KabelDirekt Optical Audio Cable – 10ft Digital Optical Cable for soundbars, Fiber Optic Lead (Digital S/PDIF Cable, Stereo Systems/amplifiers/amps, Home Cinema, Xbox One/PS4)

The Short:This is digital. 1 and 0. On or Off. Yes or No. The cable works or it doesn't. It works every time. The gold plating, fancy carbon fiber look cover, etc is just eye candy and while it looks nice, it's just looks. So it's a nice looking cable, that looks well made, and functions as it should. That's it - it works. You can stop here.The Long: (if you are really bored)So lets review...0) FIRST - I can't hear a difference between one SPDIF cable and another. If I did hear a difference, it meant the cable or connection was damaged.1) ALL streaming over the internet, Blue-Ray, DVD, CD, etc is DIGITAL.2) For you to HEAR digital, it has to be converted to analog because your ears are analog.3) That converter is a DAC, or Digital to Analog Converter.4) IF you have a nice receiver with SPDIF inputs or you have one of those cool little standalone DACs, AND you haven't spent your life savings on a high-end component, you probably have a better DAC on the receiver (or the standalone, but then why are you reading this) than on the components. I'm sure my sub $100 blue-ray, my $500 TV and my 25 year old CD player do not have as good a DAC as myYes, in general, the digital bridge between devices is better than an analog bridge IF you have a good DAC on the receiving end of the circuit. My Yamaha receiver has a better DAC than my TV, my HTPC/Streamer or my CD player. All of these are relatively nice components, but I didn't spend my child's college fund on them. So I use one of these with my CD player, my HTPC, and my TV. My Blue-ray goes to the TV via HDMI, so the digital audio stream is sent from the TV to the DAC on the receiver. I've done a lot of AB testing and this is definitely a better setup for me than using RCA analog cables to the receiver from any of these components. AND if I upgrade my receiver, I automatically upgrade all of the components.Now, wake up and do something.

Awesome clear concise sound is finally pumping through my hearing aids provided through the transmitter provided by my audiologist so I could hear my television... Heavy duty construction, and it can be purchased at a specific length to accommodate your need. My new Television never sounded so good... Nothing like a clean connection, now to just sit back and enjoy1

Just what I needed, the old cable would work loose and we'd lose the audio on the TV. Only a minor problem, these were rather hard to lock in place, took a hard push to lock in. But maybe this will make it harder for the cable to disconnect, which would be a good thing!!! been connect for awhile now and working like a commercial!

This product is simply a fiber optic cable that I needed to connect two devices. I suppose it's possible to screw up something like this, but it was, as expected, well-built, had good connectors, was the reported length, and has worked very well. More importantly,, it was delivered promptly after I submitted the order, and there were no problems with the transaction.

UPDATE: The seller contacted me to resolve the situation and offered a full refund. I added a star for excellent customer service.The cable did not pass a signal at first but after fiddling with the connector, it finally worked. The connectors on mine were sloppy and did not click in for a solid connection. I was using it on pricey equipment, so the receiving connectors are not to blame. It was on sale and I thought an optical signal is an optical signal so why spend more on an expensive cable? I got the answer. It’s because the quality cables also have better connectors. I’ll be replacing it with a solid one because I don’t trust these connections to last.

Very sturdy construction and works well. Best optical cable that I own. Why no “action” picture? Well, it’s a cable. Pretty sure people know what a cable looks like. Mine matches the pictures in the listing. You can pretend I took those pictures.

I found the sound coming from the soundbar with this cable connected to be much louder than the audio cable that came with the soundbar. The quality of the sound improved also.

This optical cable works great, unlike HDMI over ARC/eARC, which is a nightmare to get to work consistently. The cable is well-built, and the connectors had caps to protect from damage.