Any audiophile grade optical cables?

Oh, boy.........

I don't have time to 'splain all of this, but I would not use glass fiber unless it is at least 1 km long. That is what the laser diodes are designed to work into. Shorter lengths cause too much light to reflect back. Before you flame me, go ask the manufacturers of the laser diode transmitters. That stuff was designed for telecom use, and I don't know of many in the high-end biz that come from telecom. The result is that few in the biz really understand it. They just pretend that they do.

The VDH Optocoupler is an excellent optical cable (I have used it), but in my experience, 110 ohm digital cables generally sound better.

Neal

Are there any online dealers/dealers selling VDH Optocoupler optical cable in the USA?

There are many sources of real glass optical TOSLINK cables. You don't have to spend a fortune on them.

But, TOSLINK will pass jitter more so than a digital RCA or DIN connector. If you have an option to use one of those other cables you should seriously think about it. The sound is definitely better.

Enjoy,
Bob

I'm no scientist, but I don't think that you need very expensive cables for optical applications. You are just transmitting 1's and 0's. Check out lifatec for optical cables. They are made here in the good ol USA and they are experts in fiber technology and cheap as dirt. I have some and they are great.....