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iM@k
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Sep 28, 2009, 08:23 PM
 
Rocketfish™ - 4' Toslink Optical Cable - RF-G1118




It's an optical cable which features 24K gold-plated connectors for corrosion resistance and enhanced signal transfer.

I wonder what would happen if you paired it with this: Amazon.com: Denon AKDL1 Dedicated Link Cable: Electronics
What, me worry?
     
olePigeon
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Sep 28, 2009, 08:38 PM
 
You know what's even funnier? The product pictures on that Amazon page.

The reviews are awesome.
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you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods,
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Sep 28, 2009, 09:46 PM
 
Rocket... fish.
are you lightfooted?
     
turtle777
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Sep 29, 2009, 01:08 AM
 
I like the shiny.

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Sep 29, 2009, 02:28 AM
 
The second customer review on the BestBuy site even lists the gold plating as a reason for buying.
     
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Sep 29, 2009, 07:35 AM
 
It looks like they just used the same boilerplate text to gush about the TOSLINK cable as they do with their RCA cables. But why would they bother to gold plate anything on an optical cable in the first place? Because idiots who don't understand what they're doing but think they do will think of it as a helpful thing, of course! P.T. Barnum lives!

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Sep 29, 2009, 07:54 AM
 
I bought this one on Amazon. Works great and you can't beat the price:

     
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Sep 29, 2009, 12:07 PM
 
My review didn't go through. Maybe Best Buy doesn't like me calling their customers morons.
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