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elykoj
Contributor III
Jul 9, 2018 9:40 PM UTC

Sonos optical cable, just as good as top brands?

I bought a playbar and a sub at Best buy and they told me the Sonos cable is junk, and I should buy this really expensive cable or at least the RocketFish cable.. Thoughts on this guys? im guessing its all a sales ploy but I don't know? has anyone did any testing to see if one is better than the other??
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Sonosjunkie
Sonosjunkie
Prodigy III
Jul 9, 2018 9:55 PM UTC
All it does is carry ‘light’. The included cable is short, has a poor connection (as in does not stay in the socket that well (compared to other cables I have), and is thin (i.e basic plastic coating on the optical carrier). Whether this makes it junk depends on use case. But if changing cables and risk of wear and tear are not a concern it will perform no better or worse than a £50 cable.
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John B
Jul 9, 2018 10:57 PM UTC
@sonosjunkie is absolutely correct. I have paid £2 or less for perfectly good cables with good connectors. It's delivering digital data - it either gets there or it doesn't. The salespeople at Best Buy were either poorly informed or worse.
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