|   Super Nova III Glass Toslink Digital Cable. Glass-vs-plastic | Jazzy
Jun 15, 2002 4:44 PM | | Does the glass offer any overall sound improvement over the plastic? I veiwed the website for this cable, but am not sure of the differences and the price for a 1.5 or 2 meter. |
| Glass is.... | one50
Jun 15, 2002 6:23 PM | | Better from my understanding... I took some classes on fiber termanation...The teachers said glass has more bandwidth than Plastic....Thats all I know.
One50 |
| re: Super Nova III Glass Toslink Digital Cable. Glass-vs-plastic | mtrycrafts
Jun 15, 2002 9:36 PM | | Not in home audio applications. |
| Has anyone ever demoed the Glass Toslink? | Jazzy
Jun 16, 2002 6:58 AM | | |
| Has anyone ever demoed the Glass Toslink? | chronot4242
Jun 16, 2002 9:04 AM | | Audio Advisor sells 1m for $100 and 2m for $120. I'm not sure of the difference between glass and plastic toslink. I just try to use Coax whenever possible. |
| re: Super Nova III Glass Toslink Digital Cable. Glass-vs-plastic | MonstrousMike
Jun 16, 2002 10:31 AM | | Glass is better than plastic because it has a larger bandwidth. Glass is used as the backbone for continent wide networks. As a matter of fact, what I type and send right here is going over glass fibre optics at some point.
However, since the digital audio signal in home audio systems has only a 3 mHz bandwidth, and usually only needs to go a few feet, plastic is sufficient.
If you could tell the sound difference between glass and plastic fibre optics in a home audio system, you would probably be the first person in the world to do so. |
| Thanks for explination monstrousMike. I think I'll ............. | Jazzy
Jun 16, 2002 11:50 AM | | ..........go with the AR pro Toslink. It's received favorable reviews and has a low price. |
| re: Super Nova III Glass Toslink Digital Cable. Glass-vs-plastic | Spiky
Jun 17, 2002 6:40 AM | | I could be wrong, but I'd imagine the glass cables are more fragile. Don't step on it! |
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