How do I choose the best spdif cable

[cratftierspace]

I have a computer with a spdif out port and I was wondering if I can connect my computer to my blu-ray player/ receiver that also has the spdif port and before I can do that I need a cable and I don't know which cable type is best. I'm thinking of a 3 dollar one from eBay.

 

[John_234]

Most expensive cables are rip offs, as it is a digital signal and the cable is of reasonable quality it should not matter either way.

 

[basroil]

skip ebay, some sellers will give you flat out broken cables. Just go to bhphotovideo.com and pick out a cheap cable, it'll cost only a bit more than ebay but it'll work 100% of the time.

Just remember that HDMI audio is always a better option if you are connecting to a receiver and plan on outputting video as well.

 

[John_234]

amazon have good selection of SPDIF cable and reviews on them normally tell you which are the better quality, for example this is cheap, good length and great reviews: http://www.amazon.com/BlueRigger-Digital-Optical-Audio-Toslink/dp/B005LJQMZC/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1455061012&sr=8-11&keywords=spdif

 

[jsmithepa]

Very little can go wrong with a toslink cable. eBay, if they are coming from China, it may take a month.

 

[basroil]

Very little can go wrong with a toslink cable. eBay, if they are coming from China, it may take a month.

Plenty can go wrong with toslink, just bending it too tightly can break the fiber optic component, and mis-speced ones can fail to even fit in the port.