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Are there differing qualities of optical cable?

I currently have my Gungnir Multibit DAC connected by optical cable to my Oppo player which I use as a transport. I also have a Cardas coax cable connected to a different input.  The optical sounds better. My question is, are there different qualities of optical cable you can use, or is one the same as the other?
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auxinput
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Awsome that you had a significant improvement! I suspect that some burn-in will help.  I don't think it will be as drastic as an analog cable.
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rvpiano OP
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And there are people that say cables don’t make a difference!
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rvpiano OP
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Thanks Auxinput for your awesome suggestion.
i can’t believe the difference.
The cable removed distortion I had in a very, very loud Mahler symphony (#8) and significantly improved sound staging.
willemj
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http://archimago.blogspot.nl/2013/05/measurements-toslink-optical-audio.html
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rvpiano OP
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After reading the above blog, I can only assume my observations are delusional.
After all, how can the ear of a musician match the accuracy of scientific instruments?
I’ll return the cables immediately!
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