DH Labs Glass Master Toslink Optical Cable


The New DH Labs Premium GLASS MASTER Toslink offers 300 strands of proprietary glass fibers with the highest purity, delivering the widest bandwidth & frequency response in the industry

"My own listening has shown that the GLASS MASTER Toslink closes the gap between coaxial S/PDIF and Toslink more than any other cable I have ever used.”

    - Gary Galo, Crane School of Music

 "For some 16 odd months, DH Labs painstakingly researched and developed its new Glass Master Toslink (optical) digital cable. For this particular cable, DH Labs ultimately sourced its proprietary true glass fibers from Germany in order to make a cable with the tight bend radius desired while avoiding any compromise to signal transmission or fracturing of the strands during use. The end product uses 300 strands of high-purity proprietary glass fibers to deliver the widest bandwidth and frequency responses of any digital optical cable measured in the industry.

Some of the testing behind this cable includes a refractive index profile, fiber geometry inspections, ensuring tensile strength, bandwidth capacity, and attenuation at different wavelengths, including chromatic dispersion and numerical aperture. In other words, this isn’t any old optical cable.

Capping off the ends are custom machined gold-plated connectors with precision-polished optical-grade lens surfaces at the connection points to ensure jitter is a non-issue."

  - Derrick Lilly. The Sound Apprentice

DH Labs Glass fiber optical cable is the highest quality digital optical cable medium available, with a significantly higher acceptance angle than standard plastic fiber. To transmit light with the precision of this cable, the fibers must contain glass of the highest purity. The process of making glass with this level of perfection is very demanding, requiring careful control over the materials and processes involved. Final Testing includes:

•     Refractive index profile
•     Fiber geometry inspection, including core, cladding and coating
•     Tensile strength
•     Bandwidth capacity
•     Attenuation at different wavelengths
•     Chromatic dispersion & numerical aperture

DH Labs then add custom machined gold-plated connectors with precision-polished optical-grade lens surfaces at the connection points for reduced jitter. The combined result is one of the finest optical cables available at any price.


Specifications

Weight     0.4 lbs
Dimensions     70 x 15 x 120 in
Length     .5m, 1m, 1.5m, 2m, 3m, 4m, 5m, 6m
Color     Black Braid w/ Purple Highlight
Diameter     7.5 mm