Tripp Lite A102-02M Digital Optical Audio Cable, 2x Toslink - 2M (6ft)

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7 x 0.2 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0002WPREU
• Item model number: A102-02M
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (81 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 17, 2004

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Tripp Lites 2 meter premium Toslink Digital Optical Cable provides the ultimate in pure, digital audio quality. Using superior grade optical fiber, and precision polished optical connectors, Toslink cables offer a clean signal at even the most extreme volumes to give you a detailed, rich sound. Tripp Lite warrants this cable to be from defects in material and workmanship for life.

Features

• Digital Optical Fiber offers the best in Audio clarity
• Precision polished optical termination minimizes loss for better high frequencies, and a more realistic stereo image
• Ultra flexible PVC jacket construction makes installation easy, even in hard to reach areas
• Immune to all Electromagnetic and Radio-Frequency interference
• Eliminates distortion caused by inductance, capacitance, and resistance found in copper cables

Typical Applications

• Home Theater equipment with Toslink connectors, including DVD players, DTS Surround-Sound receivers, CD players, mini-disk players, MP3 and DAT recorders, Computer Digital Audio cards, and Satellite dish receivers

Product Description

Tripp Lites 2 meter Premium Toslink Digital Optical Cable provides the ultimate in pure, digital audio quality. Using superior grade optical fiber, and precision polished optical connectors, Toslink cables offer a clean signal at even the most extreme volumes to give you a detailed, rich sound.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

72 of 74 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Does the job--at a great price., September 24, 2007

By	Shane Michael Walker "champion of truth, beau... (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Digital audio cable (or TOSLINK, as it is also commonly known) is a very common interface in my home entertainment system. My aging Sony A/V reciever only has 4 optical ins/outs and my system of components using the cable standard easily doubles that. I've purchased optical cable switchers and have a lot of optical cable running in the back of my media center. In that regards, I have a number of makes and models of cables, from minimalist and very delicate in build quality to quite robust (and perhaps to the point of overkill). This Tripp Lite cable fits squarely in the middle...a nice solid cable that feels good, but not indestructable. I plugged it in and it works just fine.

Why does build quality matter? TOSLINK, a glass fiber based optical cable standard, is nice, thin and robust in its transmission speeds--but it is susceptible to breaking by overtwisting or sharp impact. If you're comfortable using thin cheap optical cabling because your system is sealed and the cabling rarely accessed, go for it. But for many of us, your system isn't in 'lock down mode' and you may have an intermittent need to rewire or get back there in the "rats' nest" on occasion. For that reason, I recommend this product as a good compromise between cost/quality...it will take the knocks/use (within reason) without breaking the bank.

In short--you don't need the more expensive solutions by Monster or Belkin (which I own and respect). Just evaluate your scenario/circumstances and buy accordingly.

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great cable at a great price, July 13, 2007

By	Kenneth C. Macfarlane (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was so pleased to find this quality optical cable at a reasonable price that I bought two. I also appreciated that it was packaged in a simple ziplock-style bag, rather than the bulky, difficult to open plastic stuff that most cables are packaged in.

32 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An optical cable is an optical cable, February 2, 2007

By	obscurity "civan93" (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

Don't fall for the rediculous notion that there is some difference between the quality of different optical cables. Unlike analog cables (like speaker cables) an optical cable only transmits a digital signal, so there is no "quality" to their performance. So, buy a great, cheap cable like this one.