kookie 0 Report post Posted January 12, 2009 i need to buy a length thats 3-5m in length, anyone know anywhere that sells this cable this long? most i looked at, its like 2m maximum only.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peanutbutterjam 0 Report post Posted January 12, 2009 i need to buy a length thats 3-5m in length, anyone know anywhere that sells this cable this long? most i looked at, its like 2m maximum only.. IIRC, the reason why optical cables are 2m only is precisely because that's about the limit for their use. It wasn't designed to be used for long distances. I would think at longer distances you might get better results with SPDIF. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wwenze 0 Report post Posted January 12, 2009 (edited) Have u searched SLT? Or if u dun mind online can try monoprice for all sorts of cables, optical, 12FT, 50FT, 100FT, u name it. IIRC, the reason why optical cables are 2m only is precisely because that's about the limit for their use. It wasn't designed to be used for long distances. I would think at longer distances you might get better results with SPDIF. ................................................................................................................. SPDIF also uses optical btw. Edited January 12, 2009 by wwenze Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
