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"i can hear the difference" (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
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[–] 25 points 10 months ago* (7 children)

Giving them the benefit of the doubt, I would think it’s to resist corrosion, but there are plenty of cheaper metals to plate with that don’t corrode, so even that’s a stretch.

Or, you know, plastic.

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  • [–] 23 points 10 months ago (4 children)

    Regular toslink is just plastic

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago* (3 children)

    That's what I was thinking, it's not even a glass fiber-optic. Works fine for audio though and lasers are cool, so it all balances out

    Edit: I am aware that mostly anything works good for a digital signal.

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  • [–] 8 points 10 months ago

    If you wanted to make a high quality plug, you'd use a stainless steel guide. It has to be steel because it's elastically deformed during insertion, and any plating will be scratched with enough use.

    Most plugs don't work that way, but this one model does.

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