TOSLINK – Optical Audio Cable – 3ft – Designed in Germany – Fiber Optic Cable for Soundbar, SPDIF Digital Optical Audio Cord – for Sound Bars, Stereo Systems, amps, Xbox One or PS4 – by CableDirect

The Short:This is digital. 1 and 0. On or Off. Yes or No. The cable works or it doesn't. It works every time. The gold plating, fancy carbon fiber look cover, etc is just eye candy and while it looks nice, it's just looks. So it's a nice looking cable, that looks well made, and functions as it should. That's it - it works. You can stop here.The Long: (if you are really bored)So lets review...0) FIRST - I can't hear a difference between one SPDIF cable and another. If I did hear a difference, it meant the cable or connection was damaged.1) ALL streaming over the internet, Blue-Ray, DVD, CD, etc is DIGITAL.2) For you to HEAR digital, it has to be converted to analog because your ears are analog.3) That converter is a DAC, or Digital to Analog Converter.4) IF you have a nice receiver with SPDIF inputs or you have one of those cool little standalone DACs, AND you haven't spent your life savings on a high-end component, you probably have a better DAC on the receiver (or the standalone, but then why are you reading this) than on the components. I'm sure my sub $100 blue-ray, my $500 TV and my 25 year old CD player do not have as good a DAC as myYes, in general, the digital bridge between devices is better than an analog bridge IF you have a good DAC on the receiving end of the circuit. My Yamaha receiver has a better DAC than my TV, my HTPC/Streamer or my CD player. All of these are relatively nice components, but I didn't spend my child's college fund on them. So I use one of these with my CD player, my HTPC, and my TV. My Blue-ray goes to the TV via HDMI, so the digital audio stream is sent from the TV to the DAC on the receiver. I've done a lot of AB testing and this is definitely a better setup for me than using RCA analog cables to the receiver from any of these components. AND if I upgrade my receiver, I automatically upgrade all of the components.Now, wake up and do something.

Just what I needed, the old cable would work loose and we'd lose the audio on the TV. Only a minor problem, these were rather hard to lock in place, took a hard push to lock in. But maybe this will make it harder for the cable to disconnect, which would be a good thing!!! been connect for awhile now and working like a commercial!

I am very happy with the quality of the audio fiber optics cable! The sound quality is way better than the one's I had prior to this purchase, The entire new cable and end fittings are twice the quality and 2x the fiber optics in the cable! All with a very reasonable price and worth every penny!

Ordered by mistake and was impressed with the quaility of the cable and its performance It thick and carries that sound so well. I will be checking out more of this manufacturer's products decent value as well

Much thicker than what came with my speakers. Original optical cable wore out after several years, this aftermarket one so much stronger and wider. My audio immediately started working. Feels and looks premium.

Nice flexible cable. Definitely better sound quality than the stock cable that I received with my soundbar. Don't really know much about wire quality, but this cable is good for its price.

I bought a house that had a surround sound system. I tried different combinations of wiring and input, but this was the only thing that worked.

We bought a new tv, and thought the problem would be running the sound from the new tv to the 17 year old stereo receiver. Surprisingly, the receiver had an optical audio jack, and the sound is terrific. There's no need to buy a cable for two or three times the cost. This will serve you just fine.