Topic: robust optical toslink cables rec?

[Lee]

I have the Acoustic Research cable... I'll be happy to send it your way if you want to try it out.  You'll have to find a TOSlink>mini adaptor, though.

I think you're going to be happiest with the soundpro's cable that Jeff was talking about; it's the best one I've found.

[Brian Skalinder]

I ordered the SP cable with right-angle toslink and mini connectors.  I figure I oughta have 2 cables, anyway, and not having to deal with right-angle and/or mini adapters will be nice.

I'm still gonna pick up another one, though.  Seems like a lot of people over on CableAsylum rave about glass - not plastic - optical cables.  Can't hurt to have a backup, anyway.  Going to do some more research on the ones Nick posted.  I also found the AR cables and some others I'm gonna look into: SonicWave, Finest Glass, and Apature to name a few.

[Lee]

they sell the AR cables at BestBuy down here...

[zhianosatch]

How secure are those plugs? If the cable is so robust that it out-robusts the input jack, then what's the use?

Oh, yeah, and forgot to add:  typical F-ing architecture student response!

Especially this:

what's the use?

[Brian Skalinder]

Especially this:

what's the use?

You mean they teach architecture students to design stuff functionally?!?  Could've fooled me with some of the buildings I've been in down here, including my current office.

[zhianosatch]

No, I mean, we're all jaded.
Sounds like some Clemson grad designed your building!

[Brian Skalinder]

No, I mean, we're all jaded.
Sounds like some Clemson grad designed your building!

Don't get me started!  Oh, wait...I already got me started.  Let's just say they asked for employee feedback, but implemented rather poorly.  For example:

Employees wanted the windows - only 2 of the 4 sides have windows   - to be public spaces.  So the architects made them hallways.  Not conference rooms, or break rooms, or lounge areas.  Hallways.  I guess hallways are public spaces.  WTF.  And get this: the most frequently used hallways in the building:  4 of our 6 conference rooms.  Pathetic.  Then there're the light switches behind doors, the thermostat controls which activate the environmental controls in a completely different area of the building, office internal-windows with blinds on the outside of the office, the key-fob security access in the warehouse section of the building (but not the main employee entrance)...blah blah blah...I could go on.

'Course, this is the same company that won't buy a $400 printer for our area (8 employees), so we have to walk the loooooong way to the main printer (because all the conference rooms which are the best hallways are actually being used for, well...meetings).

Management apparently isn't capable of simple math: Each round trip takes 3 minutes.  Each employee makes 5 round trips a day.  Management pays these employees an average of ~$50k/yr.  You do the math.  Not to mention lost productivity due to interruptions along the way, broken train of thought, etc.

Yes, I live in Dilbert-land.  And - currently - I'm unhappy about it.    Grrrrr.

[zhianosatch]

Wow, that's a lot to reply to. I think I'd only try it if I was dissatisfied with my job and didn't want to be productive.
So four of your conference rooms are actually hallways?

[Brian Skalinder]

Wow, that's a lot to reply to. I think I'd only try it if I was dissatisfied with my job and didn't want to be productive.
So four of your conference rooms are actually hallways?

Four of our 6 conference rooms are *used* as hallways because it's the easiest/fastest way to get from one location to another.  There's no way hallway to get through the interior of the building, basically, hence people use the interconnected conference rooms to do so.  The hallways basically just run around the outisde perimeter of the space.  Dumb.

[zhianosatch]

Ah... sounds like shitty planning to me.
Light switches behind doors are my favorite!

[Brian Skalinder]

FWIW, in addition to the Sound Pros SP-TMOC-RA toslink right-angle to mini right-angle cable, I also picked up from CablesAmerica (the obsessive side of me insists I have 2 cables in case one fails.):

1m Sonicwave Glass Optical ($24.91, compare v. $50 Sound Pros SP-TOC-99HQ)

and

Velocity toslink to toslink right angle adapter ($2.22, compare v. $5 Sound Pros SP-TOC-90)
Velocity toslink to mini right angle adapter ($2.22, compare v. $5 Sound Pros SP-MINI-90)

I'll probably still use the Sound Pros SP-TMOC-RA toslink right-angle to mini right-angle all-in-one cable so I don't have to mess with the adapters.  But damn, for the same price the one from CA sure looks a helluva lot more robust.  Just no damn right-angles built-in.

[F.O.Bean]

decisions, decisions....

when i get my v3 back, id like to get a nice optical cable, either that sonicwave one skalinder posted in this thread, or the phoenix gold one that nick posted

so whats up w/ the rt angle adapters are the sturdy and reliable?

the damn sp ones are so easy to work with, ya know

so any opinions are welcome please, how does good optical cable>rt angle adapter work and by work i men how sturdy/reliable

thanks,

bean

[Brian Skalinder]

Honestly, the SP molded-RA cable I have is so damn convenient - and I'm so paranoid about using the right-angle adapters - it's the only one I use.  I'm just careful with it, as I am all of my gear.  I still carry my Sonicwave + an adapter, but only as a backup.  And I haven't needed it yet.

FWIW, someone posted an EBay link a while ago to an EBay source for the same cable - about $15 cheaper than SP.  But I don't remember where, who, etc.

[Brian Skalinder]

Bean, Bean, Bean...you should know better than to double-post your questions, especially a discussion post - this one - in the Archival Info forum!  AIF post deleted.   

[F.O.Bean]

sorry, i was just bumping two great threads for someone in my predicament

so, the thing is, i have a sp one, except its a 6ft one, i may just nylon tie it to my target rack and be done w/ it

i just wanted something beefy