glass core optical

[Pieoftheday]

hi all, id like to try a glass core optical cable, where should i be looking to get one? mark grant is always sold out and the cable talk 3 i found was too long, i just need a 1meter length, thanks jim

[DSJR]

Have you looked on CPC's website? They have some very fancy looking opticals for far lower prices than QED and Chord Co charge for similar looking things.. Not sure if they're glass cored though.

[Pieoftheday]

hi david, ill have a look, i have a cheap fibre optic at the moment , which is ok, but keep hearing good things about glass ones , jim

[goraman]

These people sell All glass cables. I use one of these my self.
http://stores.ebay.com/Unique-Products-Online/GLASS-Toslink-Cables-/_i.html?_fsub=13&_sid=110621008&_trksid=p4634.c0.m322

Here is your size.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-3-ft-GLASS-TOSLINK-DIGITAL-OPTICAL-CABLE-Premium-/390377015521?pt=US_Audio_Cables_Adapters&hash=item5ae44888e1

[DaveK]

These people sell All glass cables. I use one of these my self.
http://stores.ebay.com/Unique-Products-Online/GLASS-Toslink-Cables-/_i.html?_fsub=13&_sid=110621008&_trksid=p4634.c0.m322

Here is your size.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-3-ft-GLASS-TOSLINK-DIGITAL-OPTICAL-CABLE-Premium-/390377015521?pt=US_Audio_Cables_Adapters&hash=item5ae44888e1

But ship only to the USA :( .

[wee tam]

glass is a bit better than plastic , i was a cable maker for AEI (gec cable division) (marconni) through the 70s/80s/90s, if you fit and play , they found better transfer (slightly) till you , plugged/unplugged a few times , then the glass cable tended to splinter/fracture at the ends , plastic did not suffer like this (thats why you can put up strip down your fibre optic christmas tree without fail every year) so buy glass enjoy , just keep it plugged in

[goraman]

But ship only to the USA :( .

Send him a message,I'm sure you can work a shipping method out.

[Pieoftheday]

thanks for your replies, i think ill try and get one of those from the states, happy new year !! jim:cool:

[Pieoftheday]

well i cant get the one from ebay usa,found the same one on amazon usa and no luck there either, i wonder why?:scratch:

[Pieoftheday]

managed to get a 'sonicwave' glass fibre optical from amazon.com, £31 shipped fom usa to blighty, got to be worth a punt:mex:

[DaveK]

well i cant get the one from ebay usa,found the same one on amazon usa and no luck there either, i wonder why?:scratch:

IMHO it's evidence of 'Rip Off Britain' - the USA retailers are obliged to agree with the big manufacturers not to sell to Britain so as to preserve their very profitable high margin market. Bl**dy disgusting but big business rules!! :steam: .

[Ammonite Audio]

I've got a Lifatec glass cable coming from the USA . They seem to know what they're about - see http://www.lifatec.com/toslink2.html

[Marco]

Send him a message,I'm sure you can work a shipping method out.

Indeed. I've bought loads of stuff from ebay sellers (and elsewhere) in the US, who advertise publically as not shipping goods to the UK.

All it took, however, was sending them a polite message, where the appropriate shipping costs were agreed, and one look from the seller at my feedback profile on ebay, and it was goods away! ;)


IMHO it's evidence of 'Rip Off Britain' - the USA retailers are obliged to agree with the big manufacturers not to sell to Britain so as to preserve their very profitable high margin market.


You may have a valid point in general, Dave, about the exporting situation to the UK, but in my experience, if you want to buy something from a seller on ebay, anywhere in the world, if you fulfil their specific requirements, 9 times out of 10, you'll get what it is you want :)

Marco.

[goraman]

I've got a Lifatec glass cable coming from the USA . They seem to know what they're about - see http://www.lifatec.com/toslink2.html

Thank you Hugo,
I like the build quality of and they have a far higher strand count than the one I am using. So I'm going to order one. Did you go for the armored SS jacket ?

[Ammonite Audio]

Thank you Hugo,
I like the build quality of and they have a far higher strand count than the one I am using. So I'm going to order one. Did you go for the armored SS jacket ?

No, just the ordinary silk covered version.

[istari_knight]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=cable+talk+optical&_sacat=0&_odkw=cable+talk&_osacat=0&_from=R40

These are glass cored, I've had one in use for years without any problems & seems to sound okay... Bit late I know but thought it may be of interest.

[Pieoftheday]

well the sonicwave optical arrived today, a nice cable , works a treat with my marantz cd6004 but i bought it for my sky+ box and it dosn't work at all with it, anyone any ideas? im running through a bushmaster, ive tried swapping inputs and sky box settings but newt at all, help anyone ????:(

[Stratmangler]

well the sonicwave optical arrived today, a nice cable , works a treat with my marantz cd6004 but i bought it for my sky+ box and it dosn't work at all with it, anyone any ideas? im running through a bushmaster, ive tried swapping inputs and sky box settings but newt at all, help anyone ????:(

Is the Sky box still set to Dolby Digital?
You need to set the output to PCM.

[Pieoftheday]

checked and re checked all settings, my old ibra cable works fine.tried the cable via the tv's optical out and it wont work there either, it works with the cd player and blu ray, i can only assume they have a stronger output? anyhoo its boxed up and im returning it:beer:

[goraman]

Lifatech is introducing an entirely new Tolsink cable.
Some how the lock up and alignment will be far improved over the standard Tolsink.
Keep in mind this company makes most of it's cables for the medical industry so there standards are pretty high.
Expect to see the new cables in 60 to 90 days as they are in the final stages of development.