TOSLink cables?

[rlw]

YOW!!!!

I just bought a new receiver -- my old Sherwood is finally biting the dust. It's a Pioneer A/V receiver (VSX-818V) - 100W/channel 5.1 audio -- 3 component, 3 HDMI inputs, 2 TOSLink audio, 1 coaxial audio, AM/FM, iPod, XM/Sirius, etc.....

I wanted to pick up a couple of TOSlink cables (for the HR20 and Insignia), but was knocked out by the amazingly inflated price -- $30 (BeastBuy, Sears, RadioShack) for a 6' cable? C'mon, it's just a piece of fiber with a couple of connectors on each end -- kinda like the overpriced Monster cables.

Anyway, does anyone have a local (Central Ohio) source for REASONABLY priced cables?

RLW

[zelig2]

It's hard to find reasonably priced cables in town. I highly recommend monoprice.com for all your cable needs. A 6' Toslink is only $2.14 which is just a bit cheaper than $30.

[rlw]

Thanks!

I suspect the shipping will cost more than the cables.... But that's okay!

Actually, it (the shipping) didn't cost more. I ordered 2 6' coax digital, 2 toslink, 3 RGB composite cables, and a 50' spool of 12AWG speaker wire for a total of $35.45 -- I'll have 'em by Thursday or Friday.

Thanks again!

RLW

[bucks17]

Monoprice is the only place I buy cables...even with shipping, they are far cheaper than anyone else, and I've had no problems with quality.

I had one bad HDMI cable from them, and it was replaced without question, and shipped out the day I notified them that it didn't work. They didn't even bother asking for the defective one back.

[festivus]

I always buy my cables online, including monoprice. I've never had an issue with any of them.

It's crazy how the stores mark up the price.

[snodgrass23]

yeah, cables are one of the worst markups for price at the store. Just ask a Best Buy employee who is able to get things from the store for cost. They always say that cables are one of the biggest discounted items for them.