A digital optical cable, also called a TOSLINK (Toshiba Link) cable, is a fiber optic cable that can be used to connect digital components, such as DVD and CD players, to receivers in a home theater system. The cable can be made of cheap plastic or higher grade optical strands. Perfect for uncompressed PCM audio, compressed 5. Generically known as optical audio, the most common use of the TOSLINK optical fiber connector is in consumer audio equipment in which the digital optical socket carries (transmits) a stream of digital audio. Optical audio cable, also referred to as TOSlink, is a type of cable that is used to transfer data, usually audio or video, from one source to another. Optical audio cables utilise fibre optic to transfer signals via light rather than electrical signals by wire, as found with standard audio cables.
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