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

mrderrick Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 292 posts 08-15-2011 at 10:12pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I compared the Sys. Concept Inc. 1300 fiber plastic toslink to the Silfex glass toslink and the Sys. Concept Inc. cable was clearly better from my Apple TV music server.
4est Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 507 posts 08-15-2011 at 10:21pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Do not use an adapter for toslink whatever you decide to do!
mceljo Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,356 posts 08-15-2011 at 11:14pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Sfar - Isn't adding an adapter almost worse that just using a lesser cable?
blazerfan Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 32 posts 08-15-2011 at 11:16pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Glass is far superior in my system. I did a lot of A/B comparison. Using the latest model from Wireworld. Also, the shorter the length of the cable the better.
sfar Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,757 posts 08-16-2011 at 02:25am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The adapter is just a mechanical spacer, it doesn't put anything between the optical signal and the receiver.