This is an excellent toslink/optical cable that has performed perfectly. I have used it to replace an analog RCA-mini plug cable which connected my Apple Airport Express to my home theater receiver. This optical cable allows the receiver to do the D-to-A conversion. The sound is SO much better.
The cable itself is an ideal length and seems sturdy. The connectors fit well and the cable is resistant to unwanted bending. A quality piece at a fair price. Cables To Go 27017 Velocity Toslink-to-Optical Mini Plug Digital Cable (3 Meters)
The clerk at the local Best Buy had no clue what I was talking about when I said I needed an cable to go from a mini-optical SP/DIF (Soundblaster audio card) to a standard TOSLink (home theater amp), not even the home theater specialist had a clue. This cable fits the need perfectly. Good length, construction feels solid and it's almost as flexible as a wire cable.
Fiber optic cables are far more fragile than traditional copper cables. The biggest danger is in bending the cable enough to break or kink the lightpipe. This cable has a very thick jacket, perfect for protecting the lightpipe from kinks and excessive bending.
I was able to quickly connect the optical audio out from my PS3 to my MacBook pro. After downloading the free LineIn app from Rogue Amoeba to send audio-in to my main speakers, I'm able to play music on my mac along with game sounds.
This cable works perfectly when playing DVD's on my Mac Mini. I have it connected to my Onkyo receiver, and the surround sound is awesome! I would recommend this cable for any of the newer Mac notebooks or mini's if you want digital sound on your receiver, and need a long cable. I was using a standard stereo plug before, but this is definitely the way to go! Don't forget to set the Mac to use the Digital Output when playing DVD's, or you're stuck with stereo.
I used this to connect my MacBook Pro 13 to my receiver to get digital audio. It works like a charm.
You will need that for older MacBooks to get digital audio. Newer ones (mid 2010) get digital audio thru displayport to hdmi adapters.
I imagine most of the people buying this cable are going to be purchasers of Apple products since they seem to be one of the bigger brands using mini plug Toslink. I didn't have much to say in this review other than to mention the cables are of good quality and I can confirm that they work fine with my Airport Express.
This is a great cable. I use it for my airport express and macbook to hookup to my stereo in the LR with digital capacity. Its nice that Apple has the digital output as well as the analog, but this cable is SO much cheeper than buying it from Apple and the "Apple Tax". Works great, sounds great.
I bought this as part of my Mac based home theater setup. It works well and carries clear sound from my Mac to AV receiver. My one complaint would be that the shape of the mini plug flares out a little at the grip, making it impossible to seat the grip flush against the computer. The connection is solid and has never fallen out, but it feels and looks like it isn't in all the way and might become unplugged.
I have no complains about this cable. It arrive as scheduled and it's plug and play since out of the bag. It's better than buying a mini toslink adaptor. I had one of those and it was a pain when I tried to pull it from the laptop's digital out (it broke once and that was it). - Mac - Optical Audio - Mac Mini - Audio'
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