AudioQuest 1.5m Pearl Optical Toslink Fiber-Optic Cable

Expensive for what they are, but I have bought into Audioquest’s marketing and quality. I use their RCA and HDMI cables as well, all perform excellent with no issues. You may not hear the difference from a cheap cable, but if aesthetics and build quality are important, buy Audioquest. Sound quality for me was improved over the cheap interconnects I was using, the Pearl is the lowest quality level by Audioquest and is much better than standard. The Forest line is an even better cable if you don’t mind spending more. The quality and durability of Audioquest is top notch in my book. Again, expensive, but one usually finds that quality does cost a little more. If you have expensive equipment, why would you connect everything with cheap cables. I follow the 10% rule of thumb...cables and interconnects should cost about 10% of the equipment you are connecting. Auidioquest hits that mark for me with fantastic quality...and selection. If you are a person running $2000 speakers with 16 guage wire from the hardware store, Audioquest is probably not the product line for you...or maybe it is and you didn’t know it.

This was a great way to switch my CD player to using it as a transport for the better DAC in my Wiim Amp Pro. Highly recommend the Pearl.

Probably one of the most important things about an optical cable is a tight and secure connection. The Audioquest Pearl gives me just that. And the sound I’m getting is also great. I have tried other optical cables and none of them have a secure connection. They are usually loose fitting and do not snap into the input connector. The Pearl is also a vey thin cable, but don’t let that fool you. This is a quality cable. I don’t see any reason to find a better one.

Well I love the Audioquest line of cables. Use different ones for applications. For Ethernet I use Pearl between my router and modem, HDMI I use Cinnamon, external hard drives I use Forest USB 3.0. The pearl is just their line without silver. The Ethernet Pearl cable works great and I get very stable speed flow over the internet with it. I always look at coast to performance value. I needed a long run for optical and did not want to spend a lot but still get great quality so I went with the Pearl... I had several other optical cables that I tried and trust me this one outperformed each one of them. I use it from my Xbox One S to my Razer Leviathan soundbar for gaming and music...... Audioquest redid all their cables a year or so ago and the new optical cables are thin with large heads for great connection. Audioquest prides itself on innovative ways to construct all their cables for the best performance possible. For the money these cables blow away any other cable in its price range. The sound is clear, full, with great separation between highs,lows, and mids. Games come to life. Thanks Audioquest.

It's some of the nicest audio cable out there. Since most cable sucks now, and everyone is happy to buy cheap, the price may increase, or availability may change . HOPEFULLY not, but one can never be sure. I love mine, and can't recommend anything else more. Definitely buy now if you are on the fence.

very nice cable. remember to take off the protective end before using

I was using a generic optical digital cable from a Bluetooth receiver to my preamplifier with built-in DAC. I didn't want to spend a lot of money on Bluetooth but wanted to see if I could improve on the generic cable used. The Pearl was what I was looking for, Name brand and right price. I was very happy with the results, not night and day, but definitely worth the money improvement. I gained more detail and clearer sound, what I mean the sound was smoother or easier to listen to, things like cymbals had a more clear ring. I suspect if using this cable between a source better than Bluetooth the cable would show even better results. In my main system I use Audioquest's Diamond USB cable with outstanding results. I am familiar with Audio, digital transfer and cables. I can recommend the Pearl for a nice budget upgrade.

My guess is, if youre buying a short length? Just go for a budget optical cable. No discernible difference between this one and another brand i have. Whereas the analog AQ cables (rca) i can hear a clear improvement!

Après avoir acheté un câble Ivanky (premier prix), j'ai acheté ce câble Audioquest car je possède d'autres câbles audio et HDMI de cette marque, et je note une réelle différence de qualité et surtout de précision dans la restitution sonore, sur mon installation en tout cas. Outre le câble Ivanky, j'ai pu comparer avec un câble Meta (plus cher) et le résultat de ce câble Audioquest Pearl est selon moi plus fin et plus musical. Les aigus et medium-aigus sont plus fins et le message est plus précis, et c'est très net sur les dialogues de films ou sur les musiques d'ambiance. Je ne note pas d'amélioration dans les graves, mais j'utilise un caisson qui prend le relais en dessous de 80hz. Bref un câble un peu cher mais qui pourra se justifier par une meilleure qualité sonore et musicale. Dans tous les cas, il vaut mieux l'essayer pour se rendre compte par soi-même.

good quality

Bon cable optique

Awesome item, just what I needed. It arrived quickly the next day as advertised. High end product that worked really well in my situation. Description was excellent and made the purchase an easy decision.

Funciona perfectamente.