AmazonBasics Digital Optical Audio Toslink Cable, 6 Feet

by AmazonBasics

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 72 x 0.5 x 0.5 inches ; 8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001TH7GSW
• Item model number: 1
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (387 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #1 in Electronics > Accessories & Supplies > Audio & Video Accessories > Cables & Interconnects > Audio Cables > Fiber Optic Cables
  • #1 in Electronics > Home Audio & Theater > Home Audio Accessories
  • #19 in Electronics > Accessories & Supplies > Cables
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 20, 2009

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The AmazonBasics TOSLINK Digital Audio Optical Cable helps you connect audio components when clear sound quality is your priority. This digital audio TOSLINK cable can be used to connect your CD and DVD players, digital satellite, and more to your preamplifier, receiver, audio processors, and digital-to-analog converters (DACs). The cable's quality construction provides pure and clean sound.

AmazonBasics TOSLINK cables feature high-quality, gold-plated connectors that resist corrosion and offer optimal signal transfer.

Recommended Uses: Connecting high-performance audio components when clear sound quality is required. Connecting CD or DVD players to a receiver or preamplifier. Technical Specifications: Connector Type: TOSLINK-TOSLINK, two-shot molding Connector Plating: Gold Cable Length: 6 ft./1.8 m Jacket: PVC, black Warranty: AmazonBasics 1-Year Limited Warranty [PDF] Documentation: Helpful Hints [PDF]

TOSLINK Cable Keeps Pure Digital Audio Signal Between Components
The TOSLINK optical audio connection carries a digital audio stream using a fiber-optic cable. This AmazonBasics TOSLINK Cable is perfect for whenever you need to connect audio devices, such as a CD or DVD players to a receiver or preamplifier.

In home-theater applications, you can use the TOSLINK connection to send a Dolby Digital or DTS soundtrack to an audio processor or A/V receiver for surround-sound decoding.

Since TOSLINK uses fiber-optic cable, it is free from distortion caused by electrical or magnetic interference that an electrical cable would incur. The result is an audio signal that is purer, as well as truer to the original recording.

Quality Construction with Gold-Plated Connectors
This AmazonBasics cable features a durable, black PVC outer layer, and gold-plated connectors that resist corrosion and offer optimal signal transfer.

AmazonBasics: Quality Products at Low Prices
AmazonBasics is a collection of consumer electronic "basics" created by combining quality and low prices for an overall focus on value.

Warranty and Helpful Hints
This cable is backed by an AmazonBasics 1-year limited warranty. To view the full AmazonBasics warranty, click here. If you are having trouble connecting your components with this cable, click here for the AmazonBasics TOSLINK Helpful Hints Guide [PDF].

What's in the Box
TOSLINK digital audio optical cable (6 feet / 1.8 meters) and warranty card.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

124 of 129 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Anyone that it doesn't snap in is a dope like me, April 8, 2010

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Sue Nami (Texas) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: AmazonBasics Digital Optical Audio Toslink Cable, 6 Feet (Electronics)

If it doesn't snap you probably forgot to take the little rubber protectors off the end of the cable... like I did for about a minute. Once removed it snaps in perfectly.

The cable is high quality, long, and very flexible and has nicely constructed connectors. And it is about 1/4 the cost of radio sxxxx and bsst buy, both being rip-off artists on items like cables.

Its things like this that will make me a prime return customer. Who can't wait 2 days to save big bucks??

74 of 84 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars These Really 'Sound' like Good Cables, October 15, 2009

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Timothy Lovett (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: AmazonBasics Digital Optical Audio Toslink Cable, 6 Feet (Electronics)

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These cables are pretty awesome.

Initial setup (who cares): The cable came in an easy to open cardboard box. The plastic tips needed to be removed but that hardly was an issue given I have opposable thumbs.

Sound quality: The quality of the sound was on par with some of the more expensive cables I've had previously. I didn't notice any interference and it sounded fairly clear.

In general there isn't too much to say about this product; either it works or it doesn't work. It works and I recommend it.

76 of 89 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Never Buy Overpriced Cables, March 8, 2010

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D. Mantelli "I am part of the Amazon Tribe kn... (Silicon Valley, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: AmazonBasics Digital Optical Audio Toslink Cable, 6 Feet (Electronics)

My goal in life is to never buy overpriced cables. I figure that it is a cable and how could it break. After all it just sits there collecting dust. It's a digital signal going through glass/plastic fiber, there will be no difference compared to the $450 dollar AudioQuest class 5 optical cable - TosLink plugs 1m (3.28'). If you bought this $450 cable, I cry for you.

The cable is your basic black color and it looks as nice as a cable can look. The cable is flexible and bendy just like a cable should be. It is long. The connection fits snugly from my Pioneer VSX-1019AH-K 7-Channel A/V Receiver (Black) to my ancient Philips DirecTV DVR With 40GB TIVO.

It comes in a nice cardboard box that is so simple to open. You can then toss the packaging into your recycle bin for recycling.