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Toslink/optical cable recommendations

I'm looking to use a toslink/optical cable between my Wyred 4 Sound DAC & Denon TU-1800DAB...

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dweller
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So, someone who doesn't make glass fiber cable say's theirs is better because it doesn't "fracture" if you bend it? No vested interest there (do you believe everything you read?). Also, the Wireworld isn't a single "large" filament but many smaller filaments. Lastly I can't imagine a single fiber cable "fracturing" unless you tied it in a knot and yanked as hard as you could. How many Toslink failures have you read about on this forum?

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almarg
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As a point of information, the glass cable Kijanki referred to, that has a specified minimum bend radius of "only 50 mm (about 2 inches)," is described as being "constructed from 280 individual strands of glass for maximum flexibility," which is only about 17% fewer than the 338 strands used in your Wireworld cable (for which no specification of minimum bend radius is provided).

Thank you for the clarification of your previous response. Regards,
-- Al

mesch
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I can’t imagine that anyone wouldn’t appreciate that a glass anything might be more likely to fracture than a polymer one. Although ‘anything’ does open up the possibilities.

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dweller
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O.K., let's start making tweeter diaphragms out of stainless steel as they will be less likely to get dimples from children's fingers!

I'm willing to bet that when Google (Alphabet) wires a town with fiber optics they don't use plastic.

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I also use the Unique glass toslink cable that Kijanki recommends in my HT system. To me it was a big improvement over the premium plastic toslink from Monoprice. Very good quality that won't break the bank.
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