AudioQuest Vodka Optilink Cable

The AudioQuest Vodka Optical features 217 high-purity synthetic narrow-aperture fibers to minimize timing errors, improve bandwidth, and optimize the audio performance of digital devices. The fiber ends are precision polished to eliminate diffraction and therefore light distortion.

A common issue with optical fiber transmission is that scattered light does pass through the Toslink cable, but only after taking a longer path—like a billiard ball bouncing off side cushions—causing it to arrive late. This delayed portion of the signal prevents the processor from decoding the information correctly, or sometimes at all. This reduced bandwidth is a measurable signature of light being dispersed within a fiber. The conclusion: the less dispersion within the fiber, the less distortion in the final analog audio signal.