UGREEN Toslink Optical Audio Cable, Digital SPDIF, Gold-Plated, 2 m (70892)

Overview

The UGREEN 70892 is a 2 m optical audio cable (Toslink) that carries digital sound as light from a TV, set-top box, Blu-ray or DVD player, games console or PC to a soundbar, AV receiver, speakers or an external digital-to-analogue converter (DAC). Because the signal travels as light, it is unaffected by electrical interference from nearby power and HDMI cables. It is a common way to add better sound to a TV that has an optical output.

Is it right for you?

• Suits a TV or player with a square optical socket, often behind a small door and labelled OPTICAL, SPDIF or DIGITAL AUDIO, feeding a soundbar or receiver with the same socket.
• It carries PCM stereo and compressed 5.1 surround (Dolby Digital and DTS). For lossless formats such as Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD or Dolby Atmos over multichannel PCM, use HDMI eARC instead.
• Devices with a 3.5 mm mini-optical jack need an adapter.

Key features

• Digital S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) signal over optical fibre.
• Carries PCM stereo and 5.1 surround formats such as Dolby Digital and DTS.
• Immune to RFI and EMI (radio frequency and electromagnetic interference) from nearby cables.
• Gold-plated Toslink plugs at both ends with a black PVC jacket.
• Plug and play: select the optical output on the source.
• 2 m length.

What else you need

• A Toslink optical port on both devices.
• An adapter if either device has a 3.5 mm mini-optical jack instead.

Before you buy

• Optical does not carry lossless Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD or Atmos over multichannel PCM; use HDMI eARC for those.
• Remove the protective caps from the plugs before use and avoid sharp bends in the cable.