Recommended optical/toslink cable

[stephennic]

Hi,

I just bought a bluray player with no coaxial input, so wanting a nice sounding optical lead. Which is the best sounding coaxial the chord optichord or vanden hul optocoupler Mk II. Thanks in advance.

Cheers

Steve.

 

[RobinKidderminster]

They will sound identical as will a cheap amazon/ebay/supermarket cable.. Plenty of independant reviews to confirm same.

 

[BIGBERNARDBRESSLAW]

As above. Don't waste your money on expensive digital cables, you are just paying for the expensive marketing bullsh*t, the product will sound no better than a budget cable.

I may be wrong on this, but I'm pretty sure that you need to send sound via your hdmi cable to get the HD surround modes like Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD Master anyway.

 

[stephennic]

Hi,

Thanks for the replies thus far. My amp dosent recieve HDMI its an older marantz amp, so optical will have to do.

Has anyone tried those two cables - chord and vanden hul.

Cheers

Steve.

 

[BIGBERNARDBRESSLAW]

Why do want to waste your money? Do you really think they'll be a difference?

 

[stephennic]

Hi,

I dont want to get in a cable debate, I know that cables make a difference.

Cheers

Steve.

 

[CnoEvil]

I would suggest Ecosse "The Producer". I compared it to the Atlas Mavros, but any difference was so subtle that I would have difficulty telling them apart.

I can't comment on the ones you have mentioned.

 

[BIGBERNARDBRESSLAW]

I dont want to get in a cable debate, I know that cables make a difference.

*lol*

So what is the point in spending £80 or so on a cable that will still only give you standard compressed sound, when the biggest audible difference you will hear is when you go from a compressed Dolby/DTS to an uncompressed HD audio?

Why not put that money towards a new AV Receiver?

 

[BIGBERNARDBRESSLAW]

http://www.gearfuse.com/nordosts-32825-av-cable/

 

[Anderson]

OP don't listen to the cable deniers, I personally use these Audioquest cables in my system, best £3000 I've spent. These cables really tightened up the bass, treble got a glass like clarity and the soundstage opened up, I could hear a pin drop, sometimes I could even hear the performers breath between notes. Absolutely amazing.

 

[RobGardner]

Having owned both I preferred the Van den Hul cable of your two options.

 

[RobinKidderminster]

Here is a link to prove expensive toslinks give better bass, clearer & cleaner treble and purer mids.

QED

 

[stephennic]

Having owned both I preferred the Van den Hul cable of your two options.

Thanks, may I ask why? Was the Van den Hul better sounding?

Cheers

Steve.