, no analog
> signals, no ground loops, no crosstalk, no impedance issues, etc.  If
> you buy a standard low cost toslink cable rated to handle the
> bandwidth\bitrate of the signal you are carrying how is paying more for
> a more exotic cable going to make a difference?

My friend who owns a large fibre-cable manufacturing company laughs
every time I mention glass to him...

It's just another one of those enduring audio myths.


-- 
Phil Leigh

You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it
ain't what you'd call minimal...
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