Hi. I need a high quality Toslink to Miniplug cable that is under 3 feet
if possible. One foot would be perfect. Also, one with thick protective
layers around it. Is Monster Cable good? A specific brand/model number would
be appreciated. Thanks for your help!

In article mWx9c.112621$1p.1553407@attbi_s54 writes:

Hi. I need a high quality Toslink to Miniplug cable that is under 3 feet
if possible. One foot would be perfect. Also, one with thick protective
layers around it.

They're all pretty much the same. I have one from Hosa that works just
fine, at least as find as a TOSLink cable with one connector that's
even worse than the standard TOSLink crappy connector. I think it's 2
or 3 feet. I think that Core Sound also offers a cable with that
connector, and they make cables to length.

Don't pay for a Monster brand cable. It's questionable whether they
can improve on anything by charging more money for it, but in the case
of TOSLink, where the limitation will be the connectors on your
equipment, there's particularly no point to getting a more expensive
product. Buy two Hosa or Core Sound cables for less than the price of
a Monster, and then you'll have a spare. (but I doubt you'll need it
unless you misuse the cable badly)


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Hey Mike! I hope you're doing well!

I would second what Mike's saying, especially about NOT purchasing
Monster Cable. I needed an extra toslink cable, and my curiosity
about whether I could hear an audible difference was particularly
intense, so I plunked down some extra for a new Monster LightSpeed
cable. I kept hearing intermittent clicking in the monitors, and
couldn't track it down (clocking issue? loose cable?). I finally
replaced the Monster Cable with another toslink cable, and the
clicking immediately went away!

I suppose one should be wary of any company that advertises that their
product has "high velocity of propagation for lower time smear." g

BTW, aside from the clicking, I never could hear an audible difference
between the two cables.

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They're all pretty much the same. I have one from Hosa that works just
fine, at least as find as a TOSLink cable with one connector that's
even worse than the standard TOSLink crappy connector. I think it's 2
or 3 feet. I think that Core Sound also offers a cable with that
connector, and they make cables to length.

Don't pay for a Monster brand cable. It's questionable whether they
can improve on anything by charging more money for it, but in the case
of TOSLink, where the limitation will be the connectors on your
equipment, there's particularly no point to getting a more expensive
product. Buy two Hosa or Core Sound cables for less than the price of
a Monster, and then you'll have a spare. (but I doubt you'll need it
unless you misuse the cable badly)

In article writes:

Hey Mike! I hope you're doing well!

Hi, Ken. Nice to see you around again.

I needed an extra toslink cable, and my curiosity
about whether I could hear an audible difference was particularly
intense, so I plunked down some extra for a new Monster LightSpeed
cable. I kept hearing intermittent clicking in the monitors, and
couldn't track it down (clocking issue? loose cable?). I finally
replaced the Monster Cable with another toslink cable, and the
clicking immediately went away!

I don't see any reason why a Monster cable should be any worse than
something plebean unless it was heavy enough to put radial stress on
the connectors and got them a bit out of alignment.


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I needed an extra toslink cable, and my curiosity
about whether I could hear an audible difference was particularly
intense, so I plunked down some extra for a new Monster LightSpeed
cable. I kept hearing intermittent clicking in the monitors, and
couldn't track it down (clocking issue? loose cable?). I finally
replaced the Monster Cable with another toslink cable, and the
clicking immediately went away!

I don't see any reason why a Monster cable should be any worse than
something plebean unless it was heavy enough to put radial stress on
the connectors and got them a bit out of alignment.

Agreed. I don't know why it would be worse, either. I had also
thought of your theory as well (somewhat loose due to weight or
otherwise improper fit is what I was thinking), but at that point, I'd
pretty much just had it with the cable.

Ken/Eleven Shadows
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