Topic: robust optical toslink cables rec?

[Ed.]

call me crazy, but i'm a fan of my $5 cheapy from ebay.  its not all that robust, but its quite thick, has metal ends, and i've put it thru hell and back.  maybe i should listen to my recordings more closely, but i've never had a bad recording due to the optical cable...at least i don't think i have.

wouldn't glass cables be bad in the field, seems like they'd do a lot better in a stationary position behind my stereo/tv

[Ed.]

yeah, but that doesn't mean they always are.

edit: for example - when you're drunk after a show, and don't feel like packing up, so you just shove everything in your bag and hope it closes.  heh, i've been there once or twice.

[Tony B]

I've got the Pheonix Gold opti cable and it hasn't let me down yet. Granted, I don't tow my 1 year old daughter behind it, or swing it around my head when I get into a venue....

[F.O.Bean]

hehe, i do that somewtimes ed, but nothing gets damaged the way my bag is setup

tony b, what kind of adapters do you have on it to go from toslink>mini

[Tony B]

Hm...cablesamerica, I think? To be honest I don't remember...John R pointed me toward a cables site that has every adapter known to man....These adapters are really nice for going into the JB3...they sit well in the "input" with no case-dremmeling needed.

I'm gonna go back and score some Right Angle toslink>toslink for my V3, I think...

[jpschust]

Nice thread very informative, thanks!
One question I have and have not had much looking for.
Does anyone make a pure glass adaptor?
I can't see much sense in getting a nice glass cable and then putting a plastic adaptor on the end.
Seems like it defeats the whole purpose?
I called sound professionals up and their SP-Mini-90 is made of plastic with a glass end?
Not sure if he meant it was glass inside or if the connector was glass but the insides were plastic.
So it seems it would be glass>plastic>glass>unit

i have a couple of bettercables.com opitcals that i think are the best i've seen in a long time.  would you like to try one?

[Ed.]

hehe, i do that somewtimes ed, but nothing gets damaged the way my bag is setup

yeah, my bag is pretty safe when i do that too, but i still feel bad doing it.  sometimes tho, i'd really do more harm than good if i unhooked everything properly.

[Massive Dynamic]

Although I don't use an optical cable in the field, here's my 2 cents.

Here's the ebay seller with cables like SP.  I have one, and it's fine.

I also have a Van den Hul Optocoupler; advertised as having exceptionally tight connections, so it's probably not ideal for frequent connect/disconnect, and it's more expensive than some.  I have this in my home system.

There's also a plastic fiber option that might fare better in a cramped gear bag. The Analysis Plus optical cable looks beefy, and is not expensive. HTH

[F.O.Bean]

Nice thread very informative, thanks!
One question I have and have not had much looking for.
Does anyone make a pure glass adaptor?
I can't see much sense in getting a nice glass cable and then putting a plastic adaptor on the end.
Seems like it defeats the whole purpose?
I called sound professionals up and their SP-Mini-90 is made of plastic with a glass end?
Not sure if he meant it was glass inside or if the connector was glass but the insides were plastic.
So it seems it would be glass>plastic>glass>unit

i have a couple of bettercables.com opitcals that i think are the best i've seen in a long time.  would you like to try one?

jonny, what ya got bud, i may def be interested

[1st set only]

Dayton Digital Optical Cable 1.5' $6.90(and what I own now)


I've order from this company many times and have been very happy with everything.  Finding those "optional" requirements won't happen, but you can find the adapters for this (right angels, and miniplugs) on Parts Expresses site as well if your interested...

I have this cable and i think it is great what i love about it the most is that it is short. the adapters that parts express sells are great as well all metal and glass tips. it is also cheap which aint that bad

[1st set only]

hey bri not to be a pain in the ass but shouldnt this be in the cables forum? 

[F.O.Bean]

thats just it, im trying to order a few rt angles from connectxpress and they have a minimum order of 15 dollars

and at parts express I cant find the rt angle adapters, and they have the phoenix gold cable i want

does anybody know if the phoenix cable is glass or fiber i think its fiber, which is proly better for field use since no glass cracks in the filed, id keep the glass at home for the theatre personally

thanks guys, i seem to be slacking mentally today, any help is appreciated

so, is the PG fiber or glass? and does parts express have rt angle toslink>mini adapters?

ive looked for a few days w/ no luck of the rt angle adapetsr

[F.O.Bean]

no, cause im asking tapers questions

[Brian Skalinder]

hey bri not to be a pain in the ass but shouldnt this be in the cables forum? 

Heh...right you are!  Good eye, I often don't catch old threads bubbling back up to the top that should be moved to newer forums.  Moving...

[F.O.Bean]

damnit, nazi