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25 April 2024
Digital Optical Cables are becoming increasingly popular with rises in sales of external amplifiers and speakers connected to TVs. Connecting your TV to external equipment with a Digital Optical cable lets you hear greatly improved sound over the basic TV speakers.
Digital Optical cables contain strands of glass fibres to travel high bandwidth multi-channel digital audio signals through to soundbars, soundbases or external amplifiers.
There are many Digital Optical cables available, so we produced a list of top must-haves in the range of optical cables :
1) Oehlbach Red Opto Star Digital Optical Cable
The optical-digital audio connection is preassembled with two metal TOSLINK plugs. The innovative cable design with ultra-fast fibre-optic conductors achieves the highest luminosity and allows data to be transmitted at rates of up to 125 Mbps(Megabit/second). The standard for transmitting multichannel sound formats using optical TOSLINK interfaces only specifies transmission rates of 12.8 Mbps.
Oehlbach is the central brand for high-quality audio and video cables in Germany. And with good reason. For nearly 40 years, the company based in Pulheim near Cologne has stood for not only outstanding product quality but also genuine innovation.
The Oehlbach Red Opto Star is a perfect must-have to give you an amazing sound from your TV to External speakers / Soundbars.
Click here to see the Oehlbach Red Opto Star Digital Optical Cable.
2) AudioQuest Cinnamon Digital Optical Cable
AudioQuest's reputation for engineering excellence is well known, and the AudioQuest Cinnamon Digital Optical is no different. Manufactured to the highest standards using the best quality components, the Cinnamon Digital Optical features low-dispersion, Higher-Purity Fibers, and precision polished fibre ends within a black/red woven weave jacket.
The AudioQuest Cinnamon is a must-have for upgrading digital optical cables to high-quality specialist cables.
Click here to see the AudioQuest Cinnamon Digital Optical Cable.
3) Wireworld Supernova 7 Optical Audio Cable
Wireworld digital audio cables minimize jitter by providing sharper, cleaner leading edges on the digital waveform. At each price level, they provide the lowest jitter available, producing distinct clarity, smoothness and dynamic range improvements.
A reference-quality optical digital cable utilises 338 Borosilicate glass fibre optic conductors. All other Digital Optical Audio cables only utilise 280 glass fibre optic conductors. The new termination technique improves clarity and dynamics to thrill the most sophisticated listeners.
The Wireworld Supernova 7 is ideal for anyone looking for the best optical cable available.
Click here to see the Wireworld Supernova 7 Optical Audio Cable.
Honourable Mention: QED Performance Digital Optical Audio Cable
The award-winning ‘Performance Graphite’ Optical cable allows you to experience superior sound quality when connecting DACs, TVs, CD players and Blu-rayTM players to amplifiers or receivers.
Performance Optical uses a polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) acrylic glass optical fibre to comfortably transmit the higher bandwidth signals demanded by today’s multi-channel digital audio links. The cable is optimised for a ‘very low jitter’ design to reduce digital errors, making for a cleaner audio data transmission.
The QED Performance Optical has won awards because it offers great performance and price value.
Click here to see the QED Performance Digital Optical Audio Cable.