Glass v.s. Plastic Toslink

Is there a real difference in the sound quality between a plastic and a glass Toslink cable used on your Apple computer running into a DAC?

stickman45108-15-2011 3:07am

sid42 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 302 posts 08-15-2011 at 02:38pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Go over to AudioKarma, and read some of the discussion on glass vs. plastic Toslink, and you might come away with a different opinion, and save yourself some money.
ghasley Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,507 posts 08-15-2011 at 02:40pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Yes, absolutely! A great example is to think of your car window and lets pretend for a moment an angry girlfriend just tossed a brick through your windshield. Now, you have two choices: a clear trash bag affixed with duct tape OR a new glass windshield? Ok, maybe a little over the top but the digital information is being transmitted as light, glass works better than plastic for this application. Regards
face Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 516 posts 08-15-2011 at 04:44pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete There definitely is a difference, go with glass. They can be found on Amazon.com for not too much.
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stickman451 OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 553 posts 08-15-2011 at 05:48pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The glass Toslink that I have seen are around $60 for a meter v.s. $10 for plastic. I'm fine trying the $60 glass. Are there glass cables cheaper than that; who sells them?