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Don't forget to remove the caps
Posted by
gturner
on 8/29/2009
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Pros: It works. Reasonable build quality, and reasonably solid construction.
Cons: It is far from obvious that the translucent caps are just caps,and need to be removed. I almost damaged my CD player trying to remove them. It would make a lot more sense if they were black or red or something to make it more obvious that you need to remove them. Even once I realised I had to remove them, one didn't come off easily, and I had to use my teeth to pull it off.
It did click into place, but not all that firmly.
Bottomline: Does the job, works fine, but don't try to plug it in until you've removed the caps.
Toslink Optical Cable
Posted by
duartebarbosa
on 7/7/2009
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Pros: I just needed a optical cable so I could link my audio interface (profire 2626) to an hi-fi I had here. Looked into dealextreme and decided to buy this item. I shall say: This kicks ass. I wouldnt expect so much quality for such a inexpensive cable. I shall say: Build Quality, Cost and apearance. You have you cable right here.
Cons: I must say: don't expect a 50$ cable right? For this price, this cable is unbeatable. I don't hear any difference using this or a pro quality cable, so I can say for sure there are no Cons.
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Bottomline: Now I rip music to flac directly with pro quality, for example. For everything I use this cable, I can only be satisfied. If you really need a toslink cable, just buy this and have fun.
It's an optical toslink cable
Posted by
drbadger
on 7/1/2009
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Pros: It works fine at sending the audio from my PS2 or PC to my receiver in glorious surround sound. Looks good (not that you see it at the back of everything) and is thicker than the really cheap ones, so you probably won't break it.
Cons: It doesn't have a very positive mechanical connection. The other cables I have "click" when you have them inserted all the way. This doesn't "click" but it stays in fine and works fine.
Other Thoughts: It just does the job you need and is way way cheaper than buying it from an electronics store
Bottomline: Don't pay $50 for this cable from your local electronics store, buy this one.