Rocketfish 1.2m (4 ft.) Optical Cable - Only at Best Buy

Optical audio is likely the best way to transmit state of the art sound from a video source to an older sound system has hat has optical audio but not HDMI. in this case an LG C9 to an old Yamaha Rv1 with an 8.1 speaker set up. Bass sounds from Netflix and Prime movies are once again shaking the room through a ML woofer and Anthony Gallo Nucleus speakers providing immersive surround sound. The 4’ length is great for connecting the cable box but a little tight for the screen connection so make sure you purchase the right length for your setup. These connected no issues and the packaging was earth friendly (no plastic). Bought two.

I purchased soundbar for my living room TV and because of the various devices connected in my system, I needed a way to connect the TV to the soundbar. If I used HDMI, then my Chromecast connected to the TV would not play sound thru the soundbar. And my soundbar only has 1 HDMI input. But I was able to leave everything plugged into the TV and connect audio back to the soundbar via the TOSLINK. This Rocket Fish optical digital cable was exactly what I needed, and the 4' length was perfect for my setup. I suppose audiophiles may notice a bit of degradation because audio is running via the TOSLINK instead of HDMI, but I can't hear it.

I purchased this set of optical audio cables to connect (on one end) to a sound bar that I purchased over 10 years ago. In those days, the optical audio connection was essentially a square opening. If you examine the Rocketfish connectors, these newer connectors are not perfectly square so that although they will fit nicely with newer connectors, the Rocketfish will not fit snugly with older connectors. I believe that the sound quality of the Rocketfish audio cable was better, but unfortunately the connections on my old sound bar faced downward and the cable would, over time, fall out.