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Arsenal4185
Contributor I
November 28, 2017
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Playbar Optical Cable

How long is the optical cable that is included in the Playbar box? Trying to determine whether I need to purchase a longer cable for my installation. THANKS!
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Keith N
Keith NAnswer
Sonos Staff
November 28, 2017
Arsenal4185: Welcome to the Community. The PLAYBAR comes with a 5 ft. / 1.5m TOSLINK Optical Audio Cable. For more information, check out our product guide here.
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Keith N
Keith NAnswer
Sonos Staff
November 28, 2017
Arsenal4185: Welcome to the Community. The PLAYBAR comes with a 5 ft. / 1.5m TOSLINK Optical Audio Cable. For more information, check out our product guide here.
Building community is like building a garden. You build the frame, till the ground, plant the seeds, feed the plants & sometimes you gotta pull the weeds.
    Arsenal4185Author
    Contributor I
    November 28, 2017
    Thanks so much! I guess I’ll have to purchase another optical cable, then. My new TV will be wall mounted, with all cables going through the wall to the baseboard, then back up to the PLAYBAR on the cabinet. I’ll need about a 10-12 foot optical audio cable. Glad I asked!
    Airgetlam
    Airgetlam
    November 28, 2017
    Don't waste money on high end stuff like Monster Cable. It's a digital signal, either the cable carries it, or it doesn't. I tend to stick with RCA, which I find inexpensive and it's carried at my local electronics warehouse (Fry's). I can spend $15 to $20 dollars on a cable, when Monster often wants $80 to $100 for the same thing.
    Bruce
      Arsenal4185Author
      Contributor I
      November 28, 2017
      Awesome...thanks for the advice...I think I can pick up the RCA brand cables at my local Staples - that will be MUCH more cost-effective than purchasing the unnecessary Monster Cables elsewhere. Much appreciated!
      Airgetlam
      Airgetlam
      November 28, 2017
      Huh, never been to my local Staples for cables before. But yes, you'll save a bunch over Monster. They look nice, and have good connectors, but the RCA's work just as well. When I get serious about cables, I usually go to Bluejeanscables.com, they've got excellent stuff for a good price, and are somewhere up north, in Portland or Seattle, I think. But the RCA stuff works, and since you're only messing with it basically one time, to set it up, it's perfect.
      Bruce
        Arsenal4185Author
        Contributor I
        November 28, 2017
        OK final question - should the cable be “male-to-male”?
        Airgetlam
        Airgetlam
        November 28, 2017
        Always 🙂 You can't check because you haven't received your PLAYBAR yet, but if you look on the back of your TV, you'll see that it's a female connector. It'll be the same on the PLAYBAR.
        Bruce
        Arsenal4185Author
        Contributor I
        November 28, 2017
        Perfect - I owe you one (if not more)!
        Airgetlam
        Airgetlam
        November 28, 2017
        Just pass it on to the next person who needs help here, that's more than enough for me.

        Oh, and enjoy your Sonos 🙂
        Bruce
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