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One metre, braided, and priced accordingly

MOSWAG Toslink optical digital audio cable, 1 m

The shortest optical cable here, braided against tangling — with a "lossless" claim that describes the transmission and not the format.

MOSWAG braided Toslink optical digital audio cable, 1 metre

MOSWAG Toslink optical digital audio cable, 1 m

The shortest optical cable here, braided against tangling — with a "lossless" claim that describes the transmission and not the format.

Length
1 m — stated
Connectors
Toslink at both ends, 24k gold-plated — stated
Fibre material
Glass fibre construction, stated by the maker
Jacket
Braided, for protection against tangling and wear — stated
Formats the standard allows
Stereo PCM and compressed 5.1 — a limit of Toslink itself
Amazon reference
B0DG35GWGH (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN
0781044690647
  • One metre keeps the run tidy where the soundbar sits directly under the television
  • A braided jacket, which resists the tangling that kills thin optical cables behind furniture
  • The listing describes the connection as lossless, which describes the transmission and not the format ceiling of Toslink

Best for: A soundbar immediately below the television it is connected to.

≈ $6 / £5 / 6 €
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Specifications

Length
1 m — stated
Connectors
Toslink at both ends, 24k gold-plated — stated
Fibre material
Glass fibre construction, stated by the maker
Jacket
Braided, for protection against tangling and wear — stated
Formats the standard allows
Stereo PCM and compressed 5.1 — a limit of Toslink itself
Amazon reference
B0DG35GWGH (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN
0781044690647

The distinction inside the word “lossless”

The transmission over an optical cable is lossless in the sense that matters day to day: light carries no interference and picks up no hum. The format is not: Toslink’s ceiling is stereo PCM and compressed 5.1, so a Dolby Digital soundtrack was compressed long before it reached this cable.

Both things are true. The listing states the first and a reader can easily hear the second, which is why this page separates them.

What the braid is for

Tangling. An optical cable behind a cabinet is thin, stiff at the ends and easy to kink, and a kinked fibre is a dead cable. A braided jacket is the practical upgrade on this shelf, more so than any plating.

The fibre

Glass, stated. At one metre that changes nothing measurable — plastic is fine to about ten. It matters when a run gets long, and this one does not.

The length

One metre. That is a soundbar directly under a television, and nothing else. Measure before ordering.

Availability

On sale from 6 € to 9 € on the German, American, British, French, Italian and Spanish Amazon stores at the time of checking.

Prices and availability are what Keepa reported on the date this page was updated; both move.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 4 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.

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