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A quick remedy is to simply use some plumber's tape and wrap it around the end before connecting to my receiver. I know that some folks have stated that it's too loose, which I did notice as well regardless of whether I inserted it every way possible. Can't beat the price on this puppy. I needed something longer than the standard 6' optic cables for my audio receiver and this cable works great in terms of the extra length.
This optical digital audio cable transmits data just as well as its much-overpriced name-brand counterparts, for a fraction of the price. Stick it to the Cable Man, man.
So yeah buy it, also well this may not happen for you but probably, the bargaincell people through in a 5 dollars off a 25 dollar purchase coupon in the package, so it's a real good deal for this cable. This cable does it's job and is gigantic in length, and for me it does secure nicely, I found it did so easily into the front panel of my x-fi platinum card but the other end goes into my 360 hd vga cable and I found the first time i put it in it was loose as others described, but then I flipped it over and it went in nice and snug no problem, so these people may be simply putting the cable in upside down, And also some optical port are slightly different than others I think, mechanically speaking, like my sound card one snaps anything into place, but the 360 one didn't click but it's still secure, so I don't know. But something I do know is that it isn't really true that the more expensive cables are a waste of money, it is a fact that the fiber optic cable is still the same signal no matter what, but a nicer thicker cable with other various features can produce a greater sound, but with optical cables it takes a real audiophile to tell the difference, and frankly this cable has the nice gold pin connectors, and for 62 cents, heck for the 4 dollars with shipping, it is an amazing price.
Correctly designed toslink cables stay in the same jack just fine.Conclusion: Don't spend $100 on an optical cable (since they all perform exactly the same as far as data is concerned,) but do get one with good connectors (which can be had at reasonable prices, but apparently not this low). While this cable will indeed provide a path for photons to move as with any other optical cable, the connectors are very poorly made. or optical (toslink, fibrechannel, etc.,) there is no difference in signal quality as long as the data actually gets to the other end, so a medium-cheap cable will perform *exactly* the same as an expensive "high-end" cable, unless you are in an environment with an incredibly high amount of electromagnetic noise (at which point you shouldn't have your TV or receiver [or yourself] there anyway). Of course, for any form of digital data, whether electronic (HDMI, DVI, etc). I'm guessing that they don't meet the mechanical specs for toslink, as they don't hold themselves in the jacks as they are supposed to. I literally had to use tape on one of the connectors to keep it from falling out of the port under no more pressure than its own weight.
The infared in it is better than wires, get it, stop contemplating. Please get it, it is perfect, hands down. ONE THING: DURABILITY.This cable delivers the PERFECT 5.1 through my logitech Z5500, perfect. It is a perfect cable that does what it is suppose to do, and it is inexpensive.
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